RC 260828Cape TalkClarence Ford
Friday, 28 August 2026
AI-driven child exploitation, a landmark safety conference, South African creative recognition and Springbok-All Blacks preparations shaped a wide-ranging Friday episode.
- 10:20
South Africa recorded about 95,000 cyber-tip reports linked to child sexual exploitation in 2025, while AI-generated extreme abuse images rose from 13 to 3,500 in a year.
- 11:13
Safety 2026 will bring experts from more than 80 countries to Cape Town, seeking a national consensus plan with public accountability for violence, injuries and safer communities.
- 10:43
Cape Town creator Rick Trow-Wiek’s virtual-reality production Uncanny Alley: A New Day earned a 2026 Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Emerging Media Programme.
- 11:27
The Springboks face a resurgent All Blacks with Sasha starting at fly-half, Handré Pollard withdrawn and Cheslin Kolbe returning; analysts stressed an 80-minute clinical performance.
- 10:33
A proposed coalition bill may take at least two years to pass, despite November local elections approaching; it would make coalition agreements mandatory and limit no-confidence motions to annually.