RC 260824702Aubrey Masango
Monday, 24 August 2026
The episode examined South Africa’s patronage-driven politics, COSATU’s election dilemma, a corruption trial’s delays, and the dangers of Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- 22:16
A political analyst said ANC factionalism is rooted in patronage and extraction, with weak procurement and appointment safeguards enabling corruption across state institutions and parties.
- 21:34
COSATU will decide at its Congress in two weeks whether to support the ANC, SACP or find a unifying approach, while its existing resolution favours the ANC.
- 21:14
Former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede and 21 others face allegations involving a R320 million waste tender; the case remains unresolved amid repeated delays and procedural disputes.
- 20:21
A doctor warned that Stevens-Johnson syndrome can begin like flu before causing blistering skin and mucosal damage, making early recognition and emergency hospital treatment critical.
- 22:01
Parliament’s Land Reform Committee called for a forensic probe into failed farm-worker equity schemes that have cost the state more than R700 million.