RC 260807SAfmBridget Masinga
Friday, 7 August 2026
The episode was dominated by SAFM’s 90th birthday tributes, with a couple of hard-news clips on rail corruption and Parliament’s constituency-system debate.
- 00:31
SAFM marked 90 years on air, tracing its path from the SABC’s first service in 1936 to Radio South Africa and then SAFM in 1995 as a trusted news and talk station.
- 02:46
Former PRASA chief executive Lucky Montana’s properties were frozen while investigations continued into billions spent on unsuitable locomotives for South African railways.
- 02:15
The ANC’s long opposition to introducing constituency-based elections may now weaken after losing its parliamentary majority, opening the door to a possible vote on the system.
- 02:07
Load-shedding coverage was credited with keeping pressure on Eskom, with one tribute saying SAFM gave clear updates, asked tough questions and held the utility accountable.