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That's the week. Yeah. So, a huge gap that exists, and particularly stuck among the ward candidates. Let's start with the bigger figure: the bigger gap of this: 62 versus 38%. What accounts for this? Is it just basically just that we as a society are?

That we South Africans will be making our choice on. And I'm joined for this conversation now by Professor Amanda Kros of the University of Stellenbosch Political Science Department. Good morning to you and welcome to PATOC. Good morning, Monte, and good morning to the listeners. Thank you. I hope you are well today. Yes, I'm in Stellenbosch and it's the WordCS and it's a week of cultural activity. Oh, yes, yes, that's right, that's right.

City, she was on her way to work and driver and off R304 from Stellenbosch to the N1. Just before the Botleray intersection, there was a car in front of her, a car behind her, and cars approaching from the front in the opposite lane. She suddenly saw in the road, which is about the size of two bricks. We saw it on.

Onto a songbook dish. And are they going to pick one of their dad's signature dishes the way you picked your mom's? Or not sure about that? They'd probably pick dad's lamb rump on the brye cooked cooked with lemon and rosemary. But my daughter is actually, she's 22, she's a qualified pastry chef at the Institute of Culinary Arts in Stellenbosch. No pressure. So she makes a mean carrot cake and various other tasty treats. I would think an invitation.

University and now, more recently, at Stellenbosch. So I'm wondering: were you ever, while you were playing games of anything in the backyard, football rug, were you commentating under your breath? I was all the time, which I think people found firstly quite annoying, but it also might explain what happened to my not very promising football career. No, I absolutely was, and it was sparked by an LP.

Where you know that you've got that thought through, we're not going to be breaking walls again to then like have this outcome. I actually saw a picture on X the other day, an account that is run by an architect who shares finished design. And he was sharing a picture of other people and he was sharing a picture. And I thought, well, those windows are great. It's a property out in what would be like the Midlands or Stellenbosch. And it's like those full volume windows.

Can you imagine a president saying, Yeah, let them take out Durban. Let them take out Bloemfontein. We don't need those cities. It really is an amazing time to be alive. This is Breakfast with Bongani Bingua on 702. Let's walk the talk. Taking your calls on all that we've raised on the show this morning. A little earlier on, we spoke to the University of Stellenbosch's Dr. Joan Swart, who was talking to us about how.

Says the PA is not merely winning low turnout by-elections. These are high turnout by-elections, so they are activating voters to come out and vote. This is why we've seen record-level turnout in a number of by-elections across the rural parts of the Western Cape. The PA won at least seven wards in different municipalities in the province, including Stillenbosch and George, where the Democratic Alliance previously held seats. Sassman says it's not by chance. In wards, the PA are winning, the turnout is typically.

These are high turnout by elections, so they are activating voters to come out and vote. This is why we've seen record-level turnout in a number of by-elections across the rural parts of the Western Cape. The PA won at least seven wards in different municipalities in the province, including Stellenbosch and George, where the Democratic Alliance previously held seats. In wards the PA are winning, the turnout is typically far higher than other by-elections.

Or do we need to build something new from scratch? But how do you plan for something that requires long-term investments for long-term impact in the middle of a crisis? These are all questions our next guest raised in an interesting piece in the Business Day yesterday, Dr. Joan Swart, joins us. Dr. Joan Swasti is a military and security analyst and researcher at the University of Stellenbosch. A very good morning to you and welcome to our program. Good morning. Thank you for having me. And just to say that.

You know, taking those boxes and getting them out to schools. And of course, that can't wait for Christmas time. It's got to be done within the school year to make sure it reaches the recipients on time. What are the timelines we're looking at? So, our last drop-offs are the biggies: Cape Town Canal Walk, and of course, Johannesburg at the flagship event there. And that closes on the 7th of November. However, when a donor pledges for their own drop-off, for example, Somerset West or Stellenbosch, the

IX3. If you're a big fan of Dion Mayer, listen up. The English translation of his latest thriller, Scorpio Rising, is about to hit the shelves, and he's joining Pepper live in studio on Friday between 1 and 2. The book continues the story of Detective Benny Gissel and his partner Vaughan Cupido. They fight crime in Stellenbosch. Their latest case involves arson and apparent suicide, potential disruption of global politics. The publisher, Pan Macmillan, will have copies.