RC 260810702Aubrey Masango
Monday, 10 August 2026
A Women’s Month episode mixed a hard-hitting cervical cancer awareness interview with sharp debate on gun violence, police failures and the credibility of local election manifestos.
- 20:12
Cervical cancer was flagged as South Africa’s second-most common cancer among women aged 15 to 44, causing about 6,000 deaths a year; HPV vaccination and screening were presented as the main prevention tools.
- 20:34
The HPV vaccine is recommended from ages 9 to 15 for both girls and boys, with school programmes, pharmacies and medical schemes all expected to play a role in access and funding.
- 20:32
South Africa’s cervical screening rate was said to be below 50% nationally, as low as 35% in some provinces, with rural and informal-settlement women facing the biggest access barriers.
- 21:13
Police recovered rifles linked to the Rich Park killings and said the suspect was a known gang member out on bail for other serious charges; firearms were described as being recovered almost weekly.
- 22:37
Local government was portrayed as a test of whether municipalities can deliver basics like water, electricity and pothole repairs, while the DA’s push for private-sector involvement was described as politically controversial but practical.