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Fannie Nkosi shares a prison with the ‘Cat’ in Pretoria

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He's been close to the notorious “Cat” before. And now he'll be even closer to alleged criminal tender don Vusimusi Matlala, as they share the same prison in Pretoria ahead of their respective trials. Facing unlawful firearm possession and obstruction of justice charges, suspended police sergeant Fannie Nkosi has now been denied bail. And our journalist, Tankiso Makhetha, explains the reasons in this edition. In our trending topic, could this be our first winter without load shedding in a long time? Touch wood! Finally, more than one and a half thousand people were detained by apartheid police following the Sharpeville Massacre, with On This Day in SA History, our usual segment. Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: thelead@24.com. Full editions drop on Monday, Wednesday, and 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.
Chapters
  • 00:01 Graeme's intro
  • 01:55 Crossing to Tank on Nkosi latest
  • 08:17 The factors Nkosi argued for freedom
  • 14:05 Trending topic: Eskom promises no load shedding
  • 15:15 On This Day in SA History / Rauby's Quiz
22 Apr English South Africa News · Society & Culture

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