RC 260807SAfmCathy Mohlahlana
Friday, 7 August 2026
The show was dominated by the final-day voter registration push, the Matlanga Commission and a recalled High Commissioner, with a long SAfm 90th-anniversary reflection on public broadcasting.
- 06:09
Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Slabisa was due to proclaim 4 November as election day, freezing the voters’ roll at midnight; unregistered citizens were urged to check details immediately.
- 06:59
Defend Our Democracy called for 5,000 trained election observers at voting stations nationwide, saying citizens must watch, record and report to help keep the election free and fair.
- 07:16
Dirco recalled High Commissioner Anil Suklal after photographs linked him to Jacob Zuma and Ajay Gupta in India; the department now wants clearer disclosure rules for former presidents’ foreign trips and support.
- 08:20
The programme spent much of the morning marking SAFM’s 90th year with Stephen Rutes in studio, revisiting the station’s role during state capture and Covid-19 and arguing for trusted, independent public broadcasting.