RC 260828SAfmBridget Masinga
Friday, 28 August 2026
The episode largely marked SAFM’s 90th anniversary, reflecting on its historical role while flagging a new women-focused annual initiative and concerns about graduate unemployment.
- 02:44
Unemployment is rising alongside growing numbers of graduates, but the business sector lacks sufficient growth and government investment to absorb them, the discussion argued.
- 01:47
SAFM announced a new annual property for Women’s Month, seeking an “SAFM woman” through four extraordinary women and their journeys.
- 02:00
Anniversary material traced SAFM’s broadcast history from the English service and Radio South Africa through apartheid, states of emergency, Nelson Mandela’s release and democracy.
- 00:57
Public figures and contributors congratulated SAFM on 90 years of informing, educating and connecting South Africans through journalism, current affairs and public-service programming.