RC 261014702Clement Manyathela
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Serge Kabonga's recorded calls dominated the discussion, with callers urging he testify at the Madlanga Commission, while Judicial Service Commission interviews and HIV funding worries rounded out the show.
- 09:21
Callers and the host argued socialite Serge Kabonga should testify at the Madlanga Commission after bail-hearing recordings named senior police and judges and hinted at a possible leak inside the commission.
- 10:29
No candidate was found suitable for the Eastern Cape Deputy Judge President post, and the Labour Court's judge president retires at month-end, leaving that court without leadership.
- 10:25
The Judicial Service Commission is proposing secret-ballot voting with a 13-vote minimum for recommendation and a written ethical code with a recall mechanism; public comment runs until 30 November.
- 10:48
Prof Helen Rees warned that the sudden PEPFAR funding withdrawal could drive an HIV resurgence, with a Tembisa model projecting 150,000 to nearly 300,000 new infections over three years.
- 11:14
Under Schedule 6, offences such as premeditated murder require exceptional circumstances, which the law does not define, leaving it to each presiding officer's discretion.