RC 260909Power FMMondli Makhanya
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Power Talk focused on corruption, stalled government reforms, hijacked buildings, economic decline and shifting global power, with Parliament and courts delivering significant developments.
- 10:19
An ActionSA bill would give National Treasury power to blacklist corrupt suppliers if accounting officers fail to act within 30 days; only one of 467 recommended entities has been barred.
- 10:44
DA leader John Steenhuisen called for urgent economic reforms after GDP contracted 0.2%, saying slow progress on ports, rail, energy and infrastructure is leaving South Africans poorer.
- 11:01
Parliament’s Section 89 committee voted 19-9 to oppose court challenges by the EFF and African Legal Professionals Association over rescinding Tandazani Matonsela’s nomination as evidence leader.
- 11:33
The Biko family won a temporary halt to Steve Biko’s reopened inquest while seeking key documents from the original 1977 proceedings, after objecting to virtual testimony.
- 11:38
BRICS now accounts for about $88 trillion in purchasing power against the G7’s $62 trillion, but South Africa was criticised for lacking a clear agenda for using the bloc’s opportunities.