RC 260907Power FMMondli Makhanya
Monday, 7 September 2026
Power Talk focused on Johannesburg and Tshwane’s election battles, coalition instability, municipal service failures, data breaches and allegations of vote-buying inside the ANC.
- 10:11
DA Tshwane mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink said coalition instability has produced four mayors in five years, while he seeks a clear mandate to restore consistent city government.
- 10:26
Brink said Hamanskraal’s clean-water project has stalled, leaving residents without reliable, safe tap water; he blamed coalition dysfunction and said a R300-million Klipdrift plant could help.
- 11:12
The Information Regulator reported more than 8,000 security compromises since July 2021, including 1,220 in the first five months of 2026/27, projecting over 3,000 for the full year.
- 11:45
A political analyst said Fikile Mbalula’s court action over alleged ANC vote-buying could expose financial evidence, intensify factional conflict and raise questions about party funding and leadership integrity.
- 10:39
Brink proposed performance-based private-sector contracts for services such as streetlights and waste, while keeping tariffs and free basic services under government control.