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Monday, 19 October 2026
Monday's Daybreak led with National Police Commissioner Masemola's return to office after a six-month suspension, alongside a 1986 African history brain teaser that many listeners answered correctly.
- 05:31
National Police Commissioner General Masemola returns to his office today after a six-month precautionary suspension, following charges linked to a R360 million tender that were withdrawn last month.
- 05:31
A former president is expected to testify at the TRC cases inquiry this morning over allegations that his government devised a mechanism to shield apartheid-era perpetrators from prosecution, with two days in the hot seat.
- 05:32
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for calm and order after protests in Paris, sparked by a cost-of-living demonstration, turned into rioting and looting.
- 05:40
Many listeners got the Daily Brain Teaser right: the African leader killed when his plane crashed into a mountain range in 1986, 40 years ago today, was a Mozambican liberation leader.
- 05:29
Dr Linda Mayer of IIE Rosebank College urged students to fuel the brain with complex carbohydrates and avoid cramming, suggesting study blocks of about 25 minutes followed by short breaks.