RC 261027Cape TalkClarence Ford
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Election season, a fight over the sardine catch limit after a mass die-off, and Artscape's 55-year transformation dominated this Cape Talk morning, with local-election talk threading through every hour.
- 10:21
Environmental groups, including the Biodiversity Law Center, are calling for directed sardine fishing to be temporarily suspended until a biomass survey shows the true state of stocks after the mass die-off.
- 09:43
The EFF's Chella Tupa rally is its final election campaign event, designed as a show of strength, mass mobilisation and a final show of force before voting day.
- 10:45
Artscape CEO Marlene Leroux says transformation depends on active programmes, starting with school outreach to bring learners into the theatre rather than just opening the doors and hoping people walk in.
- 11:48
A clinical psychologist on the show says one supportive relationship can make a real difference to resilience, because people do not need a crowd, just one person prepared to listen and be there.
- 09:28
A national figure skating champion says financial backing is her main need to reach the senior worlds qualifying school, with costs covering ice time, coaching, boots, blades, competitions and travel.