Afternoon Drive
John Maytham · Mon–Fri · 15:00–18:00 SAST. A daily recap of what the show covered, cited to the broadcast minute.
Latest recap · Tuesday, 4 August 2026
The show was dominated by hard news on court battles, a Cape Town airport disruption, and a warning about increasingly convincing fake traffic fine scams.
- 17:12
Cape Town International stopped all arrivals after a Kenya Airways aircraft suffered a tyre failure on landing at 15:25; domestic departures continued, but wide-body international departures were suspended while the runway was cleared.
- 17:02
The Gauteng High Court declared Public Investment Corporation CEO Patrick Dlamini’s suspension unlawful, saying the board acted outside its powers and skipped the ministerial approval process required by the PIC Act.
- 17:32
AfriForum, the DA, the IRR and others pressed their challenge to the Expropriation Act, arguing the wording could let the state expropriate land without compensation and gives officials too much discretion.
- 16:15
A forensics expert warned that fake traffic fine SMSes are a growing scam trend: about 90% are bogus, and the real aim is to steal card details for later account plundering.
- 17:15
Cape Town’s bid for more municipal policing powers was examined cautiously: the city argues it needs investigative authority, but expert Gene Redpath said success would depend on clear legal boundaries and better case handling.