RC 260923Power FMThabiso "TK" Kotane
Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Power Drive focused on the Reserve Bank’s rate hike, election disputes, corruption, Eskom reform, rhino poaching and a heated death-penalty debate.
- 15:30
The Reserve Bank unanimously raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.25%, lifting prime lending to 10.75% as inflation reached 4.4%.
- 16:16
The ANC will approach the Constitutional Court after losing its Electoral Court challenge over 181 councillor candidates excluded from the November local government election lists.
- 15:57
Hawks arrested six suspects in an alleged Eastern Cape municipal ghost-worker scheme involving R2 million; the group includes municipal managers and payroll officials.
- 17:11
Parliament’s electricity committee said Eskom restructuring requires continued oversight, with assurances of uninterrupted supply while affordability and possible tariff increases remain concerns.
- 17:38
South Africa recorded 230 rhino-poaching losses from January to August 2026, down from 248 last year; KwaZulu-Natal’s total fell from 67 to 29 after dehorning efforts.