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POWER Talk

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POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show that delves deeper into the news of the day, along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. The host also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners make sense of their world.

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Episódios

100 episódios

  1. South Africa’s drug labs point to growing role in international methamphetamine trade 22:25
  2. Parties demand equal treatment after ConCourt orders IEC to reinstate 181 ANC candidates 20:00
  3. R467 Billion Municipal Debt: Can SALGA’s Plan Fix South Africa’s Revenue Crisis? 22:43
  4. Who Can Fix Johannesburg? Herman Mashaba Makes His Case for Mayor 59:11
  5. ANC Local Government Elections Manifesto Review 23:21
  6. Five Years After Babita Deokaran’s Killing: Is South Africa Doing Enough to Protect Whistleblowers? 11:27
  7. Ahead of municipal elections, South Africans vent frustration with local government 23:16
  8. NGB Warns South Africans: Gambling Is Not a Financial Plan 22:03
  9. Peter Bruce: Let Parliament Choose the NPA and IDAC Chiefs 27:53
  10. The Future of BEE in a Changing South Africa 22:45
  11. UNAIDS global report highlights 1.2 million new HIV infections 17:40
  12. Campaign launched to close the privilege divide between judges and magistrates 23:55
  13. The Defence Industry Lekgotla @Makhanya1937 is in conversation with Dr Mphahlela Thaba from the Council for Scientific Research. #POWERTalk @SANDF_ZA 6:50
  14. The Defence Industry Lekgotla @Makhanya1937 is in conversation with Colonel Keitumetse Dirkse, Senior Staff Officer Joint In-service Procurement and Disposal 9:17
  15. Shosholoza Meyl faces uncertain future: Long-distance trains to return in 2027 but funding for locomotives is unclear 20:43
  16. Health Ombud releases findings of psychiatric patients in Gauteng 25:55
  17. Alleged Nigerian king coronation in East London 24:49
  18. Iran war live: Trump threatens to attack power plants over Strait of Hormuz 7:52
  19. Mondli Makhanya is in conversation with Sol Plaatje University founder and chairman of Brand Africa and chancellor, Thebe Ikalafeng. 47:32
  20. NSFAS Acting CEO Introduces Plan to Turn the Agency Around 18:34
  21. Update on Iran-Israel-US War 25:06
  22. 2026 Local government preparation Mondli Makhanya is in conversation with IEC CEO, Sy Mamabolo. 46:24
  23. Performance of TV streaming services in South Africa 41:46
  24. Dr Aaron Motsoaledi - Department of Health Minister 21:28
  25. Kallie Kriel Afriforum CEO 1:12:02
  26. In Conversation with Archbishop Thabo Makgoba 48:41
  27. SA Constitution turns 30: Refection on progress, gaps and the work ahead 47:43
  28. Vision Sugar allegedly hijacked Tongaat Hulett by buying discounted bank debt and triggering a R11.7 billion repayment demand to push the company toward liquidation instead of recovery 22:40
  29. 39th AU Summit key highlights 41:40
  30. Dr Katlego Mothudi & Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa - South African Medical Association Chairperson 40:25
  31. Understanding Foot and Mouth Disease 46:28
  32. National Minimum wage 20:26
  33. SA launches first human HIV vaccine trial 22:48
  34. The Innovative Building Technologies Summit 2026 25:31
  35. The theme of the Innovative Building Technologies Summit 2026 is “Mainstreaming Innovative Building Technologies in Human Settlements 9:55
  36. Operation Vulindlela third-quarter performance report released 20:36
  37. Isreal ambassador declared persona non grata 19:39
  38. Update on SABC Bill: Upcoming SABC Bill outlines major reforms and a new funding model 27:46
  39. South Africa Positions Itself as Gateway to African Markets at WEF 17:50
  40. Ramaphosa Approves Salary Increases for Public Office Bearers 26:37
  41. Illicit Cigarette Market Forces British American Tobacco to Stop Local Production 17:47
  42. Learner Scholar Transport Safety Under the Spotlight 19:57
  43. National Disaster Declared as Floods Devastate Limpopo and Mpumalanga 18:44
  44. President Ramaphosa appoints Adv. Andy Mothibi as new National Director of Public Prosecutions 23:07
  45. SANDF audit reveals only 27% of soldiers fit for duty/combat. 24:07
  46. South Africa bounces back into the imo council 22:27
  47. In conversation with Former Acting National Police Commissioner 48:17
  48. ANC SECRETARY GENERAL FIKILE MBALULA 1:38:56
  49. Tanzania president wins election as hundreds feared dead in unrest 15:49
  50. Hamas-Israel Conflict - Truce violations threaten ceasefire 22:20