RC 260916Power FMColleen Makhubele
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
A Cape Town election debate exposed sharp gaps in party readiness, while gender-based violence, service inequality and the ANC’s ballot setback dominated the wider programme.
- 23:11
Analysts judged the Cape Town debate underwhelming, saying none of the Patriotic Alliance, BOSA, Al Jamaa or ACDP candidates offered a convincing governing vision or clear solutions.
- 22:11
The parties proposed different responses to Cape Town’s inequality: capped household bills, affordable housing, land restoration, tenant protections, improved transport and stronger support for township businesses.
- 21:35
Candidates outlined crime responses including more policing, community safety forums, youth programmes, rehabilitation centres and possible devolution of investigative powers, but analysts said GBV was insufficiently prioritised.
- 20:23
The programme highlighted escalating Ekurhuleni violence, including the discovery of an eighth woman’s body and the killing of former SABC sports presenter Owen Nlovo after a hijacking.
- 22:59
The ANC said it would appeal the Electoral Court ruling excluding 181 councillor candidates after late submissions, while the IEC said election-timetable deadlines must be enforced consistently.