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On-air predictions, tracked to the outcome

Hosts, analysts and callers make calls on air every day — rate cuts, reshuffles, title races. We extract the falsifiable ones from the broadcast transcript, wait for the horizon, and score them against public sources. Every call keeps its audio receipt.

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30 graded in the last 7 days →

69%

of 16 graded calls were right · this filter

11 correct5 incorrect

Graded means checked against a public source after the check-by date. Verdicts judge the claim, never the person: hosts, guests and callers all count.

Record by stationtracked calls aired on each station

StationRight / gradedHit rate
Cape Talk1 / 1100%
7023 / 475%
SAfm5 / 771%
Power FM2 / 450%

A station’s number is mostly what its shows talk about — sport and politics grade very differently. Narrow by topic to compare like with like.

Verdicts, newest first1–15 of 15

Who called it

4 predictions from 2 stations · 2 yes, 2 no

  1. Mon 12 Oct, 12:25702This one

    A caller

    Yes
  2. Mon 12 Oct, 12:40SAfm

    A caller
    Yes
  3. Tue 13 Oct, 10:26702

    Manka
    No
  4. Today 05:38SAfm

    A caller
    No

Reader poll opens once the result is public

A caller · 702Check by 04 Nov (est.)

The verdict· graded 01 Oct

While the judicial review challenging the legality of the Section 89 Phala Phala independent panel's report was argued before a full bench of the Western Cape High Court from 2 to 4 September 2026, the court did not deliver a judgment by 30 September 2026. Instead, the three-judge bench reserved jud

The event so far

2 predictions from 2 stations

  1. Thu 20 Aug, 21:54702This one

    Godrich Gardi

    Incorrect
  2. Correct
Godrich Gardi · 702Aired 20 Aug

The verdict· graded 01 Oct

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) confirmed that its final report concerning investigations under Proclamation 123 of 2023—which covers corruption, unauthorized bursaries, and serious maladministration within the Free State Office of the Premier's bursary scheme for higher-education students—was

Selby Makoto · SAfmAired 28 Aug

The verdict· graded 23 Sept

On 2026-09-22, reports publicly identified the arrested senior police officer as suspended deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya.

The claim only asks whether the officer’s identity would be publicly confirmed by 22 September 2026. The 2026-09-22 passages do so explicitly, naming Shadrack Sibiya and describing him as the arrested senior officer accused of sexual grooming and rape.

Aubrey Masango · 702Aired 21 Sept

The verdict· graded 03 Sept

On 2026-09-01, Brown Mogotsi’s bail matter was postponed to 11 September 2026; no bail denial was issued that day.

The claim said the Johannesburg Magistrates' Court would deny the bail application on 2026-09-01, but the research notes say the court did not rule on bail then. Instead, the matter was postponed, so the predicted denial did not happen on the stated date.

Celine · Power FMAired 26 Aug

The verdict· graded 26 Aug

On 25 August 2026, the three accused in the Reiger Park murder case appeared in the Boksburg Magistrates’ Court and continued their bail application.

The notes explicitly say the accused appeared in court on the specified date for their bail application. That matches the prediction’s date, court appearance, and purpose, so the claim is verified.

Samkele Kuzani · Cape TalkAired 21 Aug

The verdict· graded 24 Aug· weaker evidence

Matlala’s legal team prepared the supplementary affidavit and later sought condonation for a late filing after the 22 August 2026 deadline.

The claim says the legal team would file a supplementary affidavit within days, and the outcome shows they did prepare and later submit that supplementary affidavit. That matches the substance of the prediction, even though the later condonation issue concerns timing rather than whether the filing happened.

Ms. Van Hief · 702Aired 17 Aug

How this works: predictions are extracted by AI from machine-generated transcripts of live broadcasts (“as heard on air” — transcription errors are possible), and outcomes are resolved against public sources, linked on each card. Speakers are named only when the broadcast itself identifies them. This page records what was said and what happened. The reader poll is audience sentiment, not odds — no money is involved and there is nothing to wager on. Corrections: [email protected].