RC 260805SAfmKoketso Sachane
Wednesday, 5 August 2026
ANC vote-buying allegations dominated the first half, followed by a DIRCO protocol row over Jacob Zuma’s India meeting and a long debate on school violence and discipline.
- 20:13
Ronald Lamola demanded Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma retract allegations that he benefited from vote buying, while Fikile Mbalula also rejected claims he bought his way into ANC leadership.
- 20:28
DIRCO recalled High Commissioner Anil Suklal for consultation after he was present at Jacob Zuma’s meeting with a Gupta brother in India; the department said the move was not a sanction.
- 20:42
Mapisa-Nqakula faces 12 corruption counts and one money-laundering charge over alleged bribes linked to SANDF logistics tenders; testimony claimed about R1.7m to R1.8m was paid in cash to an interior designer.
- 21:13
An educational psychologist linked violence and weapons in schools to trauma, family conflict, substance abuse, poor mental health support, and children coping with bullying or a need to belong.
- 21:44
The show’s callers split sharply on corporal punishment: some blamed its removal for rising indiscipline, while others said children need support, boundaries and better adult role-modelling instead of beatings.