RC 261004SAfmAngela Ludek
Sunday, 4 October 2026
Seasons paired hand-picked jazz and soul with major South African headlines, including defence spending, Cape Town’s foreshore plans and renewed calls for action against gender-based violence.
- 12:01
The SANDF spent just under R2.4 billion on privately chartered flights over five years, covering remote access, medical evacuations, peacekeeping, disaster relief, VIP transport and urgent operations.
- 12:03
Cape Town plans to complete its unfinished Foreshore Freeway in two phases, including a new bridge and outbound tunnel, with the second phase running until 2040.
- 12:02
ANC Women’s League representatives called for dedicated municipal and departmental budgets to combat gender-based violence, and urged that perpetrators not receive bail.
- 11:03
eThekwini’s persistent water outages, ageing infrastructure and high water losses remain under scrutiny; the municipality has invested about R345 million in its own tanker fleet.
- 12:04
The Northern Cape announced boards for sport, arts and culture entities, some without oversight for more than a decade, to improve accountability and transparency in public spending.