RC 260824702Africa Melane
Monday, 24 August 2026
ANC election promises drew sharp listener backlash, while the show also unpacked illegal spaza-shop card fees and the Springboks’ 33-16 defeat to the All Blacks.
- 04:23
President Ramaphosa’s ANC manifesto promised repaired municipal infrastructure, fewer leaks and sewer spills, rebuilt engineering capacity, tighter corruption control, and tougher enforcement of immigration and labour laws.
- 05:20
The NCC said spaza shops may not add swipe fees or sell goods above the displayed price; any extra R2-R10 card charge is illegal and consumers should report it.
- 05:06
Seven Mfuleni municipality employees are due in court on fraud, theft and infrastructure tampering charges after allegedly taking cash from residents to restore disconnected electricity.
- 05:58
The Springboks’ 33-16 loss to the All Blacks was blamed on too many mistakes and predictability; the team now needs to be more clinical and cut handling errors before Cape Town.