RC 260917Power FMMondli Makhanya
Thursday, 17 September 2026
Power Talk focused on Ekurhuleni’s ninth woman’s body, institutional failures, Johannesburg’s leadership crisis, COSATU’s collapse and George Galloway’s warnings about Britain’s shrinking democratic space.
- 09:03
Police confirmed a ninth woman’s body was found semi-naked in Dawn Park, Ekurhuleni, as investigators examine possible links to eight earlier deaths and only three victims have been identified.
- 10:09
A Centre for Development and Enterprise report said Johannesburg’s next government must prioritise competent appointments, noting the city’s board has no engineer despite nearly R27 billion in infrastructure needs.
- 10:35
COSATU’s congress collapsed over delegate credentials and the suspension of presidential hopeful Mike Shingange; former general secretary Bazima Shilowa said unions must return to policy and democratic contests.
- 11:18
George Galloway said he is campaigning for a British parliamentary by-election from South Africa because he fears persecution at home, while opposing Britain’s role in the Ukraine war.
- 11:31
The Constitutional Court ruled the Public Procurement Act invalid after finding Parliament failed to provide meaningful public participation before passing legislation affecting preferential procurement.