RC 261030Power FMThabiso "TT" Tema
Friday, 30 October 2026
Friday's POWER Breakfast was dominated by the Hawks leadership recommendation and a court interdict on March and March protests, with an SSA trial involving the EFF also making headlines.
- 06:26
Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia has recommended KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi as national head of the Hawks, submitting a memorandum to cabinet, which must still concur.
- 06:01
The Durban High Court granted an interim interdict restricting March and March's weekly protests after police cited assaults, looting and threats against a refugee reception centre. The organisation's leader accuses the state of unfair targeting.
- 07:04
Stats SA has revised South Africa's economy up 5.3% to about R8.04 trillion for 2025, using updated data, improved methods and a new base year.
- 08:18
The South Gauteng High Court declared a father unworthy to inherit from his 29-year-old son's estate, worth more than R716,000, after finding he had been virtually absent from the son's life since infancy.
- 07:24
Evidence in the trial of former SSA officials shows about R12 million linked to Project Maibuye, an operation targeting the EFF, with the state alleging only about R1 million was accounted for.