RC 260919SAfmBertha Charuma
Saturday, 19 September 2026
Bertha Charuma’s music-led Saturday show blended nostalgic reflections with news of police killings, a shack fire, a suspected serial rapist’s arrest and political turmoil.
- 11:02
The Madlanga Commission received a final deadline extension to 25 January, allowing it to hear outstanding testimony and complete its report on criminality, political interference and corruption.
- 11:03
Two Eastern Cape police officers were killed responding to an armed robbery, while two suspects were arrested and three others were fatally wounded during subsequent operations.
- 12:04
A shack fire in Copesville, Pietermaritzburg, killed a woman, seriously injured her baby and partner, and destroyed at least 14 homes.
- 12:01
KwaZulu-Natal police arrested a 46-year-old suspected serial rapist allegedly linked by DNA to 14 attacks between 2014 and 2025; he is due in court on 21 September.
- 10:29
Bertha linked music across generations with South Africa’s history, reflecting on Teddy Pendergrass, Hip-Hop Pantsula’s “Harambe”, Michael and Janet Jackson’s “Scream”, and the legacy of Mampintsha and Big Nuz.