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Friday 9 October22

  1. 12:27SAfmUpdate at Noonheard as “Bramfontein”Braamfontein1 km

    Now, that was the Home Affairs Minister, Dr. Leon Schreiber, speaking to SABC senior news reporter Kanima Panga. Meanwhile, Johannesburg police have fired rubber bullets at protesters outside the Constitutional Court in Bramfontein.

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  2. We've been stationed at MCN Bree taxi rank at Newtown, but now we have moved down further down Helen Joseph Street, and the police are still maintaining that presence. And there seems to be no desire to disperse from the protesters. And in

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  3. 12:17702The Midday Report

    Street, just moving down, continuing to move. We've been stationed at MCN Bree Taxi Rank at Newtown, but now we have moved down further down Helen Joseph Street, and the police are still maintaining that presence. And there seems to be no

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  4. 12:00702The Midday Report

    We are currently now stationed at the MTN bushery in Newtown with the crowd and police presence is still here. The demonstrators have been protesting against illegal immigration and the handling of asylum applications following the

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  5. 12:00Cape Talkheard as “MTN Bushery in Newtown”

    as they made their way towards the Johannesburg CBD. We are currently now stationed at the MTN Bushery in Newtown with the crowd and police presence is still here. The demonstrators have been protesting against illegal immigration and the

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  6. 12:00702The Midday ReportJohannesburg CBD0.7 km

    Fandese joins us live now from that area. Analita, take us through what the latest is. Balib, a crowd of protesters has moved out of the Constitutional Court precinct, escorted by police as they made their way towards the Johannesburg CBD.

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  7. 11:04947Mo Flava on 947Parktown3 km

    View, there's been an accident on the N3 North between Fan Biran Road and the Galules Interchange causing delays. And in Parktown, there are delays on the M1 south approaching Empire Road due to roadworks. Mikey Malapo, eyewitness news.

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  8. 10:39947Mo Flava on 947heard as “Rosettaville”Rosettenville5 km

    you did. Well, then share with me what I might already know. Yes, Santa Rama, Mini Land in Rosettaville. Yeah, listen, I'm also inclined to think the same. Have you been there before? No, definitely. I've taken my son there before. So,

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  9. 10:05Kaya 959The Best T in the CityJohannesburg CBD0.7 km

    to roadworks that are taking place. Traffic is also slow if you're making your way towards the Johannesburg CBD along Lainworth Road in the Easterly direction towards the Crown interchange. Otherwise, the rest of the roads are not looking

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  10. 09:48702The Clement Manyathela ShowRosebank7 km

    clarity on how to deal with this. To Misani, I'm in Jermiston. Thank you. Is it Okello in Rosebank? What do you want to say? Hi. Sure. Good morning, Clements. I am honestly, I am shocked at the pace at which this conversation has just

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  11. 09:35Power FMPOWER TalkFordsburg1 km

    Of Fordsburg is very slow, approaching the Main Reef Road intersection. There is some slow-moving traffic on the M2 as well as you're traveling on the westbound direction approaching the Crown Interchange. If you are in Boisons, traffic

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  12. 07:50Kaya 959Kaya Breakfastheard as “Auckland Park”Aukland Park4 km

    major delays at the intersection of Stanley Lane at the Barry Hadsock Avenue, there around the Auckland Park, Netcare Mill Park Hospital area. Delays as well if you're traveling on the N1 north towards Winnie Mandela Drive exit due to an

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  13. 07:50Kaya 959Kaya Breakfastheard as “Bramfontain”Braamfontein1 km

    an accident seen there just after Boysons Road. Further up, delays between Crown Interchange as well as the Smith Street exit as you approach in the Bramfontain area. M2 West, slow moving traffic between Heidelberg Road as well as Crown.

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  14. 07:48SAfmThe National Briefingheard as “Sapphire Town”Sophiatown (Triomf)7 km

    And where he met his lifelong mentor, Father Trevor Huddleston. You know, Sapphire Town was alive with jazz and writers and photographers. But from 1955, the state moved people out by force and ultimately flattened the neighborhood. The

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  15. 07:47SAfmThe National Briefingheard as “Sapphire Town”Sophiatown (Triomf)7 km

    of joy, and with good reason. A shared joy tells people that they matter and that their lives are worth celebrating. And apartheid needed Black South Africans to doubt that. So think of Sapphire Town, where the arch lived as a teenager.

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  16. 07:25947Anele and the ClubRosebank7 km

    Higgs got me hooked on it. Right? I first bought it at the pantry there in Rosebank. Yeah. And it was just amazing. Oh my word, your chicken, especially the hard-bodied chicken umle. And then they just stopped stocking it. Then I was

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  17. 07:07Kaya 959Kaya Breakfastheard as “Bramfonteen”Braamfontein1 km

    peak time delays on the M1 north between Boysons Road as well as the Smith Street exit around Bramfonteen. Peak time delays there as well. The accidents seen just before Crown is also causing major delays, especially if you're traveling

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  18. 07:07SAfmThe National BriefingParktown3 km

    The Mike 1 from Boysens up to Parktown looking slow as well. All sorts of traffic over southern parts of Durban, Umlazi, in particular, following the protesting early hours this morning, which closed the N2 between the Higginson Highway and

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  19. 04:47702Early Breakfastheard as “Rosebank Mall”Rosebank7 km

    At Rosebank Mall. It's a five-kilometer run or walk and just an incredible family-friendly event. Rosebankmall.co.za, it's the Rosebank Mall Pink Run. Saturday, 24 October starts at 7 a.m. And in the Cape. Let's just take a look at what's

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  20. 04:47702Early Breakfastheard as “Rosebank Mall”Rosebank7 km

    what you feel that you want to donate. The official Paint the Cradle Pink Ride, you'll find the details on their event page. And then just looking ahead, don't forget the Rosebank Mall Pink Run returns Saturday, 24 October, starting 7 a.m.

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  21. Oh, Clement, no, no, oh, Iman is amazing. Prince will go. Okay, I think what's clear is that Melville was the place to be for Iman Rapetti. It was cool once upon a time. You're right? It's 10:30. More of your callers and whatsapps are the

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  22. Melville, when Poppies were still all the rage in Melville. And there was a function going on, and myself and my family and my 13-year-old daughter, 15-year-old daughter at the time, spotted Iman and she came up to me and she said, Daddy,

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Thursday 8 October28

  1. in 1953. And so, very few electrical insulations are probably older than that. I live in Parkhurst, which has very old mining houses, but even my house has modern low-voltage protection gear. So, very seldom will you oversee that. Secondly,

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  2. 21:13SAfmThe Meeting PointRosebank7 km

    also. And Zabzo, of course, was one of their artists. I went to this listening session in Rosebank, found Hore Neman. You know, these guys, they can rap, yes. But I've been scripting and I've been rapping from way back, you know. And I

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  3. 17:31SAfmThe National PulseMelrose7 km

    to Edenvale and a crash on the Mike Wine and running south at the Rafira Road coming away from Melrose. That is quite slow. Pretoria today got the usual backlogs heading north up towards Montana, up into the road to exit there as you

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  4. 17:23947947 Drive with ThandoMelville4 km

    Can't Beat on 947 Drive with Tundle. And back for day number four, we've got Hannah out in Melville. Melville, how are you doing, Hannah? I'm good in you. No complaints. Hannah, why do you sound so disappointed today? No, I'm not. I'm just

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  5. 17:22Power FMPOWER Driveheard as “Roberts Ham”Robertsham5 km

    There. Traffic lights on functioning in Roberts Ham at Rifle Range and Xavier and Four Ways at Monty Casino and Winnie Mandela and Randberg at Malabungwe and President Fisher and Wiltofrieren Park at 14th Avenue and Hentrik Portrita.

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  6. 16:50947947 Drive with ThandoParktown3 km

    you're driving in a yellow lane. I'd rather just get to work safely myself. Jay Shree out in Parktown, how are you doing? I'm good, sir. How are you? So good. And I think you've got a very important question. This is a very good question.

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  7. 16:34702Afternoon DriveParkwood6 km

    interviewed for Deputy Judge President of the Eastern Cape have received the required votes for appointment. Africa Milani. Weekday mornings. 4-6. David, you are in Parkwood. You raising a question about Manifesto. Why should we trust the

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  8. 15:19Power FMPOWER Driveheard as “Roberts Ham”Robertsham5 km

    the Crown Interchange, there's slow moving traffic there, traffic lights on functioning, in Roberts Ham at Rifle Range and Xavier, in Four Ways at Monte Cassino and Winnie Mandela, in Sunninghill at Witkoppen and Bowling, where traffic

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  9. 14:58SAfmThe Full Circleheard as “Auckland Park”Aukland Park4 km

    2026. I just shortened it to the Nation Brand Forum 2026. We'll see you tomorrow, not from Auckland Park, but we are going to be out at, we're going back to campus. We are going back to campus tomorrow. We're going back to school. We're

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  10. 14:11702The Azania Mosaka Showheard as “Auckland Park”Aukland Park4 km

    She's a domestic worker in Melville and she went to Campus Square in Auckland Park to do some background, some excuse me, banking and shopping. One of the stores she went into was Pep Home. At the entrance, she was asked to leave her

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  11. 12:03947Afternoons with Zweliheard as “Joburg CBD”Johannesburg CBD0.7 km

    on the N1 south before Samrind Avenue, causing heavy delays. While on the M1 south in the Joburg CBD, there are some delays between Carr Street and the Crown Interchange, and in Bedford View, roadworks are still slowing down traffic between

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  12. 10:38Cape TalkThe Clarence Ford ShowRosebank7 km

    Funded mainly by UCT and some businesses. For further confusion, Alma Road, Rosebank, south side of the road, comes under Rondebash Saps and the north side under Mowbray Saps. And Pippa is a near neighbour. She never. Okay, right. Why?

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  13. 10:37Cape TalkThe Clarence Ford ShowRosebank7 km

    the Joint Civic Association, RMCA, seems to have fallen by the wayside. And one part of Rosebank and one part of Mowbray belong to LMRID, to which residents pay extra rates via cocked account. Another part of Rosebank and Mowbray have a

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  14. 10:31Power FMPOWER TalkFordsburg1 km

    Approaching Main Reef Road over in Fordsburg. If you are traveling on Albertina-Sisulub Road westbound, you can expect some congestion as you are getting out of Johannesburg CBD, heading towards the Oriental Plaza. Traffic lights and four

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  15. 10:29702The Clement Manyathela ShowMelville4 km

    thing about Iman is how she's able to make a switch, you know, with the breakfast news, you know, something serious, and oh, you should meet her on the weekend. I remember those years when I used to meet her at Melville, you know.

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  16. 10:29702The Clement Manyathela ShowMelville4 km

    In Melville, when Poppies were still all the rage in Melville, and there was a function going on, and myself and my family, and my 13-year-old daughter, 15-year-old daughter at the time, spotted Iman and she came up to me and she said,

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  17. 10:03947Mo Flava on 947Parktown3 km

    Keenan aka Forbes or Debelo Tibbs Motuani. Tabi Sokoba, eyewitness news. Yohoten temperatures are peaking at around 29 degrees. Let's take a look at the traffic in Parktown, the slow-moving traffic on the M1 south between the Kilaman.

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  18. 09:20Cape TalkThe Clarence Ford ShowJohannesburg CBD0.7 km

    Hijacked buildings in the Johannesburg CBD, and we'll tell you more as that case gets underway probably in the next hour or so. That and a ton others, Clarence. We're busy, team evaluation. Just how do you manage your passwords? How do you

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  19. 09:07Kaya 959The Best T in the CityParktown3 km

    M1 Highway is not a good idea for you if you're commuting between Santon as well as the Parktown areas. There's also been a crash along the intersections of Grayson and West. Traffic is slow along Jansmat approaching the Winnemandilla Drive

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  20. 09:06Kaya 959The Best T in the CityParktown3 km

    got major delays in the southerly direction, an accident scene just before Empire Road in Parktown. So, traffic through Kilami Benz Route moving very slow, also very slow in the northerly direction as you approach Corlett Drive. We also

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  21. 08:31SAfmThe National BriefingParktown3 km

    collision on the Mike 1 before St Andrews Road showing traffic from Houghton coming in to that Parktown area this morning. Mike 1 fairly busy as you run up through Melrose in towards the Greyston Drive off-ramp for a turn into Santon. Just

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  22. 08:25702702 BreakfastParktown3 km

    on the M1 South, not too far from where we are. What's going on? Not at all, Burani. In the Parktown area, right near Empire Road is causing delays from the Kilani Benz while heading towards Santon. Do expect heavier traffic volumes on the

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  23. 08:14Power FMPOWER Breakfastheard as “Joburg”Joburg CBD0.7 km

    and Audit Readiness Pledge Signing Ceremony, which took place in Brixton here in Joburg on Tuesday, where the Houten Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department, as long along with the Gauteng Provincial Treasury,

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  24. 08:06Kaya 959Kaya Breakfastheard as “Joburg”Joburg CBD0.7 km

    In your weather, a fine start to the day, later becoming sunny across Haudeng. Temperatures in Joburg are set to peak at 26 degrees, 29 in Tsuane, 26 in Ekurlene, 28 in Merafong, and 28 degrees in Sidibeng. Here's Mpoma Boy with your

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  25. 07:08SAfmThe National BriefingParktown3 km

    into Michelle Avenue. The N3 from Elans up to Funbure and Heavy. The Mike 1 Boyson's through Parktown. The N1 again from Soweto from sort of the top end of Soweto lining up traffic up through 14th Avenue looking very slow. Don't forget the

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  26. 06:05SAfmThe National Briefingheard as “Joburg”Joburg CBD0.7 km

    the Sundown squad for the MTN8 final against his old club, Orlando Pirates. And in cricket, a Joburg schoolboy, Jason Rowls, has landed a 2.9 million rand deal with the Joburg Super Kings at the SA20 auction. All this and more at around

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  27. I was a young Joebug joller. I was thinking about what club am I going to go to tonight in Hillbrow and girlfriends and stuff. And here were these people my age, and they were prepared to die. And for the first time, it dawned on me I'm

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  28. update is. But I wanted to bring this conversation through because these things have happened. These things have happened. Many, many years ago, I found myself in Rosebank. A man was begging on the side of the road. I had my scuff teeth.

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Wednesday 7 October10

  1. 22:21947The Night Shift with Ndabeheard as “Joburg”Joburg CBD0.7 km

    in South Africa and bringing those back is Msaki, who's going to be part of the tour as well in Cape Town. Also, shout outs to Wanda Limbambeni in Joburg as well. It feels like a full circle moment. How do you feel connecting with people?

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  2. 21:49SAfmThe Meeting PointParktown3 km

    The meeting point on SAFM. I've got Oman Vui, Parktown North. How are you? It's been a minute. I am good, thanks. I actually want to talk about two things. One was the crime conversation that you covered, and the one is the one with the

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  3. 17:41702Afternoon DriveSouth Hills8 km

    At an orphanage in South Hills, Johannesburg. And my plea to the 702 listeners, the children at the home, they need a TV and then I was thinking of building them like a bookshelf where they can sit and read books in our

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  4. 15:58702Afternoon Driveheard as “Brownfonteen”Braamfontein1 km

    as 25, especially when the medium you're working in or the framework you're working in is itself so fast-moving. What have you changed for this year that wasn't there before? So, historically, the festival was in Brownfonteen and then it.

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  5. 15:48Power FMPOWER DriveGreenside6 km

    Pretoria, then let me go to Greenside. Temba High, good afternoon. All right, so how are you? I'm a Niya Pila. You know, Bongi, I think refrain from making irresponsible statements. Especially like Seiper saying the churches don't know the

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  6. 14:24702The Azania Mosaka ShowHyde Park9 km

    Me driving from Hyde Park to your studio. Actually, you are actually on the money about that. I need to ask. Much safer, and that's because of improved monitoring that has come into anesthesia. So, anesthesia now is much, much safer than

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  7. 12:41702The Midday Reportheard as “Troyville”Troyeville3 km

    creative heartbeat of Joberg. It stretches across the eastern inner city. So it spans neighborhoods like Lawrenceville and Troyville and Bertrams. And it's a dynamic grassroots movement. It's a creative ecosystem where social enterprise.

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  8. 12:41Cape Talkheard as “Troyville”Troyeville3 km

    heard of Victoria Yards. And Makers Valley is the creative heartbeat of Joberg. It stretches across the eastern inner city. So it spans neighborhoods like Lawrenceville and Troyville and Bertrams. And it's a dynamic grassroots movie.

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  9. 10:45Cape TalkThe Clarence Ford Showheard as “Day Bellevue”Bellevue5 km

    years ago, my car was broken into. I went to the police station to go report it, specifically Day Bellevue Police Station. And sitting there in the GBV desk was a lady reporting something to the police officer. The police station was dead

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  10. 09:04947Mo Flava on 947heard as “Joburg”Joburg CBD0.7 km

    21 degrees in Joburg. Good morning. I'm Timbek Ilem Kototo. The Randberg Magistrates Court will hear more discussions today around the recordings of suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya when his bail hearing

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