Wednesday, 5 August 2026

Listeners split over corporal punishment: many parents and teachers said a “little spanking” shaped them, while others argued discipline must start at home and through SGB involvement, not law-breaking force.

Calls about weapons and drugs found at schools blamed parents, schools and the Education Department, with repeated warnings that children carrying knives or selling marijuana today could escalate to guns and harder crime later.

Crime and security expert Vellam Els said people freeze because violent crime carries real risk, but bystanders should stay out of danger, document what they can and call police or security immediately.

The show also dug into the “bystander effect”, with callers sharing incidents where intervening stopped assaults or hijackings, while others said corrupt police and fear of being implicated make people walk on by.

Biokineticist Winile Motswani explained that mental endurance can be built through coping skills, movement, sleep and recovery, and warned that chronic stress drives headaches, weight gain, high blood pressure and burnout.