First, it was Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero facing a heated confrontation with residents. Now, the Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina is under fire after a video showed her appearing to swear at a disabled resident during a community meeting in the Kouga Municipality, Eastern Cape.

The National Briefing · Sep 11, 2026 · 9m

First, it was Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero facing a heated confrontation with residents. Now, the Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina is under fire after a video showed her appearing to swear at a disabled resident during a community meeting in the Kouga Municipality, Eastern Cape. These incidents raise a bigger question: what is happening between politicians and the communities they are supposed to serve?

Guest: Professor Sethulego Matebesi, Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology at the University of the Free State