They stand watch over homes and businesses across the country, outnumbering police roughly three to one. With regulator PSiRA’s integrity under scrutiny, who protects South Africa’s army of private security guards?
19 October 2026
CheckPoint is a weekly, half-hour investigative Current Affairs show featuring thought-provoking journalism. The programme brings together a team of seasoned television producers and investigative journalists whose voices, faces and backgrounds reflect South Africa's multicultural diversity.
Presenter:
Nkepile Mabuse
Show Times:
Wednesday's at 9:30PM
Episodes
Last week, we found schoolchildren eating Lalaza, an oily substance traced to what appears to be discarded fryer residue, this week, we follow it home, to parents who sell and cook it.
12 October 2026
What is the near R11 billion budgeted to feed schoolchildren nationally being spent on, when some Gauteng learners say the meals are so bad they use discarded Chicken Licken oil — nicknamed Lalaza — just to stomach them?
05 October 2026