RC 260819SAfmCathy Mohlahlana
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
The show was dominated by three heavy local issues: CPUT’s campus shutdown over student unrest, a hard look at gang recruitment, and a warning that teen pregnancy is a national crisis tied to coercion and poverty.
- 07:26
CPUT ordered all students and residents off campus by 4pm after arson, violent evictions from residences and a building fire; the university said it was at its highest crisis alert level and feared loss of life.
- 07:13
A former gang leader said boys are recruited through belonging, identity, flashy cars and clothes, especially in homes without fathers or stable guidance; he argued parents, schools and communities must intervene early.
- 08:12
One in every 24 girls aged 15 to 19 gave birth last year, with only one in three returning to school; the Commission for Gender Equality called it a national scourge driven by poverty, inequality and coercion.
- 07:03
The Matlanga Commission was told Fardil Adams must testify about his Section 27 affidavit and the probe into seven crime intelligence officials, while the NPA said the charges against them should be formally withdrawn this week.
- 07:50
Justice debate at the TRC resurfaced, with Terry Oakley Smith arguing that truth without reparations is incomplete and that South Africa still has not fully answered what should follow acknowledgement of apartheid-era harm.