The housing costs in Cape Town have npw risen far faster than wages over the past decade. Why is this?

Guest: Prof Francois Viruly: Emeritus Prof (UCT) (retired) and Property Economist

Business news with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter

• Cashbuild’s trading update disappoints investors 

• 2. Spear REIT bets on Western Cape’s office property market
• 3. Market update

 

 

Latest business news with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter

• Big win for consumers as Icasa bans data expiry rules

• 2. Higher gold prices give Pan African resources a boost
• 3. Market update

 

After weeks of fear, displacement and official silence, the Gauteng government has finally intervened in the crisis facing residents of the Sporong informal settlement on the West Rand, who were violently driven from their homes by zama-zama activity. 

Guest: Mr William Matsheke: Executive Mayor, Rand West City Local Municipality 

 

KwaZulu-Natal’s acting deputy police commissioner, Maj-Gen Anthony Gopaul, has told the Madlanga Commission that suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu unlawfully interfered in a politically sensitive murder investigation in a manner that appeared to advance ANC interests. 

Guest: Canny Maphanga: SABC reporter

 

Latest business news with Ntaoleng Lechela - Business Reporter

• China’s industrial profits return to growth in 2025

• 2. Meta eyes subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp
• 3. Market update

Gauteng is expanding its network of smart driver licence testing centres (DLTCs) into townships and underserved areas as part of a push to cut long backlogs, curb corruption, and make licensing services faster and more accessible. 

Guest: Kedibone Diale Tlabela: Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport

A senior German soccer federation official has called for discussions about a potential boycott of the 2026 World Cup, citing concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy actions and their implications for global stability and democratic values. 

Guest: Kelvin Watt Nielsen: Chairman of Nielsen Sports SA Head

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

27 January 2026

1.    Namibia – Windhoek 

Namibia Rides Rising Uranium Tide

Namibia stands to benefit from growing global demand for uranium, as countries look to nuclear power to meet clean-energy goals.

This is according to the 2026 uranium outlook from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) Namibia, a legal advisory firm.

"With rising demand from Asia, Europe, and Africa, uranium prices are anticipated to remain high, encouraging both established producers and new market entrants to boost production and ramp up exploration," CDH Namibia managing partner Patrick Kauta says.

 

2.    Uganda - Kampala

 Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Outlines 5-Year Agenda Amidst Deadly Crackdown on Opposition

President Yoweri Museveni has set out his priorities for a new term in office, pledging to safeguard peace and security, eradicate household poverty, strengthen national unity, enforce discipline in governance, and support wealth creators to accelerate economic growth. In a statement on Monday, Museveni thanked Ugandans for maintaining peace during the electoral period.

 

3.    Mozambique – SADC Regional Emergency Team 

A SADC regional emergency team has arrived in Mozambique to help deal with the aftermath of severe flooding.

The Southern African Development Community, or SADC, has sent a specialist unit to support local authorities, after more than 650,000 people were affected by weeks of heavy rain. The team, which landed in the country over the weekend includes experts in logistics, search and rescue, public health, communications, and civil–military coordination. 

 

4.    In our historical archives, it was on this day 27 January 1980 when the then Rhodesian nationalist leader Robert Gabriel Mugabe returns to Rhodesia after being in exile for five years. Mugabe had been trying to gather support for his party the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) in Mozambique and had managed to spearhead a guerrilla war against the Salisbury (now Harare) government.

 

4.1   In our historical archives, it was on this day 27 January 1996 when South Afrikan National Soccer Team (Bafana Bafana) won their Africa Cup of Nations Quarterfinal match against Algeria with a margin of 2 - 1 at the FNB Stadium, Soweto.

 

DA leader John Steenhuisen is calling for an urgent foreign policy lekgotla, arguing that while the GNU is relatively stable, there is no shared understanding of what constitutes South Africa’s national interest on the global stage.  

Guest: Sanusha Naidu: Senior Research Associate with the Institute for Global Dialogue