RC 261102Power FMKefentse Mkhari
Monday, 2 November 2026
Election-week politics dominated this Monday Power Zone, with Bronkhorstspruit water contamination, a contested Hawks appointment and Gauteng's gender-based violence crackdown all under scrutiny.
- 00:58
Commentator Godfrey Lebalo said the government's initial figure of 408 gastrointestinal cases in Bronkhorstspruit was downplayed, with hospital admissions closer to 800, and called the water crisis a political football.
- 01:05
Paul O'Sullivan plans legal action against the acting police minister's move to appoint Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi as Hawks head, questioning whether he meets the fit-and-proper requirement. Cabinet ratification is still pending.
- 01:17
Gauteng's 90-day response to the President's gender-based violence directives saw 7,222 liquor outlets inspected, resulting in 20 closures, 459 non-compliance notices and 566 referrals for investigation.
- 00:07
Kefilwe Mkhari warned that a legitimacy crisis from low voter turnout could create a vacuum, pointing to vigilantism and militias in the DRC, South Sudan and Somalia as cautionary examples.