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South Africa’s rolling out a new anti-gang strategy - one built on intelligence and coordination instead of brute force. But after decades of failure, can it really clean up a system where crime and corruption overlap? Meanwhile, a global study finds South Africans are living shorter, sicker lives as lifestyle diseases erase our HIV-era gains. The Reserve Bank, though, says there’s reason to smile - the rand’s stabilising and finally earning respect abroad. And in the wildcard, Kimberley’s pink paradise has lost its colour - but maybe not for good.

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South Africa’s police wars have exploded into Parliament, with KZN’s top cop accusing ministers, MPs, and journalists of corruption and leaks - leaving lawmakers scrambling to separate fact from spectacle. Dis-Chem’s new rewards system could change how the country thinks about healthcare, while a R2-billion Club Med resort may redraw the tourism map entirely. Also in today's show: Treasury’s hitting its fiscal targets, trade talks with the US are heating up, and a Libyan arms link raises alarms.

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South Africa extends the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits to 2027, giving 180,000 Zimbabweans more time to live and work here - but not without controversy. FlySafair wins a court reprieve that could reshape local aviation, and Anglo American warns that decades of red tape are killing mining exploration before it starts. Plus, the Public Investment Corporation faces fresh turmoil, a new unrecognised rugby league threatens a player exodus, and FNB warns shoppers of slick new Black Friday scams.

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Load-shedding may have ended (for now), but it’s not quite the victory Eskom’s claiming. While South Africans have powered ahead with a wave of private solar, Eskom’s recovery leans on long-delayed maintenance and a diesel bill that’s ballooned to record levels. We also unpack the new law aimed at restoring trust in South Africa’s shaky statistics, and why experts say the country’s R26 billion skills system needs a total rethink. And in the wildcard, we head 2,000 kilometres south to the sub-Antarctic islands most South Africans don’t even know they own.

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Some of Mexico’s biggest cartels are no longer just passing through South Africa - they’re setting up shop. Today’s show unpacks how the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels appear to be embedding themselves across provinces, the legal fight to finally hold failed state executives personally accountable, and SARS’s rare offer to let taxpayers settle their debts for less. Plus, a deep dive into the Drakensberg, where ancient San rock paintings have outlived empires, storms, and time itself.

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South Africa’s neighbour is fast becoming the region’s next powerhouse. As Namibian oil and gas discoveries spark a rush of South African investment, the SABC’s latest report reveals chaos at home - from skipped advertisements to a looming financial cliff. Meanwhile, Parliament faces a parental-leave puzzle that could cost the UIF billions, and the courts have dismissed President Ramaphosa’s bid to stall a decades-old apartheid damages case. Plus, in the wildcard, a stretch of KZN coastline that’s basically a real-life nature glitch

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South Africa’s finally cracking down on the spam call epidemic that’s plagued millions of phones but will the new rules actually silence telemarketers? A Russian cargo jet blacklisted by the US quietly lands in Upington, raising questions about what it was carrying and who helped. And municipalities celebrate “clean audits,” even as service delivery falls apart.

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Cybercriminals are hijacking SARS eFiling accounts and pocketing tax refunds before taxpayers even notice. The Madlanga Commission, meant to be SA’s big anti-corruption clean-up, is already wobbling as its evidence leader quits. Meanwhile, Capitec is rewriting banking by targeting the hustle economy, helping small businesses get paid faster. And in the wildcard, we revisit the forgotten Mapungubwe kingdom.

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Julius Malema’s guilty verdict now threatens to upend the EFF’s leadership and future in Parliament. Eskom is boasting its first profit in eight years, but the fine print shows a utility propped up by bailouts and rebates rather than true recovery. And Netcare’s rising profits reveal an even starker truth around the state of mental health in South Africa. Plus: the Wild Coast cruise that sank in chaos, but not in tragedy.

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South Africa’s immigration debate is heating up, with the Finance Minister calling a key clause in the Constitution a “grave mistake.” Canal+ has revealed bold plans for DStv’s future after its R55 billion takeover, aiming to dominate Africa’s screens while grappling with Showmax’s losses. On the global stage, Washington has placed South Africa on its trafficking watch list - a move that could escalate into sanctions. And in the wildcard, we look at why South Africans call traffic lights “robots”?

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