RC 261012Cape TalkClarence Ford
Monday, 12 October 2026
Monday's Views and News with Clarence Ford centred on the botched lethal injection execution and its ethics, alongside fuel price pressure, El Niño water risks and the start of Matric exams.
- 11:42
Roughly 7% of lethal injections are botched, bioethicist Julian Coplin told listeners, citing scarce quality drugs and doctors unwilling to take part. In the Tennessee case, the prisoner fell asleep, moaned and suffered painful, swollen arms.
- 09:24
Diesel has roughly doubled this year, from about R17 a litre in January to R31 now, and economist Annabelle Bishop warned it could reach R33 to R34 in November.
- 11:23
El Niño is expected to bring hotter summers and less rain, and municipalities are bracing for water restrictions again. Holiday visitors could decide how tight 2027 becomes.
- 09:50
A record 963,000 candidates are registered for this year's Matric exams, the largest group yet. If a learner cannot reach their school, they may write at any other high school offering the paper.
- 10:47
Mistra's Coalitions Barometer found about two-thirds of coalitions formed after the 2021 local elections have survived with the largest party still in charge, researcher Lawrence Karomba said.