RC 260905SAfm
Saturday, 5 September 2026
A music-led Saturday edition paired landmark classical recordings with election preparations, political violence and a quiz about Saint-Saëns’s dedication to Franz Liszt.
- 18:01
KwaZulu-Natal political parties are expected to attend a peace and tolerance summit ahead of November’s local elections, after candidates and activists were murdered; motives remain unconfirmed.
- 18:02
The IEC says 106 parties and independent candidates will contest Western Cape local elections across 416 wards, giving voters more representation choices than in 2021.
- 17:03
A mother and her son were shot dead in Willow Vale, Eastern Cape, while a third woman was injured; police opened two murder and one attempted-murder cases.
- 16:43
The quiz answer was Franz Liszt: Saint-Saëns dedicated his Third Symphony, the Organ Symphony, to Liszt after the composer’s death, honouring his support and friendship.
- 18:41
The programme ranged from Beethoven, Dvořák and Vivaldi to Brazilian music and film scores, ending with the recording that first drew Dino Madrumutu to classical music.