RC 260908Power FMColleen Makhubele
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Local government elections dominated the episode, with scrutiny of candidate quality, sharply contrasting polls, Mangaung’s service failures and alleged corruption affecting grieving families.
- 20:15
More than 142,000 candidates are contesting 10,500 local-government seats, a 43% increase from 2021, prompting questions about unemployment, duty, political influence and access to resources.
- 21:13
Ipsos projects the ANC leading Johannesburg on 31% against the DA’s 28%, while MK is forecast to take eThekwini outright with 55%; earlier polls showed sharply different results.
- 20:23
Mangaung’s 13 sewage-treatment plants are reportedly not working, untreated sewage is threatening Bloemfontein’s drinking water, and the municipality has accumulated R5 billion in unauthorised expenditure.
- 23:11
An investigation is under way at Germiston Forensic Pathology Services after allegations that officials demanded money from grieving families to expedite post-mortems; ordinary examinations can take one to three days.