RC 260922702Africa Melane
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
The episode was dominated by South Africa’s strained US relationship, gender-based violence cases, the Mpox outbreak and concerns about NSFAS funding sustainability.
- 05:01
A senior police officer faces allegations of grooming a 16-year-old girl, raping an 18-year-old woman and corruption; he was arrested at a Sandton strip club and is due in court.
- 05:57
South Africa’s Mpox total reached 21, with 13 Western Cape cases linked to two Cape Town social-gathering clusters; health teams are tracing contacts and targeting awareness campaigns.
- 05:06
The US ambassador’s proposal that former president Thabo Mbeki mediate Pretoria-Washington tensions prompted debate over sovereignty, BRICS ties, the ICJ case against Israel and economic dependence.
- 05:21
NSFAS applications for 2027 close on 31 October, but officials acknowledged funding shortfalls and said policy changes—not NSFAS alone—are needed to address the scheme’s sustainability.
- 04:32
The National Prosecuting Authority will prosecute ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula for criminal injury over allegations that he accused a school principal of raping a child.