RC 261021Power FMColleen Makhubele
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Tributes to the late listener Baba Masuku framed the show, before a sobering panel on election-season political killings and a fresh debate on executive pay.
- 20:14
Political killings ahead of the 2026 local government elections have reached 44 this year so far, against about 30 in 2021 and 33 in 2024.
- 21:05
Finance Minister Godongwana's medium-term budget statement announced fuel levy relief in two phases, expiring on 5 January 2027, after Cosatu and taxi associations pressed for intervention amid rising fuel costs.
- 23:06
Finance Minister Godongwana allocated R3.8 billion to hire 3,500 social workers at police stations and gender-based violence facilities, plus R186 million for forensic investigation capacity.
- 20:02
Rand Water warned that excessive water use in municipalities, with Johannesburg and Tshwane among the highest consumers, is straining the bulk supply system despite pumping at maximum capacity.