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Friday 9 October21
Business. You're with John Perlman on 702. 702 Drive, let's focus our attention now on the Constitutional Court up in Bromfontein, in the heart of Johannesburg, up on a part of the city called Con Hill. Now, demonstrations, protests,
Good afternoon. Thanks, Rila Buchila. A very good afternoon. Tensions have flared in the Johannesburg CBD this afternoon, with police firing rubber bullets in a bid to disperse anti-illegal migration protesters. The crowd had gathered
At least 10 cars were torched and one shop was looted. Several armoured metro police vehicles and police cars deployed have since been redeployed to the Joburg CBD, where a group of men have been marching against the Concord's July.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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,
and are lawyers, I don't understand why they did not choose to be heard in that forum. Load in Alberton is on the line to us. Load, hi. You have a comment on the issue of refugees? Yeah, indeed, Joanne, but you are being polite with the
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
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
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
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.
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
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
is in Centurion, Bongani, Soweto, Nomvula is in Tembisa, Zepo is in Midran, Zanele is in Albertins. Busi is in Campton Park, Rifilo, Okora, Diporto, and in Cape Town. Andile, we'll see you at Muse Cafe, Somerset West, uh later this evening.
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
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,
Thursday 8 October23
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
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.
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.
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
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
cause of death. Okay. So I'm thinking along those lines. Okay, okay. I'm with you. Let's go to Alberton. Zeander, please expand, Mercy. Expand. What do you think, Utomita? Utumi, I think she's an actuary. So you either understand she works
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
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
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
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.
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,
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
Between Alberton and Bedford View. If you are traveling on the N12 westbound, as you are getting out of Benoni, you can expect delays starting just before you get to Tom Jones Street. They headed towards the Reidfonte interchange.
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
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
Wednesday 7 October11
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?
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
Right now, and we're starting with your calls, Load in Alberton. First to the post, as he often is in the morning. Good morning to you, Load. Hi. Good morning, JJ. Hi there. What's on your mind, Load? Thanks, my friend. You know, South
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
like if it happens in our workspace, it's happening in your workspace as well. Lee, you're in Alberton. Good morning, sir. Good morning, team. How are you doing? We are great, Lee. Lee, we need some adult supervision here, and you sound
those usual peak time delays. It will get heavier throughout the morning between Boisins and Parktown. And lastly, if you are traveling on the R59 northbound in Albertina, there's some queuing traffic there as well to expect between
Tuesday 6 October5
councillor. You can't have a ward councillor chosen by 5,000 prisoners. Or if I'm living in Joburg, I can't pick the ward councillor in Bloemfontein. Pretty much. So the prison thing is an anomaly, and yes, they can't vote, but pretty much
702 serving the 702 family in 702 land, including those of you living in Melville. Copies goes back 3 billion years. Stone Age tools have been found on the copies and several iron smelting furnaces dating back to the Iron Age have been
the lights are on M1. It might be for you. Ben says the lights are on the M1. I drive through Melville. The lights are out from the cemetery. Yeah. Bottom of the cemetery, bottom of the hill, all the way through Melville. Bayers Nordir
his sense of what they believe is happening around the city of Johannesburg's Kensington and Malvern area. The City of Johannesburg spokesperson, Tatisi Modingwana, thank you so much for making time for us. Good evening and welcome. Thank
Then tomorrow, temperatures in Joburg are set to peak at highs of 26 degrees, 29 in Suane, 25 in Ekurhuleni, 26 in Mirafong, and 25 degrees in Sidibang. If you missed it, with just hours left for motorists to fill up before the fuel price