RC 261028Kaya 959Phemelo Motene
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Mogale City mayoral candidate Tyrone Gray dominated the first hour on illegal mining, corruption and low voter turnout, while the legal segment covered a police shooting ruling and a printer lease dispute.
- 20:09
Gray says illegal mining is run by syndicates, with gold flowing to well-connected people while the labourers who do the digging carry the risk and the danger.
- 20:05
Gray urged residents to vote, citing that only 48% of registered voters cast ballots in 2021, meaning democracy was effectively decided by non-voters.
- 20:28
Gray wants tendering opened up and cost-driver feasibility studies before outsourcing recurring services, arguing municipalities have been deliberately decapacitated over the last 15 years.
- 21:12
The Pretoria High Court found police shot a man in 2016 when the shooting was not necessary or justifiable, and that his arrest and detention were unjustified; damages still to be determined.