Monday, 3 August 2026
A news-heavy morning focused on a racist school rugby incident, Cape Town’s dry winter and a spate of fatal fires, with strong debate on police trust and household money pressures.
Good Morning Cape Town · Cape Talk · Lester Kiewit
- 08:01
Fairmont High and Settlers High are investigating an alleged K-word incident in an inter-schools rugby match; the referee ended the game immediately and the Western Cape Education Department offered counselling support.
- 06:01
Police are probing multiple deadly fires in Cape Town: two children died in Durbanville, five children died in Luandle/Polile Park, and later a woman, man and two-year-old child died in Khayelitsha’s Kuyasa settlement.
- 06:26
Dr Christian Engelbrecht said Cape Town’s winter has been extremely dry, with only about three frontal systems making it through; a wetter August–October outlook may help, but it won’t fully make up the deficit.
- 08:10
Listeners were asked what SAPS must do to regain trust, after the new Limpopo commissioner stressed dignity, responsiveness and action; one statistic cited on air said only 22% of South Africans trust the police.
- 06:45
Money pressure dominated the later discussion: buy now, pay later is spreading fast, with more than 2.5 million users on one platform, but stacking multiple accounts can trap people in debt.