RC 260930SAfmCathy Mohlahlana
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Ramaphosa’s renewed GBV plan faced scepticism, while the programme examined diplomatic tensions with Washington, vehicle pollution, economic reforms and Knysna’s mayoral race.
- 06:01
President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered a 60-day audit of unresolved gender-based violence cases, a funded forensic-backlog plan, alcohol-violence measures and municipal safety audits, with urgent hazards addressed within 90 days.
- 07:13
Women’s rights advocates and the Commission for Gender Equality said the GBV plan repeated promises made in 2019, warning that broken justice systems and ignored recommendations remain unresolved.
- 07:26
A former diplomat said the second demarche against US Ambassador Leo Bozal was a formal protest, not automatically a precursor to expulsion, amid widening Pretoria-Washington tensions.
- 06:50
Research presented on the programme linked outdated vehicle-emissions standards, ageing vehicles and highly polluting minibus taxis to serious public-health risks, though callers questioned the study’s national conclusions.
- 08:11
Knysna mayoral candidates proposed emergency water tankers, infrastructure maintenance, procurement oversight and measurable 100-day targets as the 21-seat council remains politically fragmented after the 2021 election.