RC 261023Power FMKwena Moabelo
Friday, 23 October 2026
Water safety dominated this Friday show, with callers across Gauteng describing boil-water notices and billing disputes, alongside national news on the Madlanga Commission, the SRD grant and Ebola.
- 12:15
Callers and host Kwena Moabelo focused on contaminated water in parts of Gauteng, with residents told to boil tap water and concern that neglected infrastructure could cause water shortages.
- 13:00
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana praised the Madlanga Commission as the most efficient commission since its July 2025 launch, announcing an extra R560 million allocation in his medium-term budget policy statement.
- 13:02
Finance Minister extended the SRD grant to 31 March 2027, while National Treasury warned pending legal challenges could nearly double its annual cost.
- 12:07
President Cyril Ramaphosa urged African countries to act swiftly and collectively against Ebola, a Bundibugyo strain with no approved vaccine or specific treatment, as Nigeria became the latest country affected.
- 14:01
Former safety and security minister Charles Nqakula denied at the TRC cases inquiry that he interfered in prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes, saying doing so would have betrayed his fallen comrades.