RC 261028Cape TalkClarence Ford
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Cape Talk's morning show centred on the R2.7 million legal bill for minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave, deadly Cape Town taxi violence, and a tight local election race where the DA is polling near 51%.
- 09:00
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says the state is obliged to cover minister on special leave Senzo Mchunu's R2.7 million legal bill, under a policy covering executive members acting in their official duties.
- 09:01
Police committee chair Ian Cameron says keeping Mchunu on leave while Cachalia acts is financially unsustainable and calls for Ramaphosa to fire him, saying the duplicated costs were preventable.
- 09:02
A man was shot dead in a minibus taxi during the afternoon peak in Khayelitsha, one of several taxi-related shootings across Cape Town; police say no arrests have been made and taxi ranks are under heavier patrol.
- 09:03
Anti-gang unit detectives arrested five men with unlicensed firearms, including two automatic rifles, after a high-speed chase, and the suspects now face two counts of murder linked to a double killing.
- 09:06
The DA is polling around 51 to 52 percent in Cape Town, and Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis warns voters not to risk a coalition of chaos, while the party leads in most other metros.