RC 260822Cape Talk
Saturday, 22 August 2026
The episode mixed a steady EWN news bulletin on a boxing murder, ANC local-election wrangles and a corruption-related plot with a long retro-rock playlist and song stories.
- 23:00
Two people were arrested for the murder of boxing legend Zolani Dedem, shot outside his Mdantsane home; a woman passenger was wounded and hospitalised.
- 23:01
The ANC still had not finalised mayoral candidates for the November local elections, but Johannesburg names under consideration were Reverend Frank Chigane, Tada Morero and Loiso Masugu.
- 23:01
Build One South Africa named Martha Mashiko as its Twane mayoral candidate, saying she would focus on stability and effective service delivery in the capital.
- 23:02
Police in North West said the Serious Violent Crime Unit was probing three ANC murders in Nysdam, while minister Mamuluko Kubai said a senior official was targeted after refusing questionable contracts.
- 23:02
A 23-year-old reticulated python, Jody Foster, was declared cancer-free after electrochemotherapy, with veterinarians planning to share the treatment method for other animals.