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Friday, 11 September 2026

Bongi Kwala’s Friday edition focused on corruption and capacity across correctional services, BRICS, state-owned enterprises and South Africa’s public service.

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  1. 10:13

    The Correctional Services portfolio committee said officials caught smuggling contraband should be dismissed immediately, while inadequate scanners, overcrowding and staff shortages continue to undermine prison security.

  2. 10:43

    BRICS was described as a loose, issue-based platform seeking a more multipolar global order, with trade in local currencies already reducing reliance on the US dollar.

  3. 09:14

    Transnet reported a R4.6 billion profit for the year ended March 2026, reversing a R1.9 billion loss, prompting questions about whether state-owned entities are genuinely turning around.

  4. 11:41

    Public Service Commission chair Somadoda Fikeni said professionalisation, integrity testing, whistleblower protection and integrated recruitment data are being used to rebuild state capacity and curb patronage.

  5. 11:55

    The second Professor Stan Sangweni memorial lecture will be delivered by former president Kgalema Motlanthe at Freedom Park on Sunday, with online streaming available.