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Hundreds of thousands disappear from South Africa’s domestic workforce, government rewrites the rules on how easily workers can be fired, and Chinese carmakers muscle their way into our top 10. And in the wildcard, the Cape wine route that travel writers say deserves a place on every bucket list.

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Donald Trump has snubbed South Africa’s G20 moment, sending his Vice President instead of showing up for Africa’s first summit on the world stage. Rebels slipped into a peace summit right under Pretoria’s nose, leaving the DRC fuming. Franschhoek’s half-billion-rand skytram is stuck in limbo, while BMW gears up to launch an iX3 with 800km range. And a KZN runner quietly shatters the six-hour barrier for 100km.

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Ramaphosa just reignited the land reform debate by praising Zimbabwe’s disastrous policy in Harare, sparking backlash at home. Woolworths delivered a split set of results which sees food booming in SA while its Australian arm drags profits down. Meanwhile, South Africa’s exporters are losing billions to tariffs and red tape despite a supposed free-trade deal with the UK. Siya Kolisi makes his return at No 8 against the All Blacks, and at the end of today’s show we reveal what Capetonians really saw during that so-called UFO sighting.

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Government is cracking down on hijacked buildings and even private owners could lose theirs under the new Expropriation Act. Shoprite is no longer just South Africa’s biggest grocer; it now wants your bank account too, promising a zero-cost option at the checkout counter. Meanwhile, local factories are cutting jobs even as car sales hit their highest level in a decade, with Toyota stretching its lead. And off Clifton Beach, we look back at when the divers uncovered one of the world’s first confirmed slave shipwrecks.

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Checkers is entering its golden era as Sixty60 just crossed 100 million orders, driving record-breaking growth as South Africans embrace faster, smarter shopping. But there’s more in today’s update: a major shake-up in SAPS oversight as President Ramaphosa signs a new law giving the police watchdog full independence. The country faces one of its worst foot-and-mouth outbreaks in years, pushing red meat prices higher. And for at the end of the show, we revisit the local cheetah breeding centre saving Africa’s fastest cat from extinction.

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South Africa’s new employment equity quotas officially take effect today, marking a major shift in how workplaces will be structured. In Cape Town, the High Court hears arguments over whether s*x work in the informal economy should finally be decriminalised. Meanwhile, US tariffs are shaking up global trade, with Indian manufacturers moving more production into Africa to keep access to American markets. On the business front: Cell C’s pre-listing clean-up, the Reserve Bank’s push to crack open payments, and new credit rules that could rope in university debt. And stick around as we retell the the true origins of Shosholoza - the miners’ chant that became a sports anthem.

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South Africa’s health system is facing its biggest shake-up in decades, with the NHI Act promising universal care but raising fears of tax hikes and state control. The police are under scrutiny over 121 political killings dockets, a saga that could decide whether SAPS can even police itself. In business, MSC - the world’s biggest shipping company - has been cleared to run trains in SA, just as Maersk pulls the plug on the US route. The Boks recall Faf de Klerk for a historic Eden Park clash, and Cape Town’s lunchtime cannon blast still startles tourists more than two centuries later.

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Julius Malema’s “kill” speech has finally backfired with a hate speech ruling that could redraw the lines of South Africa’s political speech. At the same time, billionaire Jannie Mouton is betting billions to turn Curro schools into a nonprofit. While Denel faces a crippling US lawsuit over undelivered fighter jets. Later in the show we step onto the padel courts to see why this sport is fast replacing golf as the dealmaker’s game.

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South Africa’s most famous rhino breeder is now accused of running a R250 million horn trafficking ring, a scandal that’s shaking conservation circles. At the same time, Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has dissolved the SA Tourism board just weeks before the G20 Summit, raising questions about politics versus accountability. Stats SA’s latest crime survey reveals just how wide the trust gap has grown between citizens and police. And stick around as we revisit how Black Label beer earned its knockout nickname, Zamalek.

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Two of South Africa’s neighbours are in crisis: Lesotho’s textile jobs are vanishing, while Botswana’s diamond-fuelled health system is collapsing. Back home, Sasol’s stock has surged on long-awaited signs of a turnaround, and Bok fans are furious after Cape Town Stadium’s gates were thrown open, raising fresh questions about access and affordability. And in a trip back in time, we look at how a Karoo town once grew rich on ostrich feathers until the bubble burst almost overnight.

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