RC 261022Cape TalkPippa Hudson
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Cape Town taxi and gang shootings, Ronnie Kasrils's struggle to recall his time in office at the TRC inquiry, and possible December water restrictions dominated this Cape Talk lunch show.
- 14:05
Former intelligence minister Ronnie Kasrils told the TRC inquiry he cannot fully recall events from his time in office, as his former office has been unable to find his ministerial diaries.
- 14:00
Suspected taxi violence killed two men in Maitland, following a Delft taxi-related shooting that killed two more and wounded a third earlier the same day, police said.
- 13:40
Cape Town could be introducing water restrictions from 1 December, breaking news Pippa Hudson read out during the lunch show while discussing gardening in climate change conditions.
- 13:04
Tshwane's informal settlements have more than doubled from 220 in 2020 to 502 this year, with EFF mayoral candidate Mpho Matuwe saying the city is fighting a losing battle.
- 13:22
Author Noreen Dorman says ancient Egyptians never worshipped cats but saw them as living embodiments of particular deities, which she will expand on at the Egyptian Society in Mowbray next Tuesday.