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EPISODE · Apr 14, 2026 · 29 MIN

Bribes for debt wipes? Slain Emfuleni whistleblower tipped officials

from The Lead · host News24

Fraudulent payments? Missing municipal funds? Bribes to wipe service providers' debt? Forty-year-old mother of one, Martha Mani Rantsofu, was no ordinary junior finance clerk in Gauteng's Emfuleni Local Municipality, because by our accounts, she was a whistleblower knocking on some dangerous doors. While the Gauteng Political Killings Task Team takes a closer look at her hit, News24 journalist, Ntwagaae Seleka, details how the Vaal region has fallen into rack and ruin, with only Emfuleni to blame for the growing mess. Finally, Desmond Tutu was elected Bishop of Cape Town, with On This Day in SA History, our regular segment. Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: [email protected]. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer and quality-checked by News24's editors.

Fraudulent payments? Missing municipal funds? Bribes to wipe service providers' debt? Forty-year-old mother of one, Martha Mani Rantsofu, was no ordinary junior finance clerk in Gauteng's Emfuleni Local Municipality, because by our accounts, she was a whistleblower knocking on some dangerous doors. While the Gauteng Political Killings Task Team takes a closer look at her hit, News24 journalist, Ntwagaae Seleka, details how the Vaal region has fallen into rack and ruin, with only Emfuleni to blame for the growing mess. Finally, Desmond Tutu was elected Bishop of Cape Town, with On This Day in SA History, our regular segment. Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: [email protected]. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer and quality-checked by News24's editors.

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