RC 261028Power FMColleen Makhubele
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
A panel-heavy episode weighing the Khampepe Commission's apartheid-era prosecutions probe, a near R70 billion contract-extension controversy, and a teacher code of conduct, with election-week tensions in the background.
- 22:10
Government has spent nearly R70 billion expanding existing contracts without fresh competitive tenders, a practice the Auditor-General has flagged. Panellists questioned whether this reflects corruption, laziness or poor planning.
- 20:02
President Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the killings of councillor candidates as a setback to democracy and called on police to pursue those responsible, six days before the municipal elections.
- 20:13
Former president Thabo Mbeki told the Khampepe Commission he did not direct the suppression of TRC prosecutions and denied political interference in those cases.
- 21:19
Eugene de Kock testified that the NPA never followed up on his offers to help. Kulumani said he had repeatedly volunteered to assist victims' families, calling the failure heartbreaking.