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The Madlanga Commission dominated bulletins on almost every station, as Vusimuzi Matlala's testimony shifted again, this time towards claims of extortion and fabricated affidavits. Post-election coalition manoeuvring in Johannesburg and grim new unemployment figures kept the political temperature high. Tatjana Smith's decision to swim for the Netherlands crossed from sports desks into callers' com...

Fallout from last week's local government elections dominated the airwaves, as stations tracked coalition manoeuvring across about 138 hung councils with the clock ticking. Vusimuzi Matlala's testimony at the Madlanga Commission ran through nearly every newsroom, and Stats SA's latest jobless figures gave the day a sobering economic backdrop.

Coalition arithmetic and the Madlanga Commission dominated SA radio. Vusimuzi Matlala's admission that he gave Shadrack Sibiya R500,000 ran on almost every bulletin, while the Mashaba–Zille standoff over Johannesburg fuelled listener calls from Cape Talk to Power FM. Stats SA's latest jobless figures landed in the afternoon, and Cape Talk listeners described chronic medicine stockouts at public cl...

The final local government election results dominated radio. Stations moved quickly from the ANC's historic low to the coalition horse-trading now under way across a record number of hung councils. Vusimuzi Matlala's return to the Madlanga Commission ran a close second and crossed almost every newsroom. The arrest of nine foreign nationals allegedly bound for the Russia-Ukraine war added an unusua...

The official declaration of the 2026 local government election results dominated almost every station. Analysts and callers focused on the ANC's steep decline, the record number of hung councils and the coalition talks that began within hours. The Madlanga Commission's return to public hearings with Vusimuzi Matlala back on the stand ran a close second. Football fans got a blockbuster Carling Knoc...

The final declaration of the 2026 local government elections dominated every news station, with the IEC's 'free and fair' verdict and a hung-council landscape pushing coalition bargaining to the top of the agenda. A darker thread also ran through the bulletins: political killings, led by the shooting of a UDM councillor in Motherwell. Away from politics, the Springboks' rout of Italy gave sports d...

The local government election count dominated every station's bulletins as the IEC prepared to declare final results at 6pm, with more than 130 hung councils and a historic ANC slump setting up two weeks of coalition bargaining. The killing of a UDM councillor in Gqeberha brought the issue of political violence back on air, while the Springboks' rout of Italy led the sports desks. Weekend shows al...

The local government election count dominated every news bulletin. Stations tracked the ANC's slide below 31%, the scramble for coalitions in hung metros and a pile of objections ahead of Sunday's 6pm declaration. The killing of a UDM councillor in Motherwell put political violence back on air, while the Springboks' nine-try rout in Turin and weekend book and weather segments broke up the results-...

The local government election count dominated almost every bulletin and phone-in, with stations tracking the ANC's slide to around 31%, the spread of hung councils and the first coalition manoeuvring. The MK Party's challenge to the eThekwini count added a dispute over the results, while the Springboks' rout of Italy in Turin lifted the afternoon sports desks. Beyond the ballot, stations also pick...

The local government election count dominated almost every station: the ANC slid to about 31%, seven of eight metros are heading for coalition government, and parties began positioning for negotiations. Away from the results centres, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's failed bid to have her terrorism-related charges dropped crossed multiple newsrooms, while a Wall Street tech rout and the Springboks' tour o...

The local government election count dominated every station. Results pointed to a historic slide for the ANC, a DA surge across Gauteng, and a country full of hung councils heading into two weeks of coalition bargaining. Away from the Results Operations Centre, the Durban High Court's ruling against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, the fallout from the US midterms and the Springboks' trip to Turin also cro...

The local government election count dominated every station, as results trickled in from Midrand and Century City and parties began bracing for a wave of hung councils and coalition talks. The scale of the Democrats' midterm win in the US ran a close second, rattling markets and prompting fresh discussion of South Africa's loss of AGOA access. Away from politics, stations turned to the Springboks'...

The first day of counting in the 2026 local government elections dominated every station, with live leaderboards, early victory claims and talk of hung councils running from dawn bulletins to the afternoon. The US midterm results were the main international story, and Bafana Bafana's Afcon squad and a strong showing in the CAF Awards nominations led sport. Tshwane's water crisis and a disputed fue...

Voting day in South Africa's local government elections dominated every station, with live crossings from queues, polling-station complaints and early talk of hung councils running from dawn to the first results after midnight. The other big thread came from Washington: a Democratic sweep of the US midterms was tied on air to South Africa's exit from AGOA. Away from the polls, Sundowns' cup progre...

Local government election day took over the airwaves, with every station running live crossings from queues, IEC briefings and party leaders' polling stations. Two pieces of US news ran alongside the vote on air: the Democrats' sweep of Congress and South Africa's removal from AGOA. Ramaphosa linked them when he suggested the midterm result could thaw strained ties with Washington. Water outages i...

The eve of the 2026 local government elections dominated every station, as special voting wrapped up amid reports of disruptions, arrests and political violence. Washington's decision to remove South Africa from AGOA landed on the same day and became the second big story across radio, with debate over whether the timing was meant to sway voters. The Springboks' return and a long-running water cris...

Election eve and Washington's decision to drop South Africa from AGOA dominated the airwaves, with almost every station running both stories through the day. In Cape Town, a fragile taxi truce brought some relief. The lottery licence ruling and the Springboks' trip to Turin rounded out a heavily news-driven day.

Wednesday's local government elections dominated bulletins on every station, as special voting opened and late ballots kept more than 200 Cape Town voting stations shut at the start of the day. In the evening, stations broke news of Washington's move to cut South Africa from AGOA. A Pretoria High Court ruling overturning the national lottery licence, plus the Bosasa and Phala Phala verdicts, kept...

The first day of special voting dominated the news on almost every station, and the IEC's ballot-paper troubles in Cape Town became the day's running story. Gauteng's water crisis cut across the election coverage, with residents on air saying dry taps will shape their vote. Sport desks had a big weekend to work through, led by the Proteas' series win over Australia and backed by Kimi Antonelli's r...

The final weekend of campaigning before Wednesday's local government elections dominated news bulletins on nearly every station, as parties held closing rallies and the IEC prepared for special votes. Sport gave listeners some relief, with the Proteas' Test series win over Australia celebrated across several stations. Gauteng's gender-based violence response and a Western Cape court order halting...

The final weekend of campaigning before Wednesday's local government elections dominated nearly every station, with Cyril Ramaphosa, Julius Malema and a recovered Jacob Zuma all closing their campaigns on air. Gauteng's response to the killings of women and Cape Town's deadly taxi conflict kept crime high on the agenda, while the Proteas' Test series win over Australia gave sports desks something...

The last full weekend of campaigning before Wednesday's local government elections dominated bulletins on every news-carrying station, with the major parties staging final rallies across three provinces. Cape Town's deadly taxi war stayed high on the agenda, now with a court interdict and a licence suspension. On the sport side, the Proteas sealed a comeback Test series win over Australia at Newla...

Four days before the 4 November local government elections, final party rallies and election security shared airtime with Cape Town's deadly taxi war, which every major news bulletin covered. The arrest and bail of former IDAC head Andrea Johnson and dismissed crime intelligence boss Feroz Khan ran across all the news-carrying stations. Sports desks juggled a nail-biting Newlands Test finale and a...

The arrests of former IDAC head Andrea Johnson and dismissed crime intelligence deputy Feroz Khan led bulletins from Kaya 959 to 702, Cape Talk, SAfm and Power FM, tracked from dawn arrest to afternoon bail. With municipal elections days away, KwaZulu-Natal security and the court curbs on March and March kept the polls in focus. Cape Town's deadly taxi conflict spilled over into chaos at the city'...

Stations spent Friday on a run of breaking crime-and-justice news. The arrests of former IDAC head Andrea Johnson and ex-crime intelligence deputy Feroz Khan led bulletins on almost every station, while Cape Town's taxi war spilled over into chaos at the airport. With the local government elections five days away, campaign coverage ran all day, alongside the proposed appointment of Nhlanhla Mkhwan...