RC 260828Power FMMondli Makhanya
Friday, 28 August 2026
Power Talk focused on political accountability, municipal performance, crime and organised taxi-industry allegations, alongside a reflective interview with musician and author Roger Lucey.
- 11:01
Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni told the Madlanga Commission that criminal syndicates operate in the taxi industry and can infiltrate transport institutions and law enforcement.
- 10:10
Midvaal mayor Peter Teixeira said the municipality achieved a 94.74% performance rate, meeting 72 of 76 indicators, with 12 consecutive clean audits and 92% revenue collection.
- 10:32
Eastern Cape has only 139 operational ambulances out of 350, against a required 720, with provincial legislature member Jane Cowley blaming financial pressures and costly medical-legal claims.
- 09:10
Mondli Makhanya criticised MK Party dismissals without disciplinary processes and questioned the party’s failure to disclose political donations despite its visible rallies and activities.
- 11:37
Roger Lucey described how apartheid security forces sabotaged his music career through raids, tear gas, surveillance and threats to venues and record companies, before he rebuilt his life through writing and performance.