Sunday, 2 August 2026
A packed Rewind edition focused on a court push to legalise medically assisted dying, urgent warnings about online sextortion targeting children, and the IEC’s final voter-registration push.
SAfm Rewind · SAfm
- 20:10
Dignity SA is asking the courts to strike down South Africa’s blanket ban on medically assisted dying, arguing it clashes with constitutional rights to dignity, bodily integrity, equality and freedom.
- 20:13
Any future law would need strict eligibility and safeguards: possible limits to terminal or irremediably ill patients, clear consent rules, and parliamentary consultation before implementation.
- 20:21
Palliative-care access was flagged as a key gap: speakers said South Africa’s public-private divide, rural shortages and lack of trained staff mean even a safeguard like palliative care would not be available overnight.
- 20:53
Parents were urged to keep children off smartphones and social media too young, use app approvals and phone checks, and keep devices out of bedrooms overnight to reduce sextortion and exploitation risks.
- 20:57
The IEC said this weekend is the final in-person voter-registration opportunity before the 4 November local elections, with about 40 million eligible voters but only 28.7 million on the roll.