RC 260930SAfmJon Gericke
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Nightfall focused on child grooming, the ANC’s legal bid over excluded candidates, prostate cancer awareness and allegations aired at the Mazanga Commission.
- 22:24
A Commission for Gender Equality legal officer warned that grooming often begins with trust-building and isolation, including by relatives, teachers, pastors and sports officials, not only online strangers.
- 22:49
Election specialist Michael Atkins said the ANC’s Constitutional Court appeal over 181 candidates faces a strong procedural obstacle, though any successful ruling could require limited PR ballot reprints.
- 23:10
Prostate cancer is South Africa’s most commonly diagnosed cancer among men; early detection is highly treatable, with screening recommended from 40 for high-risk men and 45 for others.
- 23:11
Prostate Cancer Foundation CEO Andrew Oberholzer said black men face substantially higher risk, while rural access, limited public-sector treatment and incomplete cancer data remain major challenges.
- 23:50
At the Mazanga Commission, Joe Sibagnone said police officers who visited a farm were understood by him to be carrying out alleged instructions from MBC, while stressing this was his account.