The Jacaranda FM Newswatch bulletin at 19H00 opens with weather updates for Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Emalahleni. It then reports that Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has reshuffled his cabinet to accommodate the EFF joining the coalition government. Nkululeko Dunga from the EFF is appointed as the new MEC for finance, replacing Lebogang Maile who moves to education. Lesufi briefed the media in Johannesburg, stating the decision was facilitated by national leadership to reconstitute governance and strengthen stability in the province. The next segment covers SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter's announcement that despite a sluggish economy and global disruptions, SARS collected a record R2 trillion in net taxes for the 2025-2026 financial year. This marks the first time SARS has crossed the R2 trillion threshold. Reporter Cliff Deklerk details the tax breakdown: domestic value-added tax collections reached R604 billion, provisional company income tax was R355 billion, import VAT increased by R5.6 billion, import duties grew by R5.1 billion, and pay-as-you-earn collections exceeded R700 billion. Kieswetter emphasized this as a historic milestone. The bulletin concludes with IEC chair Mosotho Moepya speaking at the launch of a new logo and theme for upcoming local government elections, where he noted declining public trust in democratic institutions. The episode follows a standard news bulletin format with multiple reporters and focuses on political reshuffles, financial data, and electoral concerns in South Africa.
