RC 261002Power FMThabiso "TT" Tema
Friday, 2 October 2026
A disturbing police bail case drove debate about adult-child boundaries, while Eskom costs, HIV prevention manufacturing and public-sector accountability shaped the morning’s news.
- 07:20
Women and Men Against Child Abuse said a child remains anyone under 18, making requests for nude images illegal; grooming involves building trust to lower a child’s defences for abuse.
- 07:59
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said Gilead is assessing three South African manufacturers for a voluntary licence to produce six-month HIV-prevention injection lenacapavir locally, with a decision pending.
- 06:25
Auta CEO Wayne Duvenage called Eskom’s proposed further 8.83% average tariff increase unaffordable, blaming decades of maladministration, corruption, costly projects and excessive borrowing.
- 08:18
Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka said remedial-action implementation rose from 0.02% in 2022 to 67%, while the office’s court matters declined by 87% over four years.
- 08:23
The Public Protector found an Ekurhuleni metro police deputy head was appointed without the required qualification, ordering the municipality to regularise the appointment while the official remains in office.