Daily briefing (morning) — Monday, 25 May 2026

Talk radio this 24-hour cycle was dominated by the fallout from Orlando Pirates ending Mamelodi Sundowns' eight-year league reign — a story that bled into politics, identity and on-air banter across both stations. Hard news was led by the brutal murder of two tourists inside the Kruger National Park and rising tensions around anti-immigration marches, with African ambassadors reportedly snubbing the country's Africa Day event. Quieter but striking was a thoughtful psychology hour on whether South Africans are losing the simple art of greeting each other.