RC 260825Power FMThabiso "TK" Kotane
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Power Drive focused on accountability, from the Madlanga Commission and political allegations to social-grant access, inflation and contentious public-sector decisions.
- 16:32
The Madlanga Commission questioned Vusmusi Matala about links to Jotham Msibi and Hangwani Maumela, including money bundles totalling about R4 million whose purpose he said he could not recall.
- 16:03
The state told court that political fixer Brown Mohotzi allegedly planned to escape Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court disguised in a correctional-services uniform; his bail application remains opposed.
- 16:06
The ANC allowed ward-councillor candidates without matric certificates to remain conditionally on its list, provided they sign pledges to obtain matric within 12 months of election.
- 17:18
An Institute for Economic Justice researcher said the R370 SRD grant’s threshold and online-only system exclude eligible people, while nearly two million approved recipients reportedly miss payments monthly.
- 16:55
Economist Dale McKinley said July’s 4.3% inflation does not mean living costs fell: core inflation rose, and stagnant incomes leave households feeling poorer despite cheaper agricultural products.