RC 260818Power FMMondli Makhanya
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
The show was dominated by the Madlanga Commission’s cartel evidence, with wider discussions on NSFAS, South Sudan’s election path, women in tourism, and the proposed R100 billion transformation fund.
- 11:01
The Madlanga Commission heard WhatsApp, financial and travel records linking late taxi boss Jothan Mseibi to an alleged Big Five cartel, with evidence also pointing to procurement for grabbers and signal jammers through TEMI Style CC.
- 10:02
Public Protector Koleka Kaleka was set to brief the media on alleged NSFAS maladministration after a High Court suspended administrator Professor Lengani Matebula and reinstated the dissolved board; the portfolio committee said dissolving the board was unnecessary.
- 10:29
South Africa’s ambassador to South Sudan said elections are now due on 22 December 2026, while conflict has delayed a huge oil block project and a planned East African refinery that could benefit both countries.
- 11:48
David Rott backed the proposed R100 billion transformation fund as a way to expose and ultimately scrap the current BEE system, arguing that real black economic empowerment depends on growth, not scorecard compliance.