RC 260811Power FMThabiso "TT" Tema
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
A cold, policy-heavy Breakfast show unpacked grim crime figures, medicine shortages, and two big public health and democracy campaigns, with winter weather warnings running through the morning.
- 06:53
South Africa recorded 24,692 murders, 27,630 attempted murders and 40,475 rape cases in 2024/25; only 4,229 rape cases ended in convictions, underscoring severe criminal-justice attrition.
- 08:32
The Madlanga Commission was set to hear from MP Fadiel Adams under subpoena over allegedly leaked classified crime-intelligence documents, but his appearance could still be postponed.
- 07:55
The pharmaceutical industry warned of growing essential-medicine shortages, saying regulated price increases are too small to cover rising costs; folic acid and some anti-malarials are already in short supply.
- 08:13
Gauteng health authorities intensified a school-based campaign against teenage pregnancy and HIV, with Lenacapavir now available at 133 public facilities and rollout aimed at learners and other high-risk groups.