RC 261023Cape TalkPippa Hudson
Friday, 23 October 2026
Friday's Lunch mixed a Somerset West school stabbing and Bongo's retrial with fuel relief debate, a Mogotsi court bid, and practical spring allergy advice from Dr Michael Moll.
- 14:01
A Grade 8 learner allegedly stabbed two fellow learners at a Somerset West high school, with both 14-year-old victims taken to hospital. No arrest has been made yet.
- 13:02
Former state security minister Bongani Bongo's corruption case will be retried in the Western Cape High Court after the Constitutional Court dismissed his bid in July.
- 13:03
Self-proclaimed political fixer Brown Mogotsi has asked the court to force the state to hand over cellphone records, work records and video images to test its witnesses.
- 13:31
Political parties want fuel price relief extended until the February budget, but Treasury says the 4 November levy cut aligns with monthly price adjustments.
- 14:24
Dr Michael Moll says a blocked nose calls for a daily steroid nasal spray rather than antihistamines, which he says is the wrong tool first.