RC 260818SAfmBridget Masinga

Tuesday, 18 August 2026

The episode was dominated by a hard-hitting Madlanga Commission update, then shifted to women’s leadership, women’s health, and a practical explainer on how municipalities are meant to work.

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  1. 13:24

    Madlanga Commission evidence linked late taxi boss Mswazim Sibi to stolen-stock recovery, signal jammers and a grabber, with testimony saying the devices were bought through criminal intermediaries and even offered to Eswatini.

  2. 13:33

    Nondumiso Magija became the first woman appointed senior garden manager at Kirstenbosch after starting there as an intern more than 20 years ago; her focus is collaboration, conservation horticulture and growing local visitor numbers.

  3. 14:15

    Dr Jane Simucha said PCOS can be present from a young age or only show later, disrupts hormone signalling, and can make pregnancy harder by causing irregular cycles and hormone levels that work against fertility.

  4. 14:23

    Fibroids were described as non-cancerous growths on the uterus that can cause heavy bleeding, pelvic pain and fertility problems depending on where they sit; the advice for municipal elections was to judge councils on service delivery, spending and how they fund promises.