RC 261006Cape TalkClarence Ford
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Fuel costs, gaps in palliative healthcare, ransomware risks and tourism infrastructure dominated a wide-ranging episode featuring urgent South African public-interest conversations.
- 10:03
Petrol prices were set to rise by more than R3 a litre at midnight, while diesel would increase by between R2.84 and R3.24, intensifying pressure on household budgets.
- 09:48
Palliative-care doctor Sonalo Maleho said care should begin at diagnosis, not only at the end of life, with earlier referrals, multidisciplinary support and better access to pain medication.
- 10:42
IT-law specialist Nathan Ross Adams warned that South Africa’s ransomware incidents may conceal coordinated political or state-linked campaigns, but weak reporting leaves authorities without a national view of cyber threats.
- 11:07
Cape Town welcomed 1.44 million international visitors in 2025, but engineer Chidi Mzabela cautioned that tourism growth is straining roads, water, sanitation and heritage-site infrastructure.
- 11:45
Near-death studies representative Lorraine Magda said about 18% of cardiac-arrest patients in one major study reported near-death experiences, often describing recurring elements such as out-of-body perception and life reviews.