RC 260909SAfmKoketso Sachane
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
The episode focused on South Africa’s drug-trafficking vulnerabilities and the 2026 local elections, questioning whether more candidates will deliver better leadership.
- 20:21
Security expert Willem Els said organised crime syndicates target airport, police, customs and immigration staff, using corruption to exploit weak points at OR Tambo and move drugs through South Africa.
- 20:32
Border agencies are severely under-resourced: the Border Management Authority reportedly has only four drones to patrol thousands of kilometres, while crime intelligence and investigative units also lack capacity.
- 20:37
Innocent Masile’s tutoring venture, started to help his sister pass matric, has grown into a formal Mpumalanga social enterprise employing 17 people and supporting hundreds of learners.
- 20:54
COSATU backed procurement reforms giving Treasury and the SIU stronger powers to investigate and blacklist corrupt tender recipients; only one of roughly 467 implicated people had reportedly been blacklisted.
- 21:10
More than 142,000 candidates are contesting 10,526 local-government seats, but panellists warned that greater choice does not guarantee competence and urged voters to assess candidates’ knowledge, track records and community plans.