RC 260829SAfmKgomotso Matsunyane & Ndumiso Ngcobo
Saturday, 29 August 2026
Politics, personal safety and reinvention dominated the breakfast, with analysis of coalition governance, practical legal advice on threats, and an economist-turned-musician’s second act.
- 07:31
The EFF’s motion of no confidence in National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza was defeated 282–101, signalling that governing-party alliances now outweigh the party’s parliamentary influence.
- 08:24
Attorney Ntabiseng Dubazana said police stations cannot refuse to record a threat because it occurred elsewhere; they must take the statement and transfer the docket.
- 08:29
Evidence such as messages, videos and witness accounts can strengthen a threat case, while participants may legally record conversations they are part of without the other person’s consent.
- 07:55
Political analyst Ralph Mathekgane warned coalition stability cannot be legislated into existence, arguing cooperation depends on political maturity and that coalitions are here to stay.
- 09:30
Economist and strategist Miriam Altman described returning to music after decades in public-purpose work, with her album due on 18 September and Johannesburg and Cape Town shows planned.