Monday, 3 August 2026
The episode was dominated by political and justice updates, plus a hard-hitting interview on HIV funding cuts and another on police priorities in the North West.
POWER Talk · Power FM · Mondli Makhanya
- 10:32
IEC will announce the final voter-registration weekend results at 1pm; online registration stays open until the election date is gazetted on 7 August, after which the voters’ roll closes.
- 10:33
Brown Mohoti’s case was postponed to 20 August so the state can hand over the full police docket and outstanding witness statements; his bid for witness names and addresses was dismissed.
- 10:10
North West police commissioner Arthur Peter Adams said his first priorities are illicit mining, gender-based violence, stock theft and organised crime, with visible policing and tighter command-and-control central to restoring trust.
- 10:44
UNAIDS warned that funding cuts have already hit prevention hard: testing is down 22%, PrEP uptake 38% and condom funding more than 90% in some countries, putting children at greater risk.
- 11:49
The Judicial Action Group said magistrates carry about 95% of judicial work but still lack equal pay, benefits and resources, with reforms promised 18 years ago still largely unimplemented.