RC 261104947Anele Mdoda
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Local government election day dominated the morning, with polls open across the country, a Tshwane water-safety warning, and callers debating a junior accountant's R1.2 million budget flag and family money lending.
- 06:33
More than 29 million South Africans are registered to vote in today's local government elections, with a record number of parties on the ballot. Voting stations close at 9pm.
- 06:03
Rand Water found extensive sludge at the Bronkhorstspruit treatment plant. Tshwane says restored supply is not yet safe to drink, pending further chlorination, flushing and laboratory verification.
- 06:20
A junior accountant mistakenly added to a managers' WhatsApp group flagged a R1.2 million double-counted row in the CFO's budget. Her manager called her after the group went silent.
- 07:16
Cardi B says she will lend the same family member money five times, and the fifth time is the last. Listeners then shared their own rules for lending money to relatives.