RC 260818Power FMThabiso "TK" Kotane
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
A talk-heavy drive show mixed political outrage, public service failures and high-profile investigations, with NSFAS, electricity pricing and police misconduct dominating the conversation.
- 16:13
Public Protector Koleka Gcaleka said more than 43,000 NSFAS-eligible students could not enrol because the scheme failed to roll out a new loan system, despite R3 billion allocated over 2024-2027.
- 15:55
Johannesburg’s Alexander faced pressure over electricity non-payment, with City Power saying only 14% of registered customers are paying and warning that the service cannot be treated as free.
- 17:09
Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa defended the revised pricing policy as a 10-year framework to create tariff certainty and itemised bills, while critics called it discriminatory and too complex.
- 16:03
In the Madlanga Commission, advocate Matthew Chaskelson presented WhatsApp evidence of a R1 million payment to the late taxi boss Jotham Msibi’s company, tied to tender rigging and illegal procurement in transport.
- 15:25
SAPS said a 16-year-old in Malmesbury was arrested with international help over links to the violent online 764 network, after investigators found child abuse images and videos on seized devices.