Monday, 3 August 2026
A news-heavy morning mixed court and policy disputes with a long RAF deep-dive, a child maintenance payment crisis, and a strong discussion on gambling and alcohol harm.
The Clarence Ford Show · Cape Talk · Clarence Ford
- 09:53
The Road Accident Fund is sitting on an estimated R14-billion to R15-billion backlog of legitimate claims, with APRAV calling for a national settlement hub to clear cases faster and stop payment delays stretching to years.
- 10:50
Child maintenance payments due via Moja Pay and the Guardian Fund were reportedly delayed from 15 and 30 July, with parents warned by the Department of Justice only of a possible security breach and no public explanation yet.
- 11:00
The Western Cape High Court is hearing the DA and Afriforum’s challenge to the Expropriation Act, with the DA arguing one section could make compensation disputes impossible to resolve and threaten property rights.
- 11:15
Women leading gambling and alcohol-harm campaigns warned that problem gambling treatment requests jumped 56% this year to 5,199 people, while alcohol and online betting are hitting 18- to 35-year-olds hardest.