RC 260806702Bongani Bingwa
Thursday, 6 August 2026
FIFA’s Infantino, South Africa’s media job cuts, and a fiery Phala Phala committee clash dominated a morning heavy on politics, sport governance and democracy concerns.
- 06:43
Gianni Infantino kept the FIFA presidency after a crisis meeting backed him, despite anger over a leaked private-investor World Cup plan worth $20 billion and claims senior leadership was kept in the dark.
- 07:19
Daily Maverick’s Steely Karambus said South Africa’s news industry is in a market failure, with ad money shifting to social platforms and major outlets like ENCA and Media24 cutting jobs, threatening accountability journalism.
- 08:15
The Section 89 committee turned ugly when Julius Malema called Cameron Dougmore a racist, then withdrew the word but not the attack, saying he would keep “white supremacist”; the chair repeatedly ordered him to withdraw.
- 07:06
DIRCO will now require former presidents and deputy presidents to disclose full overseas itineraries, funding and hosting details before receiving diplomatic support, after Jacob Zuma’s India photo with A.J. Gupta and Anil Suklal caused backlash.