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Tuesday, 25 August 2026

The episode prioritised voter education ahead of the 4 November local elections, while probing drug labs, criminal justice accountability, workplace safety and a South African academic milestone.

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  1. 04:42

    Voters were urged to verify IEC registration and ward details, research candidates’ records and manifestos, compare municipal promises with delivery, and verify election claims before sharing them.

  2. 04:15

    Callers demanded stronger regulation of foreign-owned farmland and a dedicated intelligence task force after reports of large drug laboratories, warning that weak enforcement risks escalating organised crime.

  3. 04:26

    A caller alleged widespread fraud involving a Road Accident Fund case, lawyers, medical administrators and Pretoria’s High Court, claiming his injured brother’s six-million-rand settlement was mishandled.

  4. 05:12

    Workplace safety was framed as more than physical protection: employers should support women facing menopause and gender-based violence, while ensuring confidential reporting, dignity and psychological wellbeing.

  5. 05:58

    Stellenbosch academic Delicia Davids became the first South African selected for the Einstein Fellowship, undertaking six months of funded research in Germany on memory, identity and reparative storytelling.