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SAfmRadio SA's only national news and talk radio station. Leading the nation's conversation. It was established in 1936 at the time of the creation of the SABC.

SAfm is the SABC's national English language public radio station with its headquarters at Radio Park, Auckland Park, Johannesburg. It was first known as the "A Programme", becoming the English Service when the Afrikaans Service came into being a year later. In 1985 it changed its name again to Radio South Africa and, ten years later, to SAfm. Up until 1995, it was known as a "full spectrum" radio

station; news, information, music, art, drama, children's programmes, sport, etc. It was also the first station to introduce 'talk' format and current affairs programming (Radio Today etc). During the next 8 years, SAfm moved away from "full spectrum" broadcasting in favour of news and information, dropping drama and cutting back on music in favour of a live, 'talk show' format. Children & teenage programming had already been removed from the programme schedule at the birth of SAfm. However, in 2006, the broadcasting governing body, ICASA, instructed SAfm to re-introduce both drama and children's programming which it has done. SAfm draws its audience from LSM's 7-10. It's core listeners fall into the age bracket 35-49 (750 000 with a peak of 835 000 in 2021). The station has also actively sought a 'diverse' audience (currently 61% black vs 39% white).

06/06/2025

[ON AIR] A 16-year-old girl who reported that she was r***d while hitchhiking earlier this week has now been charged with perjury, after investigations revealed that she fabricated the entire story. Lieutenant Colonel Jabu Ndubane speaks to on SABC News

[PODCAST] 4 people killed in Cape Town Taxi Rank Shooting. Earlier on with spoke to Brigadier Novela Potelwa.
06/06/2025

[PODCAST] 4 people killed in Cape Town Taxi Rank Shooting. Earlier on with spoke to Brigadier Novela Potelwa.

Police are investigating a deadly shooting that claimed four lives and left three others injured this morning at the old taxi rank in Mfuleni, Cape Town. For more on this, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: Brigadier Novela Potelwa, Western Cape Police Spokesperson

[PODCAST] DA tables urgent plan to fix the NPA and jail the corrupt. Earlier on with spoke to Advocate Glynnis Breyte...
06/06/2025

[PODCAST] DA tables urgent plan to fix the NPA and jail the corrupt. Earlier on with spoke to Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach.

Earlier today, National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi, hit back at critics who say the institution is failing to show it can deliver justice. Advocate Batohi spoke to SABC News and this is what she had to say… GUEST: Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach, DA Spokesperson on Justi...

[ON AIR] Police are investigating a deadly shooting that claimed four lives and left three others injured this morning a...
06/06/2025

[ON AIR] Police are investigating a deadly shooting that claimed four lives and left three others injured this morning at the old taxi rank in Mfuleni, Cape Town. Brigadier Novela Potelwa speaks to on SABC News

[ON AIR] DA tables urgent plan to fix the NPA and jail the corrupt. Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach speaks to on SABC N...
06/06/2025

[ON AIR] DA tables urgent plan to fix the NPA and jail the corrupt. Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach speaks to on SABC News

[PODCAST] What exactly went wrong in Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s relationship? Earlier on with spoke to Dr Gideon Ch...
06/06/2025

[PODCAST] What exactly went wrong in Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s relationship? Earlier on with spoke to Dr Gideon Chitanga.

A rift between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk erupted yesterday and has caused a noticeable reaction of surprise and disbelief. It all started with Musk’s criticism of Trump’s agenda bill then it quickly descended into the domain of personal attacks. We understand that efforts are being ma...

[PODCAST] Foot and mouth disease outbreak. Earlier on with spoke to Aggrey Mahanjana.
06/06/2025

[PODCAST] Foot and mouth disease outbreak. Earlier on with spoke to Aggrey Mahanjana.

As foot and mouth disease outbreak worsens in KwaZulu-Natal. We hear from Aggrey Mahanjana on how this disease has affected the movement of cloven-hoofed livestock across the country. GUEST: Aggrey Mahanjana, Executive member of the National Livestock Farmers Association of South Africa

[PODCAST] Green Peace Africa Report. Earlier on with spoke to Mametlwe Sebei.
06/06/2025

[PODCAST] Green Peace Africa Report. Earlier on with spoke to Mametlwe Sebei.

According to the latest Green Peace Africa Report, air pollution cost South Africa more than R960bn and what is even more concerning is the fact that the report also found that in 2023 alone, more than 41 thousand South Africans lost their lives due to polluted air. GIWUSA has warned that this lates...

[ON AIR] As foot and mouth disease outbreak worsens in KwaZulu-Natal. speak to Aggrey Mahanjana about how this disease...
06/06/2025

[ON AIR] As foot and mouth disease outbreak worsens in KwaZulu-Natal. speak to Aggrey Mahanjana about how this disease has affected the movement of cloven-hoofed livestock across the country SABC News

[ON AIR] What exactly went wrong in Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s relationship? Dr Gideon Chitanga speaks to on
06/06/2025

[ON AIR] What exactly went wrong in Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s relationship? Dr Gideon Chitanga speaks to on

Welcome to the Friday edition of with & send your views via SMS- 41391 or call us at 086 000 2032 or send a WhatsApp...
06/06/2025

Welcome to the Friday edition of with & send your views via SMS- 41391 or call us at 086 000 2032 or send a WhatsApp voice note at 061 410 4107 also follow us on all our social media. Live Stream: http://listen.safm.co.za/listensafm/

[ON AIR] In her compelling piece "Hungry Minds – Why Education Begins with a Full Stomach," Nadia Lubowski, Managing Tru...
06/06/2025

[ON AIR] In her compelling piece "Hungry Minds – Why Education Begins with a Full Stomach," Nadia Lubowski, Managing Trustee of the Anton Lubowski Educational Trust (ALET), argues that education reform must begin with the basics: nourishment and teacher empowerment. She joins Thulasizwe Simelane on

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SAfm is the SABC's national English language public radio station with its headquarters at Radio Park, Auckland Park, Johannesburg. It was established in 1936 at the time of the creation of the SABC. It was first known as the "A Programme", becoming the English Service when the Afrikaans Service came into being a year later. In 1985 it changed its name again to Radio South Africa and, ten years later, to SAfm. Up until 1995, it was known as a "full spectrum" radio station; news, information, music, art, drama, children's programmes, sport, etc. It was also the first station to introduce 'talk' format and current affairs programming (Radio Today etc). During the next 8 years, SAfm moved away from "full spectrum" broadcasting in favour of news and information, dropping drama and cutting back on music in favour of a live, 'talk show' format. Children & teenage programming had already been removed from the programme schedule at the birth of SAfm. However, in 2006, the broadcasting governing body, ICASA, instructed SAfm to re-introduce both drama and children's programming which it has done. SAfm draws its audience from LSM's 7-10. It's core listeners fall into the age bracket 35-49 (558 000 with a peak of 730 000 in 2003). The station has also actively sought a 'diverse' audience (currently 61% black vs 39% white).