RC 261107Cape TalkAfrica Melane
Saturday, 7 November 2026
Car Talk with Jacob Mashokwa covered a South African rally title win, Pick n Pay's car guard vouchers, delivery-driver road safety, and a solo Renault 5 road trip.
- 10:15
24-year-old Max Smart became the first African driver to win a European national rally title, taking the 2026 Spanish Gravel Rally Championship with a privateer Ford team.
- 10:29
Pick n Pay has rolled out nationwide appreciation vouchers of R5, R10 and R20 that shoppers buy at the till to tip car guards, who can redeem them for groceries.
- 10:26
A listener's voice note argued delivery drivers are uninsured, not employed, and buy their own boxes, urging grocers like Checkers and Woolworths to employ and insure them.
- 10:42
Lucas, known online as The Busy Mechanic, is driving a 1984 Renault 5 solo from Johannesburg to Cape Town and back, roughly 4,500 to 5,000 kilometres over two to three weeks.
- 10:36
Pick n Pay says its ASAP 60-minute delivery pays no incentive for speed, and it offers a service guarantee if stock arrives late.