RC 261018Cape TalkPippa Hudson
Sunday, 18 October 2026
A breakfast-heavy Sunday edition that, in its news and current-affairs segments, covered the ANC's Cape Town campaign, a Hawks passport-fraud arrest, and the Pope's recovery from surgery.
- 07:01
The Hawks arrested the last outstanding suspect in a multi-million rand passport fraud and human smuggling syndicate that used photoswapping with corrupt home affairs officials. The 41-year-old was arrested in Tubatse, Limpopo.
- 07:03
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa campaigned door-to-door in Cape Town ahead of the 4 November local elections. Residents in Mfuleni and Athlone raised service delivery, crime and electricity costs.
- 07:04
Pope Leo was discharged from hospital four days after surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his lung. The Vatican said he would give the Angelus prayer and blessing to crowds in St Peter's Square.
- 07:01
Western Cape police warned the public against bribing officers after a foreign national allegedly offered a Philadelphia sergeant 2,000 rand to release a seized vehicle. The 37-year-old is due in court on Monday.
- 09:04
Cost-of-living protests in France turned violent on Saturday, with at least 1,200 arrested and an estimated 550,000 people on the streets. Buildings were set alight in Paris and looting broke out in several cities.