RC 260922Power FMMondli Makhanya
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Power Talk was dominated by gender-based violence, a senior police officer’s arrest, and a detailed examination of why transformation in South Africa’s property sector remains stalled.
- 10:02
A 59-year-old lieutenant general faces allegations of grooming a 16-year-old girl and raping an 18-year-old woman; his identity was expected to be revealed in court at 11am.
- 10:04
The NPA withdrew corruption and Public Finance Management Act charges against suspended police commissioner General Fannie Masemola, citing an independent review that found no reasonable prospects of conviction.
- 10:10
Property ownership by black South Africans has risen from 12% in 2012 to 20%, but 80% remains outside black hands; practitioners said access, compliance and funding still block progress.
- 10:16
Property practitioners called for a train-the-trainer model, mentorship and enterprise development, arguing that white-owned franchise programmes can deepen exclusion by entering township markets.
- 11:11
The Human Rights Commission said metal theft causes more than R45 billion in annual economic damage, disproportionately depriving poorer communities of electricity, schools, clinics and basic services.