RC 261019Power FMMondli Makhanya
Monday, 19 October 2026
Dominated by Thabo Mbeki's testimony at the Khampepe Commission on apartheid-era prosecutions, with Masemola's reinstatement and fresh local election polling also in focus.
- 11:30
Mbeki denied at the Khampepe Commission that his administration obstructed apartheid-era prosecutions, calling such claims a lie, as he testified over two days on alleged political interference.
- 09:30
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says his return to office is about uniting the SAPS rather than settling scores, after President Ramaphosa lifted his precautionary suspension when the NPA withdrew its case in September.
- 09:33
Ekurhuleni has received a Section 34 determination allowing it to buy new generation capacity directly from independent power producers, with a programme to appoint up to 75 IPPs adding 1,700 megawatts.
- 11:22
Trade unionist Zwelinzima Vavi says Companies Act amendments set no ceiling on executive pay, calling the gap with workers unacceptable as median executive remuneration rose to R23.19 million.
- 09:15
A Mark Data and eNCA poll has the DA just over 35% in Johannesburg against the ANC's just under 21%, and the ANC's decline is the consistent story across polls ahead of the 4 November elections.