RC 260925Power FMMondli Makhanya
Friday, 25 September 2026
Power Talk focused on Eskom’s municipal debt crisis, political accountability, election participation, foreign-policy strategy and the case for a dignified living wage.
- 11:00
Municipalities owe Eskom more than R450 billion, Minister Josie Ramokgopa warned, saying spiralling debt threatens the utility’s financial stability and could push up electricity tariffs.
- 10:05
The ANC argued suspended police commissioner Fani Masemola should have challenged an allegedly unlawful instruction to disband the KZN political killings task team; critics called the position contradictory.
- 10:24
Professor Siphamandla Zondi urged government to revive South Africa’s annual foreign-policy conference, creating a structured forum linking government, Parliament, business, civil society and academics.
- 10:37
An elections expert predicted higher voter turnout despite disillusionment, while warning that political parties’ unsupported attacks on the IEC could further erode public confidence.
- 11:35
Living Wage South Africa’s research identified R20,000 net monthly earnings as a benchmark for dignity, with incomes below R14,000 linked to hardship and above R25,000 offering greater comfort.