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08/08/2025

Please join Mike Stroud tonight from 7-10pm for a Women's Day feature on the Mixed Bag of Rock & Roll!

08/08/2025

Friday's Highlights on Radio Today:
00.00-08.00: BBC World Service
08.00-10.00: Breakfast with Errol Ballantyne
10.00-10.30: Pages unbound Glenda Slade
10.30-12.00: Living Our Best Years
12.00-13.00: BBC World Midday News
13.00-15.00: After lunch
15.00-17.55: Afternoon on Radio Today
17.55-18.00: News Scoops
18.00-19.00: JoziStyle
19.00-22.00: The Mixed Bag of Rock & Roll with Mike Stroud
22.00-00.00: BBC World Service
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08:00 - 10:00 Breakfast with Errol Ballentine
10:00 - 10:30 Pages Unbound with Glenda Slade
10:30 - 12:00 Living Our Best Years with Matt Tennyson
12:00 - 13:00 BBC World
17:50 - 18:00 Radio Today News
18:00 - 19:00 JoziStyle with Edward Chamberlain-Bell
19:00 - 22:00 The Mixed Bag of Rock & Roll with Mike Stroud..and great music throughout the day!

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‪Friday:
08:00-10:00 Breakfast with Errol Ballentine
10:00-10:30 Pages Unbound
10:30-12:00 Living Our Best Years
12:00-13:00 BBC World
17:50-18:00 Radio Today News
18:00-19:00 JoziStyle
19:00-22:00 The Mixed Bag of Rock & Roll with Mike Stroud
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08/08/2025

Friday's Weather Issued by the South African Weather Service (Saws).

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS:
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS:

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:
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ADVISORIES:
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GAUTENG:
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Morning fog in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and cool.

PRETORIA:
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Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy. Minimum/Maximum: 06/19

JOHANNESBURG:
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Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy. Minimum/Maximum: 04/17

VEREENIGING:
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Morning fog otherwise partly cloudy. Minimum/Maximum: 03/17

MPUMALANGA:
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Morning fog over the Highveld and the southern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold.

MBOMBELA:
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Morning fog otherwise partly cloudy. Minimum/Maximum: 10/21

LIMPOPO:
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Isolated showers in the morning over the north-west with morning fog in places in the south-west, otherwise partly cloudy and cool.

POLOKWANE:
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Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy. Minimum/Maximum: 08/20

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE:
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Partly cloudy in the east, otherwise fine and cool

MAHIKENG:
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Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy. Minimum/Maximum: 04/19

VRYBURG:
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Partly cloudy. Minimum/Maximum: 03/20

FREE STATE:
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Cloudy with fog in the east at first, otherwise fine and cool, but cold around Lesotho border.

BLOEMFONTEIN:
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Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy. Minimum/Maximum: 05/18

NORTHERN CAPE:
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Fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly.

KIMBERLEY:
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Fine. Minimum/Maximum: 04/19

UPINGTON:
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Fine. Minimum/Maximum: 04/21

WESTERN CAPE:
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Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy to fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate westerly to north-westerly along the south coast, becoming moderate to fresh north-easterly to easterly from the afternoon, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

CAPE TOWN:
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Partly cloudy. Wind: Light and variable. Minimum/Maximum: 11/19

GEORGE:
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Partly cloudy. Wind: Light and variable, becoming moderate easterly to southeasterly from the afternoon. Minimum/Maximum: 07/18

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Partly cloudy and cool, becoming fine in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate westerly, otherwise light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh north-easterly

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Cloudy with fog patches in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, but cold in places in the north. The wind along the coast will be Moderate south-westerly, becoming moderate to fresh north-easterly.

GQEBERHA:
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Fine. Wind: Moderate westerly, becoming easterly in the afternoon. Minimum/Maximum: 11/19

EAST LONDON:
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Fine. Wind: Light and variable, becoming moderate north-easterly. Minimum/Maximum: 11/20

KWAZULU-NATAL:
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Morning rain in the north coast, otherwise fine and cool but cold in the south-west. The wind along the coast will be light southerly to south-easterly north of Durban in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh north-easterly.

DURBAN:
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Partly cloudy. Wind: Light to moderate north-easterly. Minimum/Maximum: 15/21

RICHARDS BAY:
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Cloudy with morning rain, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly in the morning, otherwise northeasterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/22

PIETERMARITZBURG:
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Partly cloudy. Minimum/Maximum: 07/20

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04/08/2025

When a 19-year-old’s car wouldn’t start and her mother was hundreds of kilometres away, a stranger named Zaheer stepped in

01/08/2025

The 1st edition of Radio Today's online Magazine is out! Go to our website and click on the "News" tab:

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30/07/2025

Following years of restoring, Johannesburg's historic library is set to reopen after a 5 year hiatus following extensive renovations

30/07/2025

Wednesday's Highlights on Radio Today:
08:00 - 10:00 Breakfast with Errol Ballentine
10:00 - 10:30 Pages Unbound with Glenda Slade
10:30 - 12:00 Living Our Best Years with Matt Tennyson
12:00 - 13:00 BBC World
17:50 - 18:00 Radio Today News
18:00 - 19:00 Risky Business with Bryan Hattingh
19:00 - 22:00 Your Classical Radio with Melissa Ousley..and great music throughout the day!

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30/07/2025

Wednesday's Weather Issued by the South African Weather Service (Saws).

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS:
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS:
A. A Yellow Level 2 Warning for Damaging Winds resulting in localised problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes are expected over the south-western parts of the Northern Cape (30/07/2025).

B. A Yellow Level 1 Warning for Damaging Winds resulting in localised damage to temporary structures and an increased risk of localised runaway fires is expected in places over Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality of the Eastern Cape (30/07/2025).

C. A Yellow Level 2 Warning for Damaging Winds resulting in localised damage to temporary structures and localised power and communication interruptions are expected in places over Chris Hani and Joe Gqabi District Municipalities of the Eastern Cape(31/07/2025).

D. A Yellow Level for 2 Warning for Damaging Waves resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea and small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing in a locality is expected between Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay on Thursday morning, subsidingfrom Friday morning (31/07/2025-01/08/2025).

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:
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ADVISORIES:
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Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected over the southern parts of the Namakwa district (Northern Cape), as well as over the Cape Winelands, Central Karoo and Little Karoo Municipalities of the Western Cape on Thursday (31/07/2025).

GAUTENG:
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Fine and cool in the north

PRETORIA:
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Fine. Minimum/Maximum:3/20

JOHANNESBURG:
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Fine. Minimum/Maximum:2/19

VEREENIGING:
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Fine. Minimum/Maximum:0/18

MPUMALANGA:
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Fine and cool to col but warm in Lowveld

MBOMBELA:
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Fine. Minimum/Maximum:4/21

LIMPOPO:
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Fine and cool

POLOKWANE:
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Fine. Minimum/Maximum:3/19

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE:
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Fine and cool.

MAHIKENG:
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Fine. Minimum/Maximum:2/19

VRYBURG:
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Fine. Minimum/Maximum:0/21

FREE STATE:
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Fine and cold to cool.

BLOEMFONTEIN:
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Fine. Minimum/Maximum:1/18

NORTHERN CAPE:
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Cloudy with morning fog along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm. It will be fine in places over the interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-westerly.

KIMBERLEY:
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Fine. Minimum/Maximum:5/22

UPINGTON:
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Partly cloudy and windy. Minimum/Maximum:13/25

WESTERN CAPE:
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Cloudy with morning drizzle and fog in places along the west, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool but warm in the east. Rain is expected over the southwestern parts from late afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly but strong in the south-west.

CAPE TOWN:
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Mostly cloudy with morning drizzle and rain from the afternoon. Wind: Fresh to strong north-westerly Minimum/Maximum:13/16

GEORGE:
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Partly cloudy. Wind: Fresh north-westerly. Minimum/Maximum:13/25

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Partly cloudy in places, otherwise fine and warm, but windy over the interior. It will become cloudy along the coast from late morning. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly, becoming southwesterly from the west from mid-morning.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Fine, windy and cool in places in the west, but warm along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly, becoming northeasterly in the afternoon

GQEBERHA:
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Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Wind: Moderate to fresh north-westerly, becoming south-westerly in the afternoon. Minimum/Maximum:11/28

EAST LONDON:
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Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Wind: Moderate to fresh north-westerly, becoming north-easterly in the afternoon. Minimum/Maximum:16/30

KWAZULU-NATAL:
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Fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.

DURBAN:
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Fine. Wind: Light northerly to north-westerly until midday and in the evening, otherwise moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly. Minimum/Maximum:11/22

RICHARDS BAY:
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Fine. Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly. Minimum/Maximum:13/24

PIETERMARITZBURG:
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Fine. Minimum/Maximum:5/25

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29/07/2025

A dog named Bullet was shot during a home invasion. The Garden Route SPCA's volunteer vet treated Bullet before returning him home.

28/07/2025

A father’s vulnerable Facebook post has united South Africans around a single truth: kindness still lives here and sometimes...

20/02/2025

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