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Friday's talk radio was dominated by the countdown to the June 30 anti-immigration shutdown, with stations tracking everything from the R600 million policing bill to Malawian nationals being relocated from Durban to Musina. Parliament's speaker faced a fresh EFF no-confidence push, Eskom marked 400 days without load shedding, and Bafana Bafana's last-32 progression kept the sports desks busy along...

Saturday's talk radio was dominated by the countdown to Tuesday's June 30 anti-immigration shutdown, with stations weighing law-enforcement readiness, xenophobia warnings and the mass arrival of Malawian nationals at consulates. Parliament's political drama added a second through-line as the EFF moved a no-confidence motion against Speaker Thoko Didiza, while lifestyle and sport coverage leaned in...

Friday's talk radio was dominated by two intertwined hard-news stories: the suspended police commissioner Fanie Masemola's court appearance over the Matlala SAPS tender, and the intensifying countdown to the June 30th anti-migrant protests, with government scrambling to repatriate nearly 20,000 Malawians. Politics churned with the EFF's motion of no confidence against Speaker Didiza, while Bafana...

The looming 30 June anti-immigration shutdown dominated talk radio across stations, intersecting with politics, policing and media freedom debates. The Masemola tender case and Katmataala plea deal ran a close second, while the EFF's no-confidence move against Speaker Didiza, a national dialogue funding scandal and a rare Bafana feel-good moment rounded out the day.

Bafana Bafana's historic World Cup knockout qualification dominated airwaves across every station, while the Matlala plea deal at the Madlanga Commission delivered the day's biggest hard-news jolt. Stations also wrestled with next Tuesday's anti-immigration marches, a fresh economic advisor at the Union Buildings, and — in the cultural register — a rich Power FM conversation on African polygamy an...

Bafana Bafana's historic World Cup knockout qualification dominated every talk station from dawn, with callers, coaches and commentators turning Tapelo Maseko's strike into a national moment. Hard news was equally heavy: alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala pleaded guilty in the SAPS tender case and is now turning state witness, while stations also tracked the build-up to June 30th ant...

Wednesday's talk radio was dominated by the countdown to next Tuesday's anti-illegal immigration shutdown, with stations tracking the 600-million-rand security operation, mass repatriations and pleas for calm from every corner. Parliament's Section 89 impeachment machinery against President Ramaphosa cranked back into life, while the Madlanga Commission delivered another day of explosive testimony...

Talk radio on Tuesday was dominated by two slow-burning national stories: the Madlanga Commission's grilling of suspended Ekurhuleni Metro cop Julius Mkhwanazi, and the countdown to the 30 June anti-migrant march, with thousands of Malawians and Zimbabweans already being repatriated. Beneath the hard news, stations made room for a battered consumer (confidence at a near two-year low), the Auditor-...

Tuesday's talk radio was dominated by the countdown to the June 30 anti-illegal immigration shutdown, with stations tracking police hotspot planning, repatriations from Durban and political nerves about a repeat of July 2021. Explosive in-camera testimony at the Madlanga Commission about a 14-million-rand precious stones heist ran a close second, while Joburg's water levy, Banyana's World Cup post...

Monday's talk radio was dominated by the Madlanga Commission's extraordinary day — cocaine videos, panic attacks and WhatsApp trails linking a medical services CEO to an alleged crime boss — while the fallout from a bloody voter registration weekend forced the IEC and political parties to confront targeted killings of candidates. Stations also tracked rising tension ahead of the 30 June anti-immig...

Political killings during the IEC's voter registration weekend dominated talk radio, with stations across the dial linking the murders of a DA candidate in Dunoon and an ANC councillor in Nelson Mandela Bay to fears about the November local elections. The Malawian repatriation saga, Keir Starmer's resignation and a dramatic day at the Madlanga Commission also crossed multiple stations, while Banya...

Voter registration weekend dominated talk radio, but it was the killings of three political figures across three provinces that gave the day its grim character — turning what should have been an IEC logistics story into a national conversation about violence and democracy. Alongside that, stations tracked the looming 30 June anti-immigrant march, fresh uncertainty over PEPFAR funding, a Bafana do-...

Sunday's talk radio was dominated by the IEC's voter registration weekend, made grim by the murders of two political figures — a DA activist in Dunoon and an ANC ward councillor in Zwide — which crossed every newsroom in the country. Beyond the ballot, stations chewed over Ramaphosa's impeachment court bid, the US PEPFAR funding cliff, and the build-up to a 30 June anti-illegal immigration protest...

Voter registration weekend dominated airwaves across all four stations, with the IEC, parties and police all framing it as a dry run for November's local government polls. Running alongside were the looming 30 June anti-immigration protests and the mass repatriation of Malawians and Zimbabweans, while sport delivered a record-shattering Comrades and a chastening URC final for the Bulls. Cultural a...

Voter registration weekend dominated South African talk radio on Saturday, with every major station crossing live to IEC stations and tracking sluggish youth turnout. Running alongside it: a tense standoff over arrest warrants for crime intelligence bosses, and the steady drumbeat of repatriation buses leaving for Malawi and Zimbabwe amid xenophobia fears. Sport and culture got a look-in too, with...

Friday's talk radio was dominated by hard news from the security cluster: bail for the ballistics expert in the Arman Swart murder case, drama around the attempted arrest of Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo, and Lieutenant General Lesetja Sonono's combative return to the Madlanga Commission over the Port Shepstone cocaine theft. Stations also tracked the mass repatriation of Malawian and Z...

Friday's talk radio was dominated by a dramatic standoff inside South Africa's policing and prosecutions cluster, with KZN Police Commissioner Mkhwanazi and Crime Intelligence head Khumalo squaring off against IDAC at the Brooklyn Police Station — a story that bled into the Madlanga Commission's grilling of suspended Hawks boss Senona. Stations also tracked the mass repatriation of Malawians from...

Parliament's impeachment committee voting to oppose President Ramaphosa's Phala Phala court bid dominated talk radio across every major station today, with legal analysts, party leaders and the GNU's fractures all under the microscope. Running alongside it: the Sherwood Hall standoff in Durban as more than 1,000 Malawians were repatriated, Bafana Bafana's must-win World Cup night against Czechia c...

Wednesday's talk radio was dominated by the Phala Phala impeachment showdown, with Parliament's committee voting across the dial to fight President Ramaphosa's interdict bid. Migration tensions in Durban, a DA cabinet reshuffle and a looming voter registration weekend rounded out the hard-news agenda, while Bafana's World Cup preparations and a Soweto '76 biography gave stations their sport and cu...

Wednesday's talk radio was dominated by the migration crisis spilling into violence at Durban's Sherwood Hall, where thousands of Malawian nationals are camped seeking repatriation ahead of the 30 June anti-immigration protests. Stations also tracked Helen Zille — sorry, Hill-Lewis's — first big move as DA leader: dumping John Steenhuisen from agriculture. The Tongaat Hulett rescue, a deadly cocai...

Wednesday's talk radio was dominated by the fallout from the 30 June anti-immigration protests, with Malawian nationals camped at Sherwood Hall in Durban becoming the day's most vivid flashpoint and President Ramaphosa pushing back from a faith-based meeting. The DA's reshuffle removing John Steenhuisen from Agriculture cut across every station, while the Madlanga Commission's interrogation of Haw...

Talk radio on Youth Day was dominated by the 50th anniversary of the Soweto uprising, with Ramaphosa's Nasrec address tying historical sacrifice to today's youth unemployment crisis. Running alongside were two heavy stories that crossed every station: the rising anti-immigration tensions and Malawian repatriation in Durban, and an outpouring of tributes for jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim, who died i...

Youth Day at 50 dominated the airwaves, with every major station tracing the line from the 1976 Soweto uprising to today's youth unemployment crisis and Ramaphosa's keynote at FNB Stadium. Running alongside were a fresh political storm over the President's bid to halt his Phala Phala impeachment inquiry, mounting tensions over migration after Malawians sought repatriation from Durban, and an outpo...

Talk radio on the eve of Youth Day was dominated by President Ramaphosa's eleventh-hour court bid to halt his Phala Phala impeachment, with legal analysts and opposition voices arguing he is trying to dodge a Concourt-mandated process. Running alongside it: the chaotic repatriation of Malawians from Durban's Sherwood Hall as the March-and-March deadline looms, fresh anger over Joburg traffic chief...

Talk radio on Monday was dominated by President Ramaphosa's eleventh-hour court bid to halt Phala Phala impeachment proceedings, with legal analysts and opposition parties piling in across every major station. The migration crackdown took on a harder edge as buses arrived to repatriate displaced Malawians from Durban's Sherwood Hall, while a surprise US-Iran peace deal rippled through markets and...