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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] As thousands of travellers cross South Africa’s borders during the festive season, the Border Management Author...
26/12/2025

[ON AIR] As thousands of travellers cross South Africa’s borders during the festive season, the Border Management Authority is under pressure to ensure both efficiency and security. What’s working, what’s not, and what should travellers expect? Mmemme Mogotsi - Deputy Assistant Commissioner: Communications and Marketing for Border Management Authority (BMA) on with Jon Gericke

[ON AIR] Sports update with Zai Khan on with Jon Gericke
26/12/2025

[ON AIR] Sports update with Zai Khan on with Jon Gericke

[ON AIR] More than eight years after the collapse of Lily Mine in Mpumalanga, the tragedy remains unresolved, with the b...
26/12/2025

[ON AIR] More than eight years after the collapse of Lily Mine in Mpumalanga, the tragedy remains unresolved, with the bodies of three trapped workers still unrecovered and their families still seeking justice. Harry Mazibuko - Family Spokesperson and former employee of Lily Mine on with Jon Gericke

[ON AIR] WeBuyCars has been ordered to refund customers more than R3.4 million and pay a R2.5 million fine after reachin...
26/12/2025

[ON AIR] WeBuyCars has been ordered to refund customers more than R3.4 million and pay a R2.5 million fine after reaching a settlement with the National Consumer Commission over violations of the Consumer Protection Act. Prudence Moilwa, head of complaints and investigations at the National Consumer Commission on with Jon Gericke

[ON AIR] Political tensions in KwaZulu-Natal are escalating as the Umkhonto weSizwe Party accuses the provincial legisla...
26/12/2025

[ON AIR] Political tensions in KwaZulu-Natal are escalating as the Umkhonto weSizwe Party accuses the provincial legislature’s Speaker, Nontobeko Boyce, of using heavy-handed tactics to suppress the party’s democratic participation in the wake of Boyce’s controversial decision to suspend 36 Members of the Provincial Legislature (MPLS). Prof Andre Duvenhage - North West Uuniversity Political analyst on with Jon Gericke

[ON AIR] The African National Congress Youth League has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare youth unemploymen...
26/12/2025

[ON AIR] The African National Congress Youth League has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare youth unemployment a national disaster, warning that the scale of the crisis threatens social stability, dignity and the country’s future. Zama Khanyase - ANCYL Spokesperson | 1st Deputy Secretary General on with Jon Gericke

26/12/2025

[ON AIR] The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng is renewing calls for criminal accountability over alleged large-scale corruption at Tembisa Hospital, arguing that billions meant for patient care were stolen from some of the province’s most vulnerable people. The DA is demanding jail time for those responsible, and launched the “Recover the Tembisa Billions” campaign and petition aimed at forcing justice and the recovery of public funds. Jack Bloom - DA Gauteng Shadow Health MEC on with Jon Gericke

[ON AIR] Africa Update Report with Advocate, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs an...
26/12/2025

[ON AIR] Africa Update Report with Advocate, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs and Jon Gericke on

[ON AIR] As the Philippines’ decades-long guerrilla conflict between the Maoist New People’s Army and the government app...
26/12/2025

[ON AIR] As the Philippines’ decades-long guerrilla conflict between the Maoist New People’s Army and the government approaches its 57th year, fighting traditionally pauses during the Christmas period. What are the origins and human cost of the conflict, the significance of these annual Christmas ceasefires, and what they reveal about the enduring challenges and prospects for peace in one of the world’s longest-running insurgencies? Prof Patricio Abinales - Political Historian | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa on with Jon Gericke

[ON AIR] Good Morning and welcome to the Friday edition of with Jon Gericke. Connect with us: C...
26/12/2025

[ON AIR] Good Morning and welcome to the Friday edition of with Jon Gericke.

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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).