RC 260821Power FMThabiso "TT" Tema
Friday, 21 August 2026
Friday’s show was dominated by hard news and interviews on a massive Limpopo drug bust, construction deaths, border talks with Zimbabwe, and major sport and business debates.
- 08:01
Five suspects, including two Mexican nationals, were arrested at a clandestine drug lab in Mucina, Limpopo; Hawks seized equipment worth about R600 million and cash after a two-month investigation.
- 07:20
Public Works Minister Dean McPherson said 17 people died and 24 were injured in four recent building collapses, blaming weak municipal enforcement and warning that negligent builders should face jail, not fines.
- 08:16
South Africa and Zimbabwe’s bilateral commission agreed on projects to improve trade, including a third Limpopo Bridge, a one-stop border post and stronger border surveillance, while insisting migration had to be managed, not ignored.
- 06:29
The Comrades Marathon Association said the 2027 centenary downrun from Pietermaritzburg to Durban will go ahead despite a row with Athletics South Africa and KwaZulu-Natal Athletics over affiliation and race levies.
- 06:59
Business for SA said phase three of the government-business partnership will focus on agriculture, mining, tourism and infrastructure, aiming for 3% growth and more than one million extra jobs by 2030.