RC 260907702Bongani Bingwa
Monday, 7 September 2026
Child exploitation online and tender splitting dominated a hard-edged breakfast, alongside scrutiny of corruption, police performance and the Springboks’ narrow victory over the All Blacks.
- 07:25
The SIU’s Leonard Legeto said tender splitting is sometimes legitimate, but described Tembisa Hospital’s deliberate separation of lab-coat orders by size as a scheme to keep purchases below R500,000.
- 06:57
Child protection expert Dani van Lucheren warned that children as young as 13 are being lured into selling sexualised content online, with payments escalating from R200–R400 for photographs.
- 06:55
A UNICEF study estimated 20 million children aged 12 to 17 across 21 countries experienced technology-facilitated sexual exploitation in one year, with 60% of cases occurring on mainstream social media.
- 07:32
Gauteng’s Honeydew police station, serving more than 250,000 residents, was labelled the province’s worst-performing precinct after murder rose 11%, sexual offences 22% and serious assault 26%.
- 06:44
The Springboks beat the All Blacks in a tense FNB Stadium Test and lead the four-match series 2–1, but Cheslin Kolbe’s broken jaw rules him out of Saturday’s decider.