The National Consumer Commission has welcomed new regulations aimed at clamping down on spam calls and unwanted direct marketing. With the introduction of an Opt-Out Registry, consumers will soon have greater control over who can contact them — and companies that don’t comply could face hefty penalties. But will this finally bring relief to frustrated South Africans? 

Guest: Mr Hardin Ratshisusu - Acting Commissioner: National Consumer Commission 

 

The National Consumer Commission has welcomed new regulations aimed at clamping down on spam calls and unwanted direct marketing. With the introduction of an Opt-Out Registry, consumers will soon have greater control over who can contact them &mdash; and companies that don&rsquo;t comply could face hefty penalties. But will this finally bring relief to frustrated South Africans?&nbsp;
Guest:&nbsp;Mr Hardin&nbsp;Ratshisusu&nbsp;- Acting Commissioner: National Consumer Commission&nbsp;
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The National Consumer Commission has welcomed new regulations aimed at clamping down on spam calls and unwanted direct marketing

20 April 2026 

1.DR Kongo- USA - Deportees from Latin America have arrived in Kinshasa from the U.S. under the Trump agreement. After being deported from the United States, around 15 people touched down in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, this past weekend. 

 
 Angola – Italy- Pope Leo XIV - Pope Leo XIV arrived in Angola this past weekend, opening the third leg of his four-nation tour across Africa, with a message focused on hope, peace, and social justice. His plane landed in Luanda after departing Cameroon, where he celebrated Mass before an estimated 200,000 worshippers in the capital, Yaoundé.

 

3.South Afrika – Benin- France - Pan-Afrikanist activist Kemi Seba, who was arrested in South Africa last week, faces extradition to Benin as the case resumed today in Tshwane. Local, Continental and International Context: No extradition agreement between South Afrika and Benin unless an exception is created. 

  

4.In our historical archives, it was on this day, 20 April 2018, that the Missing Persons Task’s Team (MPTT), which emerged as a recommendation after the conclusion of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in 1996 in its Final Report, announced that they have uncovered the remains of 138 missing persons, but this number increases every month. 

 

 

 

20 April 2026&nbsp;
1.DR Kongo- USA - Deportees from Latin America have arrived in Kinshasa from the U.S. under the Trump agreement. After being deported from the United States, around 15 people touched down in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, this past weekend.&nbsp;
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<li> Angola &ndash; Italy- Pope Leo XIV - Pope Leo XIV arrived in Angola this past weekend, opening the third leg of his four-nation tour across Africa, with a message focused on hope, peace, and social justice.&nbsp;His plane landed in Luanda after&nbsp;departing&nbsp;Cameroon, where he celebrated Mass before an estimated 200,000 worshippers in the capital,&nbsp;Yaound&eacute;.</li>
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3.South Afrika &ndash; Benin- France - Pan-Afrikanist&nbsp;activist Kemi Seba, who was arrested in South Africa last week, faces extradition to Benin as the case resumed today in Tshwane.&nbsp;Local, Continental and International Context: No extradition agreement between South Afrika and Benin unless an exception is created.&nbsp;
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4.In our historical archives, it was on this day, 20 April 2018, that the Missing Persons Task&rsquo;s Team (MPTT), which emerged as a recommendation after the conclusion of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in 1996 in its Final Report, announced that they have uncovered the remains of 138 missing persons, but this number increases every month.&nbsp;
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Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

With all these senior police arrests and whistleblowing, how do we clean up that department?

Guest: Andy Mashaile - Security Strategist

With all these senior police arrests and whistleblowing, how do we clean up that department?
Guest: Andy Mashaile - Security Strategist

With all these senior police arrests and whistleblowing, how do we clean up that department?

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that the Road Accident Fund must compensate all road accident victims — including undocumented foreign nationals — saying the law applies to “any person” without exception. But what does this mean for an already strained RAF, and could it open the door to abuse or greater financial pressure?  

Guest: Songezo Zibi, Chair of Standing Committee on Public Accounts

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that the Road Accident Fund must compensate all road accident victims &mdash; including undocumented foreign nationals &mdash; saying the law applies to &ldquo;any person&rdquo; without exception. But what does this mean for an already strained RAF, and could it open the door to abuse or greater financial pressure? &nbsp;
Guest:&nbsp;Songezo Zibi, Chair of Standing Committee on Public Accounts

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that the Road Accident Fund must compensate all road accident victims — including undocumented foreign nationals — saying the law applies to “any person” without exception.

The National Consumer Commission has welcomed new regulations aimed at clamping down on spam calls and unwanted direct marketing

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