RC 260809SAfm
Sunday, 9 August 2026
Women’s Month reflections on SABC leadership and public broadcasting dominated the hour, alongside urgent crime updates from Reiger Park and the Cape Flats.
- 20:00
Acting police commissioner Puleng Dimbane said eight officers have been killed in the line of duty since April, after two SAPS officers were ambushed in Reiger Park; extra intelligence and specialised resources were deployed to track the suspects.
- 20:01
Reiger Park residents said 22 murders in the area remain unresolved since January, deepening fears after Friday night’s shooting that killed four people, including the two police officers.
- 20:02
The ANC caucus in the Western Cape called for stable police intelligence and an immediate provincial intelligence chief after three mass shootings in Langa, Gugulethu and Khayelitsha left 11 people dead.
- 20:41
SABC GCEO Nomsa Chabeli said the broadcaster is commercially funded, gets only about 4% of its budget from government, and must use commercial revenue to carry the public mandate while the TV licence system loses about 85% to evasion.
- 20:46
Chabeli said SABC Plus has passed three million registered users, driven largely by sports, and argued the broadcaster’s role is to inform, educate and help protect South Africa’s institutions and democratic participation.