Sunday, 2 August 2026
Election registration dominated the morning, alongside strong anniversary reflections on radio, theatre and a hard-edged women’s month discussion about leadership and voice.
The Alternative Breakfast · SAfm · Kgomotso Matsunyane & Ndumiso Ngcobo
- 08:01
The Electoral Commission said 5,021 voting stations in KwaZulu-Natal were due to open, with today the last voter-registration day before the 4 November local government elections.
- 09:03
Ramaphosa urged South Africans, especially young people, to get involved in citizen activism and register to vote, saying staying back and doing nothing is not the right approach.
- 07:39
Prof Sisanda Nkwala said radio survives because it fits into daily life, remains trusted, and now reaches audiences through apps, podcasts and digital platforms rather than only radio sets.
- 08:17
Lovelin Bassi argued women are conditioned from childhood to shrink, saying girls are often told to “keep quiet”; her takeaway was that women must know their value and use their voice.
- 09:49
Tando Gumede said the “real national dialogue” must confront South Africa’s extractive history, leadership failure and unfinished justice, and insisted women’s month should not be reduced to “pink wash.”