RC 260905SAfmBertha Charuma
Saturday, 5 September 2026
Election priorities, Durban refugee safety and severe weather dominated the episode, alongside a listener poll ranking the issues South Africans want addressed before November’s local polls.
- 11:05
Foreign nationals camping outside Durban’s Home Affairs office said five people were injured in an altercation with March and March members and pleaded with government for shelter and protection.
- 12:04
Severe weather damaged homes, infrastructure and private property in Kimberley, while strong winds, thunderstorms, fallen trees and possible flooding affected several parts of the country.
- 11:58
Listeners ranked corruption and mismanagement as the leading election concern, followed by unemployment and cost of living, then crime and personal safety, with service delivery and infrastructure last.
- 12:02
The ANC’s eThekwini region said election posters and banners along the M4 northbound were vandalised, and confirmed it would open a police case.
- 12:04
The South African Principals Association urged Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube to prioritise school administrators, warning that principals’ administrative workloads reduce teaching and learning time.