RC 261115SAfm
Sunday, 15 November 2026
Free State storm flooding, a more than 60-year-old Johannesburg substation that cut power for 16 hours, and warnings about psychiatric medication shortages dominated this SAfm Rewind episode.
- 20:02
Mayfair substation, more than 60 years old and damaged by two explosions last weekend, forced City Power to cut power for 16 hours to Mayfair, Auckland Park, the SABC and nearby hospitals.
- 20:03
Former South African Society of Psychiatrists president Voyiso Taladala warns that shortages of essential psychiatric medication could overcrowd hospitals, and every relapse causes brain damage that makes treatment harder.
- 20:00
Heavy rain and severe thunderstorms flooded homes in the Free State, submerging several and uprooting trees, after the South African Weather Service issued a yellow level 2 warning for the area.
- 20:04
A man travelling to buy a car advertised on Facebook Marketplace was reportedly kidnapped and robbed, and three young men have been arrested. Police urge buyers to verify sellers and meet at public places.