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Friday, 28 August 2026
A Friday early-morning episode centred on delayed VAR funding, serious crime convictions, South Africa’s violence crisis and an intimate conversation with rising artist Noni Tia.
- 03:21
South Africa’s VAR rollout will not be ready for the 2026–27 Betway Premiership season; SAFA cites training and infrastructure delays, while Minister Gayton McKenzie demands accountability for public funding.
- 03:38
Two former Eastern Cape wholesaler administrators, Megan Brooks and Leroy Besaddinghurt, were convicted of fraud and money laundering after more than R1.7 million was diverted through a fake supplier account.
- 05:01
Eastern Cape legislature member Jane Cowley said only 139 of the province’s 350 ambulances are operational, far below the roughly 720 required for its 7.2-million population.
- 05:51
Noni Tia explained that her new single, “Final Acts of Love”, reflects leaving a marriage so her partner can be happy, while her 11 November album explores reclaiming her identity.
- 03:49
DNA evidence helped secure four life sentences for 41-year-old Oka Masiba, linking him to four separate rape cases committed in Mlungisi between 2013 and 2015.