RC 260818702Bongani Bingwa
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
The show was dominated by hard-edged accountability stories: filthy school sanitation, tougher illegal-mining laws, and heavy legal fallout from the Matlala inquiry, with Jason Arday’s death also drawing a deep conversation on race and scrutiny.
- 06:58
Equal Education said Villa Lisa Secondary’s 2,608 learners and 16 working toilets show a wider failure in Gauteng planning, with mobile toilets and classrooms becoming permanent fixtures instead of proper infrastructure.
- 07:23
The Justice Department said new amendments will target the full illegal-mining value chain, with penalties rising to as much as R100 million and prison terms of up to 30 years for some offences.
- 06:02
Vusimuzi Matlala told the Madlanga Commission he paid Brown Mogotsi more than R150,000 in a month, claimed police-minister Beiki Tele encouraged the payments, and said he now thinks he was used in police infighting.
- 06:30
Thousands gathered in London for Jason Arday’s vigil after his death at 41, with speakers describing a racist media feeding frenzy; the show then questioned how race, legitimacy and academic scrutiny intersect.
- 06:46
Rassie Erasmus wants Ellis Park quiet for the haka and is waiting on fitness tests for Siya Kolisi and Ox Nche before naming the Springbok team on Thursday.