RC 260918Power FMThabiso "TK" Kotane
Friday, 18 September 2026
Governance failures dominated the show, alongside the firing of an EMPD deputy chief, police killings, political defections and rising pressure from fuel prices and international tensions.
- 16:03
Ekurhuleni terminated EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkwanazi’s employment with immediate effect after an internal disciplinary process; he remains before the courts on criminal charges and in custody after bail was denied.
- 17:02
Public Service Commission chairperson Professor Somato Fikeni said only 68 of 381 PSC recommendations were fully implemented, while 243 were ignored or received no feedback, exposing an accountability gap.
- 15:26
Two Eastern Cape police officers, aged 51 and 30, were shot dead while responding to a spaza-shop robbery in Mthatha; police activated a 72-hour plan to find the suspects.
- 17:09
North West ANC branch leaders and councillors are reportedly defecting to the SACP and other parties ahead of local elections, prompting the ANC to consider expelling members before they leave.
- 17:37
A UN fact-finding mission found reasonable grounds to believe US strikes on an Iranian school and sports facility constituted war crimes, but its non-judicial report is unlikely to produce consequences without Security Council action.