RC 261027702Aubrey Masango
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Polls pointing to hung councils in Tshwane and Johannesburg, a proposed water regulator, and a labour-law explainer on fake payslips dominated the episode, alongside a study questioning school phone bans.
- 20:02
The Department of Water and Sanitation's draft framework proposes an independent economic regulator, similar to NERSA, to oversee water tariffs; SALGA warns reforms must not push struggling households further into poverty.
- 21:07
Several polls suggest Tshwane and Johannesburg are likely to have hung councils after the 4 November local elections, with coalition governments remaining the order of the day.
- 22:07
Fitch says debt should stay around 78% of GDP before rising slightly to 79% in 2028-29, more pessimistic than National Treasury's projections.
- 22:32
A study of five South African high schools found strict, consistent phone policies reduced smartphone vigilance, but smartphone use explained less than 1% of variation in academic performance.
- 20:28
A labour law expert says an employer that discovers a dummy payslip cannot dismiss the employee immediately and must still follow a fair procedure.