RC 260825Cape TalkLester Kiewit
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Cape Talk’s morning was dominated by political and institutional dysfunction, from coalition governance and university protests to a growing driver brain drain and Springbok nerves.
- 08:14
Professor Jonathan Jansen blamed CPUT’s R4.2 billion student debt, poor financial leadership and NSFAS failures for recurring protests, calling for a once-off rescue plan with stricter management.
- 07:14
Constitutional expert Pierre de Vos said unstable coalitions stem chiefly from incoherent political parties, not the Constitution, while warning that 14 days is too short to form governments.
- 07:27
Former Cape Town driver Wayne Martin said Ireland offers safer conditions and weekly earnings equal to his previous monthly salary, with hundreds of South African drivers reportedly arriving each month.
- 08:23
Former Springbok Juan de Jongh called Saturday’s 33-16 defeat a bad day at the office but said the All Blacks’ attacking structure exposed defensive inconsistency ahead of a must-win second Test.
- 06:34
Transnet has put 15 non-core properties, including Johannesburg’s Carlton Centre, on the market; the landmark could raise about R900 million as the logistics group seeks financial relief.