THE MORNING BRIEF

A wave of violence swept across several Cape Flats communities over the weekend, leaving at least 22 people dead and 16 critically injured. The bloodshed, which spanned multiple neighbourhoods between Friday and Sunday, has prompted renewed calls for drastic government intervention to stem escalating gang warfare. Guest: Geordin Hill-Lewis: Executive Mayor of the Cape Town

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, yesterday presented plans to recover delayed construction projects and restore accountability within the public infrastructure sector. Guest: Dean Macpherson: Public Works and Infrastructure Minister

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The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has spent nearly R1 million to vet 9,900 student teachers against the National Register of Sex Offenders (NRSO), marking a major step toward protecting learners and ensuring safer school environments. Guest: Lukhanyo Vangqa: Department Of Basic Education Media liaison Officer

Patrick Ngassa Piotie, chairperson of the Diabetes Alliance SA, calls for urgent collaboration across sectors to make modern, effective diabetes care accessible to everyone. Guest: Patrick Ngassa Piotie: Chairperson of the Diabetes Alliance SA

ActionSA’s proposed Constitutional Amendment to abolish the position of Deputy Ministers was once again validated by the shocking testimony delivered before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee yesterday by one of the two Deputy Ministers of Police, Cassel Mathale MP. Guest: Athol Trollip: ActionSA Parliamentary Caucus Leader

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Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa 30 October 2025 1. Tanzania- Dar es Salaam Counting got underway in Tanzania’s general elections yesterday following a tense day marred by violent protests, curfew regulations and internet cut. The Gambia- Equatorial Guinea The Gambian government has issued a stern warning to former exiled president Yahya Jammeh following his recent announcement that he was ready to return 'home'. Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou Former South African President Jacob Zuma arrived in Ouagadougou yesterday to take part in an event for Afro-descendants. According to the Burkina Information Agency (AIB), the event brings together political, cultural, and intellectual figures from across Africa and the diaspora to strengthen solidarity ties and promote the continent’s development. In our historical archives, it was on this day 30 October 2002 when Just after midnight on 30 October 2002 eight bomb blasts rocked Soweto and Bronkhorstspruit.

At least 104 Palestinians, including 46 children and 20 women, were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza on Tuesday night, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Guest: Thembisa Fakude: Director at Africa Asia Dialogues

As Johannesburg faces a worsening water crisis, residents and businesses are increasingly turning to boreholes to secure water, with applications for drilling jumping by 80% in the past six months. Experts warn that unregulated or improperly drilled boreholes threaten groundwater safety and can cause significant damage to surrounding infrastructure. Guest: Dr. Ferrial Adam: Executive Director, WaterCan

The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) in Tshwane says the city’s ongoing refusal to pay salary increases owed to municipal workers since 2021 is driving many of its own employees into debt with the municipality itself. Nearly 9,000 municipal workers now owe the city a combined R28.88 million, up from R24.67 million a year ago. Guest: Lehlogonolo Maphatsoe: South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) Tshwane regional chairperson

The Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha has reserved judgment on the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) application for leave to appeal the acquittal of televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused, Lusanda Sulaniand Zikiswa Sitho. Guest: Luxolo Tyali: Spokesperson, National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Eastern Cape

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South Africa has made global headlines by becoming the first country in Africa — and only the third in the world — to approve lenacapavir (LEN), a revolutionary twice-yearly injectable drug that prevents HIV infection. Guest: Prof. Glenda Gray - Director of the Infectious Disease and Oncology Research Institute (IDORI) at Wits University

This week, SAPS ballistics head Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela revealed to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that police have been forced to repurpose a museum into a storage facility to house over 29,000 firearms, each linked to a killing somewhere in the country. Guest: David Bruce: Independent Researcher in Policing, Crime and Criminal Justice and ISS Consultant

A bloody weekend across several Cape Flats communities has left at least 22 people dead and 16 others critically injured, sparking outrage and renewed calls for government intervention. The African Congress for Change has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare a state of emergency in the region. Guest: Masizole Mnqasela: President of the Alliance of Citizens for Change, and Former Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.

The issue of bail in South Africa has once again come under the spotlight — most recently after Police Minister Bheki Cele described the country’s bail system as “a mess.” How does the bail system operate in SA? Guest: Dr (Adv) JB Skosana: South African Law Reform Commission Commissioner designated to the Review of the Criminal Procedure Act project

The Ministry in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities welcomes the swift arrest of a suspect linked to the brutal killing of two young women in Mamelodi East, Gauteng. Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga condemns, in the strongest possible terms, this senseless act of violence that has once again robbed families, communities, and our nation of young lives filled with promise. Guest: Sindisiwe Chikunga - Minister Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities