RC 260812SAfmJon Gericke
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Phala Phala dominated the first hour, with legal and political debate over the Constitutional Court’s refusal to fast-track the impeachment inquiry, before a long health feature on obesity treatment and bariatric surgery.
- 22:12
The Constitutional Court refused direct appeal bids by opposition parties to lift the interdict halting Parliament’s Phala Phala impeachment hearings, leaving Ramaphosa’s review case to be heard in the Western Cape High Court in early September.
- 22:15
Voet Voet Zungula argued the ruling weakens Parliament’s oversight powers, because the interdict could stay in force until the High Court judgment lands and may set a precedent for future attempts to block impeachment processes.
- 22:42
Political analyst Goodenough Mashego said the President has bought time, but not a permanent win; he framed the ruling as a temporary Ramaphosa victory and said the substance of the case will still be tested at the September hearing.
- 23:15
The health hour centred on obesity as a chronic disease, not a lifestyle failure: the guest said lifestyle changes alone usually fail long term, while surgery and GLP-1 drugs can be effective but need proper medical follow-up.