RC 261017SAfm
Saturday, 17 October 2026
A mixed episode of news on the Ukraine sanctions row, fiscal outlook and local election campaigning, a BBC feature on a Kenyan school for dyslexic children, and an episode of the radio drama Justice and Injustice.
- 21:05
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Donald Trump's decision to suspend new sanctions against Russia encourages and rewards Vladimir Putin, and that Moscow has scaled up its attacks on Ukraine.
- 21:01
South Africa's fiscal position is described as better heading into next week's medium-term budget, despite a challenging macroeconomic backdrop. The budget will set a three-year framework for spending and revenue.
- 21:04
ANC President Ramaphosa says he is encouraged by the number of young eligible voters who have registered ahead of the 4 November local government elections, and wants them to turn out.
- 21:49
Kenya's Rare Gem Talent School, an hour from Nairobi, teaches 210 pupils aged 6 to 19 using visual, hands-on methods, the same subjects as other schools, and is set up specifically for dyslexic children.
- 21:36
In the radio drama Justice and Injustice, an officer is found dead in his house, apparently poisoned, and his colleague David is then suspended for a month by the chairperson's decision.