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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).

[ON AIR] Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter delivers the latest business news, looking at US markets and Asian markets...
09/01/2026

[ON AIR] Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter delivers the latest business news, looking at US markets and Asian markets on with Thulasizwe Simelane

1. Lewis cleared to intervene in Pepkor-Shoprite furniture acquisition
2. Implats faces pressure over mine accident probe as NUM demands report be made public
3. Markets

Coming up at 08:30 Rob Byrne will have your latest traffic update on with Thulasizwe Simelane
09/01/2026

Coming up at 08:30 Rob Byrne will have your latest traffic update on with Thulasizwe Simelane

[ON AIR] A large wildfire is currently burning in a remote section of the Garden Route National Park in the Eastern Cape...
09/01/2026

[ON AIR] A large wildfire is currently burning in a remote section of the Garden Route National Park in the Eastern Cape, prompting an extensive multi-agency firefighting response as authorities work to contain the blaze and protect surrounding communities and infrastructure. Len du Plessis: SANParks Senior Manager: Environmental Planning, garden route national park on with Thulasizwe Simelane

09/01/2026

Coming up at 08:05 Rob Byrne will have your latest traffic update on with Thulasizwe Simelane

Eastern Cape - Kouga region via Cat Reporting

09/01/2026

Coming up at 07:50 Rob Byrne will have your latest traffic update on with Thulasizwe Simelane

[ON AIR] As South Africa’s unified school calendar begins on Wednesday, 14 January, new data show that the cost of sendi...
09/01/2026

[ON AIR] As South Africa’s unified school calendar begins on Wednesday, 14 January, new data show that the cost of sending a child to public high school is rising far faster than inflation, deepening financial pressure on households already struggling with the high cost of living. Taryn Jankes: Chief Marketing Officer, Teneo on with Thulasizwe Simelane

[ON AIR] Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter delivers the latest business news, looking at US markets and Asian markets...
09/01/2026

[ON AIR] Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter delivers the latest business news, looking at US markets and Asian markets on with Thulasizwe Simelane

1. Sentiment in the manufacturing sector sours in December
2. Government presses on with search for buyer for ArcelorMittal’s long steel business
3. Markets

[ON AIR] Sports update with Zai Khan and Thulasizwe Simelane on
09/01/2026

[ON AIR] Sports update with Zai Khan and Thulasizwe Simelane on

Coming up at 07:30 Rob Byrne will have your latest traffic update on with Thulasizwe Simelane Durban - Live View: N2 ...
09/01/2026

Coming up at 07:30 Rob Byrne will have your latest traffic update on with Thulasizwe Simelane

Durban - Live View: N2 South

[ON AIR] The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) rejects the notion that the ANC can speak on behalf of all South Africans on m...
09/01/2026

[ON AIR] The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) rejects the notion that the ANC can speak on behalf of all South Africans on matters of foreign policy, particularly regarding Venezuela. The ANC’s ideologically driven, anti-Western stance does not reflect the views of all citizens or parties within South Africa’s democratic framework. The VF Plus therefore distances itself from the ANC’s position and welcomes decisive international action against the illegitimate and criminal regime of Nicolás Maduro. Corne Mulder: Chief Whip in Parliament, The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) on with Thulasizwe Simelane

[ON AIR] KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has publicly endorsed Provincial Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanaz...
09/01/2026

[ON AIR] KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has publicly endorsed Provincial Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi for a second term, a move that carries significant political and institutional weight amid ongoing national probes into alleged corruption and interference within South Africa’s security and justice systems. Andy Mashaile: Security Strategist on with Thulasizwe Simelane

Coming up at 07:05 Rob Byrne will have your latest traffic update on with Thulasizwe Simelane JHB - Live View: N3 Nor...
09/01/2026

Coming up at 07:05 Rob Byrne will have your latest traffic update on with Thulasizwe Simelane

JHB - Live View: N3 North ==> Germiston

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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).