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Friday, 16 October 2026
A news-heavy Friday morning dominated by the reinstatement of Police Commissioner Fani Masemola, with listener check-ins about feeling left out rounding out the show.
- 09:07
President Ramaphosa has lifted the precautionary suspension of National Police Commissioner Fani Masemola, suspended in April over Public Finance Management Act charges that the NPA has since withdrawn. He resumes duties Monday.
- 09:10
Ebola has spread to North Ubangi in the DRC, the eighth affected province. It is now the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record, with more than 9,000 cases and over 4,000 deaths confirmed.
- 10:01
A self-proclaimed pastor and his two wives face murder, rape, kidnapping and trafficking charges after a four-month-old baby died and a 43-year-old mother was allegedly raped near a river in Pretoria.
- 11:02
SASSA's revised November grant schedule pays older persons on Friday 30 October, disability grants on 2 November and child grants on 3 November, avoiding the 4 November Election Day public holiday.
- 11:58
Listeners described feeling hurt by being left out of family gatherings, weddings and birthday parties. The host closed by saying invitations do not always show who is truly valued.