The Aubrey Masango Show

Thursday, 17 September 2026

Aubrey Masango’s episode tackled mania, bail fairness, US visa restrictions on South Africans, and calls for restraint amid the Ekurhuleni women’s murders.

1. 20:30

   A psychologist explained that mania is a bipolar-disorder state, distinct from hypomania, and warned that energetic behaviour, overspending or irritability alone cannot justify self-diagnosis.

2. 21:21

   Legal expert Melusi Kulu said bail is not pre-trial punishment; courts weigh flight risk, witness safety, further offending, affordability and the broader interests of justice.

3. 21:45

   The bail discussion highlighted inequality: people with money can secure stronger legal representation and quicker hearings, while poorer accused people may remain jailed over unaffordable amounts.

4. 22:44

   International-relations analyst Donovan Williams described the US visa restrictions as punitive and opaque, potentially affecting South Africans beyond government, while urging Pretoria to engage without surrendering sovereignty.

5. 23:50

   Masango criticised a minister’s claim that South African men were responsible for the Ekurhuleni killings, arguing that investigations should establish the facts before leaders make inflammatory generalisations.

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