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Banks call cash its biggest enemy, but millions of South Africans still see it as the only thing they can trust. Meanwhile, government has just done the unthinkable: making price fixing legal to keep the sugar industry alive. Quickfire mentions brings a sobering stat with 20,000 pregnancies and nearly 19,000 STI cases at colleges. And in the wildcard, we trace rooibos’s journey from Cederberg hillsides to a drink with global protection status.

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SAPS is stalling on body cams but fast-tracking drones, raising big questions about priorities in crime fighting. South Africa’s top general blindsided Ramaphosa with a trip to Iran in the middle of a trade spat with Washington. The JSE’s record-breaking rally masks a shrinking market as giants carry the load while smaller players quietly disappear. And for the wildcard, we rewind to the night Cape Town surgeons pulled off the world’s first heart transplant.

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India’s Tata Motors is roaring back into South Africa’s car market, taking aim at China’s budget brands just as the local auto industry battles sliding sales, job losses, and a scramble to boost local content. Meanwhile, Johannesburg is getting a suspiciously timed facelift ahead of November’s G20 Summit, a polish that residents say should’ve happened years ago. And in the wildcard, we dive into the South African invention that’s been quietly creeping across pools from Springs to Switzerland.

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Washington’s tariff fight with Pretoria just got messier, with BEE exemptions now the latest red line and the ANC rallying allies to defend it. While that drama plays out, SA’s hedging its bets with fresh export deals across Asia and the Middle East. Local markets are roaring as gold and platinum miners smash records, and Nedbank drops R1.65 billion on fintech iKhokha. Plus: the Western Cape engineer whose invention clocked the fastest moments in sport.

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South Africans could soon dodge the dreaded Home Affairs queue, as Capitec and FNB roll out Smart ID and passport applications via their apps. Brutal Fruit’s latest ad has been banned after a Heineken challenge, sparking debate over whether advertising has lost its bite. Prosus has EU approval for a R80 billion Just Eat Takeaway takeover, shaking up the global food delivery game. Not to mention Pepkor’s R1.9 billion fashion spree, Eskom’s diesel splurge, and a SARS scam warning. Plus, the Joburg-made glue that once kept Apollo 11 together on its trip to the Moon.

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Please Note: In today’s first story, we said South Africa is “one of 36 countries” warned by the US over travel documentation. That was incorrect. While the US has warned 36 countries in total, the reports don’t show that SA is on that list. Analysts do, however, say SA could face similar treatment if the tensions with Washington continue.

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US freezes visas from Zimbabwe, and tells South Africa to pick up its socks. In Joburg, the DA accuses metro police of turning fines into quotas. Stats SA is revamping how we count jobs, with big implications for our unemployment rate. Plus, gold prices cool, SARS’ commissioner calls time, and Dean Burmester cashes in. With a wildcard through the remote, ancient beauty of the Richtersveld’s Orange River.

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From biometric raids in Limpopo to diamonds in a billion-rand fight for relevance, today’s show is all about identity, security, and the value we place on both. We unpack Operation New Broom’s high-tech deportation drive, South Africa’s bold move to join Africa’s biggest trade finance bank, and the global marketing blitz to save natural diamonds from lab-grown rivals. Plus, in the Wildcard, we step inside Gauteng’s Tswaing Crater — a 220,000-year-old meteorite scar you can still hike today.

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Student debt is crushing South Africa’s graduates, with universities now owed R8.8 billion and turning to debt collectors to survive. TFG posts double-digit growth - but its share price tanks, as investors look past UK wins to weak local sales. Ramaphosa phones Trump to stop 30% US tariffs - no breakthrough, just polite silence.

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Temu and Shein have taken over a chunk of South Africa’s retail market — but their rise may be costing us more than we think, with thousands of local jobs already gone. The ANC is struggling to hold the GNU together, while the Reserve Bank’s shock inflation target cut has blindsided Treasury. Capitec partners with Mama Money for faster remittances, and the JSE celebrates a profit boost. And in the Eastern Cape, a legendary sea cliff echoes with myth and tide.

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A gold-smuggling underworld is erupting beneath Mpumalanga, where thousands of zama zamas risk everything for a criminal gold pipeline that stretches to Dubai. In finance, US tariffs tighten their grip as Maersk pulls its direct shipping route from SA, pushing exporters to the brink. Petrol’s down, diesel’s up, and political tensions in the GNU heat up. And for the wildcard: we visit the Cradle of Humankind - where the human story may have truly begun.

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