RC 260818702Clement Manyathela
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
The episode was dominated by explosive Madlanga Commission testimony on alleged covert grabber-deals and corruption links, with a detailed SALGA segment on municipal service delivery and two lighter expert interviews on women in the workplace and psychedelic therapy.
- 10:06
Madlanga Commission evidence tied suspended sergeant Fanny Nkosi, late taxi boss Jotham Msibi and others to a grabber and jamming-technology scheme, allegedly misrepresented to the Czech supplier as a SAPS demonstration.
- 10:16
The testimony suggested the devices were really meant for the Kingdom of Eswatini, with witnesses saying private parties were posing as state representatives while handling surveillance equipment worth millions of rand.
- 10:42
SALGA said municipalities are responsible for distributing water, electricity, roads and refuse, but service failures often stem from weak call-centre feedback, blurred spheres of government and chronic underfunding of maintenance.
- 11:14
Gender-equality discussion heard that women in South Africa still earn about 78 cents for every rand men earn, and that unpaid care work, maternity penalties and age bias keep many women from executive roles.