RC 260902702Bongani Bingwa
Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Eskom’s turnaround, the SACP’s decision to contest local elections independently and major accountability cases dominated a news-heavy breakfast.
- 07:20
Eskom reported a R50.3 billion profit for a second consecutive year despite sales volumes falling 6.2%; CFO Caleb Kassim attributed the turnaround to alignment, maintenance funding and government debt relief.
- 08:16
The SACP will contest November’s local government elections under its own banner, citing coalition politics and years of policy decisions made without consultation, while remaining part of the Tripartite Alliance.
- 07:05
The IEC rejected the ANC’s explanation that technical glitches caused late candidate-list submissions in parts of the Eastern Cape, potentially excluding the party from proportional-representation council seats there.
- 07:04
A Madlanga Commission doctor said Feroz Khan’s sick notes were completed with backdated dates and diagnoses after his son requested changes; Khan’s testimony was postponed to 28 September.
- 08:52
Theatre-maker Bongani Benedict Masango’s play The Kraal runs at the State Theatre from 3 to 13 September, exploring succession, masculinity, sexuality and power inside a Zulu royal family.