Thursday, 10 September 2026

Amnesty International said foreign nationals are being trafficked into Russia’s armed forces, citing a South African lured by a truck-driving job before being forced towards the front line.

A caller and former ANC MP said politicians are trained to handle public anger; the party’s Integrity Commission should investigate ministers accused of responding improperly to residents.

Suicide prevention advocate Kitumetse Mutwaise urged people to acknowledge and listen without judgement, while calling for accessible mental-health services and noting 9,000 unemployed social workers.

Western Cape entrepreneur Tandisile Fajela sold his car in 2022 to start an environmental-management business, which now employs 12 community members and serves government and private clients.

The presenter questioned ANC mismanagement after reports that technical problems and missing names from candidate lists had taken the party’s registration dispute to the Electoral Court.