RC 261023Cape TalkClarence Ford
Friday, 23 October 2026
Taxi-related shootings in Cape Town, Treasury's fuel-relief funding gap and SARS's new tax guidance for influencers stood out on a Friday show that also featured the Naked Scientist's health Q&A.
- 10:57
The Finance Minister says Treasury has no way to recover the more than R30 billion it is forgoing in fuel price relief this year, despite another levy cut.
- 09:01
Four people died and two were wounded in two suspected taxi-related shootings in Cape Town, with residents demanding more police visibility. No arrests have been made in connection with the attacks.
- 09:06
Volvo has cut about 2,500 jobs worldwide, citing US tariffs and strong Chinese competition, after third-quarter revenue of $6.7 billion fell nearly 23% from a year earlier.
- 09:28
SARS guidance says influencers must declare free stays, gifted products and similar perks at what they would have cost to buy, with one hotel stay example pegged at R10,000.
- 11:01
Former state security minister Bongani Bongo's corruption retrial is set down for 25 January, after an online pre-trial hearing in the Western Cape High Court.