RC 261106702Aubrey Masango
Friday, 6 November 2026
Aubrey Masango's Friday show was dominated by the local elections, especially why about 14 million registered voters stayed away, before guests on women's costs and child trafficking.
- 20:11
About 14 million of 29 million registered voters stayed away from the local government elections, a choice Masango argued must be factored into any analysis of the results.
- 21:01
With 108 municipalities hung, no party holds an outright majority; the DA leads Tshwane, Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni but has not reached 50% plus one, and coalition talks are beginning.
- 22:01
An HSRC survey found at least 81% of voters trust or strongly trust the IEC, though corruption, dishonesty and political bias were the main reasons given by those who distrust it.
- 22:14
Mam Kanye, founder of Home of Hope for Girls, said her work began when she found children on Johannesburg streets being used by drug lords and traffickers, and took them into her home.
- 21:20
Mona Lisa Zwambila's Femio app, launched two months ago, estimates women's monthly menstrual, reproductive and menopause costs at about R900 to R1,200, aiming to return value to women.