RC 261023Power FMMondli Makhanya
Friday, 23 October 2026
Friday's Power Talk centred on Ramaphosa's ring-fencing of municipal water and electricity revenue, a fight over the RAF fuel levy, and Joburg metro police running short of fuel, with listener calls dominated by immigration ahead of the 4 November elections.
- 09:01
President Ramaphosa says revenue from electricity and water sales will be ring-fenced to maintain infrastructure before anything else, speaking at the launch of the final revised white paper on local government.
- 09:02
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has rejected the RAF's proposal to raise the fuel levy to 3 rand per litre, while Parliament's transport committee says motorists cannot keep paying for the fund's mismanagement.
- 09:04
Johannesburg metro police are being forced to return patrol vehicles to their stations after every shift, as service stations withdraw fuel credit over unpaid bills and blocked fuel cards.
- 09:04
The Automobile Association's CEO says more than 50,000 people die on South African roads each year, and cutting road deaths by 10% annually would reduce the RAF's claims burden.