RC 261007SAfmBridget Masinga
Wednesday, 7 October 2026
Fuel-price shock dominated the episode, alongside warnings about retirement deductions, justice-system failures and productions using theatre to confront racism and sexual violence.
- 13:04
Petrol rose above R30 a litre and diesel above R33, with Road Freight Association CEO Gavin Kelly warning that perishable-food prices could increase within seven days.
- 14:28
The FSCA said employees should verify that retirement deductions reach their funds; more than 6,000 employers were reported in arrears, with complaints escalating from employers to administrators and the pension-fund ombud.
- 13:55
Hairspray returns to South African stages from 22 October to 7 November at Centurion Theatre, using music and comedy to explore racism, segregation and integration.
- 13:21
Prima Facie at Johannesburg’s Market Theatre localises a story about a defence advocate confronting a legal system’s failures after becoming unable to defend herself.