RC 260917702Aubrey Masango
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.