RC 261013Power FMThabiso "TK" Kotane
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Power Drive's afternoon was dominated by illegal electricity networks and cable theft in Johannesburg, a damning Mpumalanga audit, and fresh controversy over the Impeachment Committee's handling of its evidence leader.
- 15:24
City Power cut illegal connections in the Kanana informal settlement in the Midrand area, recovering about R2.5 million in stolen cables and transformers, and says residents are paying unauthorised middlemen for illegal electricity.
- 16:19
The Auditor-General recorded R6.78 billion in unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure in Mpumalanga over three financial years, including R225 million paid to officials on extended suspension.
- 16:01
Parliament's impeachment committee chair Makashule Gana denied the committee acted unfairly or dishonestly when it withdrew its recommendation of advocate Tandazani Matonsela as evidence leader; the Western Cape High Court hears arguments tomorrow.
- 17:11
The Judicial Service Commission is seeking public comment on its biggest rule changes since 1994, including secret ballot voting on judicial candidates; submissions close on 30 November 2026.
- 15:54
The father of the 16-year-old at the centre of the sexual grooming case told the court that Shadrack Sibiya threatened his family after he reported him, during Sibiya's bail application.