RC 260914Power FMMondli Makhanya
Monday, 14 September 2026
Power Talk focused on Kempton Park’s fifth woman’s body, Johannesburg’s mayoral race, COSATU’s political crossroads and whether electricity VAT should be removed.
- 10:32
Police are investigating a fifth woman’s body found in Kempton Park, with similarities across five cases prompting warnings to women, although SAPS has not confirmed a serial killer link.
- 10:14
MK Party Johannesburg mayoral candidate Bongani Baloyi said the city has fewer than 10 days’ cash liquidity and would prioritise financial stability, maintenance and cutting unnecessary municipal structures.
- 10:34
COSATU’s Midrand congress brings together at least 1,800 delegates amid retrenchments and uncertainty over whether the federation should support the ANC, SACP or develop a more independent political voice.
- 11:40
Energy expert Professor Valipadayachi supported a sliding VAT scale, including zero-rating indigent households, while MK Party’s Adil Nchabeleng called for electricity to be entirely VAT-exempt.