RC 261005SAfmJoanne Joseph
Monday, 5 October 2026
The episode examined a Jehovah’s Witnesses blood-transfusion policy shift, police accountability, higher-education waste, and the escalating health consequences of climate change.
- 09:38
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi welcomed Jehovah’s Witnesses allowing members to decide whether to accept blood components, saying the change could prevent doctors repeatedly seeking court orders to save lives.
- 10:25
News24’s Karen Morn described allegations in Shadrack Sibiya’s bail hearing involving rape, grooming, witness intimidation and communications with a 16-year-old; the bail decision remains pending.
- 10:32
Irregular expenditure in higher education and training rose to R466 million in 2025–26 from R176 million the previous year, with committee members citing mismanagement and weak consequence management.
- 11:11
Wits researchers urged the WHO to declare climate change a public-health emergency; projections cited 1,200 additional heat-related deaths in South Africa between September and February.