POWER Talk

The SA Special Risks Insurance Association (Sasria), the state-owned special risks insurer, has still not fully recovered from the R24.3bn loss it suffered in the 2021 riots, but its financial position strengthened last year. Sasria insures against acts of terrorism, labour and civil unrest and riots, events that private sector insurers are unwilling to cover. High levels of poverty and unemployme...

The High Court of Malawi has overturned the extradition of self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd  Bushiri and his wife Mary Bushiri, finding that a magistrate’s decision to hand them over to South Africa was legally unsound, procedurally unfair, and put their lives at risk. In a judgment delivered on Friday, October 31, 2025, Justice Mzonde Mvula ruled that the extradition process “fel...

General Tau Tshekiso who was also removed in unfavorable circumstances . He speaks to POWER Talk host, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ramadan Ahmed, editor of Sudan horizon.com speaks to POWER Talk host Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi following reports of rapid support forces capturing the army headquarters in the city of El Fashrer  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The stories of Whistleblowers over five years. Dr Ugljesa Radulovic, researcher at the University of Johannesburg and Ben Theron, Founder of Whistleblower house speak to POWER Talk host Mbuyiseni Ndlozi  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Removed without warning: Dr Leah Shibambo, former deputy police commissioner speaks to POWER Talk host Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi on her exit under Riah Phiyega. Joining in on the conversation is General Tau Tshekiso who was also removed in unfavourable circumstances. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi was in conversation with,  Electricity and Energy Minister,  Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senzo Mchunu, the national Police Minister, was placed on special leave following serious allegations of political interference, corruption, and collusion with organised crime. The allegations were first made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who claimed that Mchunu ordered the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) and interfered in invest...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended the Inspector-General of Intelligence, Mr Imtiaz Fazel, pending a decision in an investigation by Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) into the Inspector-General’s conduct. Mbuyiseni Ndlosi is in conversation with UNISA  Lecturer at the College of Law: Police Practice Department , Prof. Dumisani Mabunda.  See omn...

In stark contrast to global trends, life expectancy in SA was worse in 2023 than two decades earlier, as a rising tide of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) undermined the country’s gains against HIV/Aids. Life expectancy in SA fell to 66.55 years in 2023 compared with 67.73 in 1990, according to The Lancet’s Global Burden of Disease study, launched on Sunday at the World Health Summit i...

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Madlanga Commission spokesperson, Jeremy Michaels about the commission's adjournment due to General Dumisani Khumalo's ill health.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with JOASA President, Neelan Karikan about the allegations of bribery involving Magistrates.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 POWER Talk host Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with MK party Spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndlela on the party's urgent court application to have the Madlanga commission stopped.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi in conversation with Department of Transport Spokesperson Collen Msibi. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transnet, South Africa’s state-owned freight logistics company, has undergone a significant transformation from its historical role as a national railway operator to its current form as a multifaceted entity managing rail, ports, pipelines, terminals, and engineering services. While the company has long served as the backbone of the country’s logistics network, it has also faced seriou...

The rand manipulation case centers on allegations that between 2007 and 2013, 28 local and international banks colluded to manipulate the USD/ZAR exchange rate. The Competition Commission of South Africa launched the investigation after receiving a tip-off in 2015. The Commission alleges that traders from banks including Standard Bank, FirstRand, Nedbank, Investec, BNP Paribas, JPMorgan Chase, HSB...

Sipho Madonsela has been serving a life sentence since 2001 for the alleged murder of Dumezweni Innocent Ndlovu,a man who is still alive. The shocking revelation surfaced during a victim-offender dialogue at Pietermaritzburg New Prison, where Ndlovu came face to face with Madonsela and confirmed he had never met him before, nor had he ever been stabbed. The encounter revealed what appear...

South Africa’s prisons are operating at crisis levels, holding 52 percent more inmates than they were designed for. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) told Parliament that facilities meant for about 103,000 inmates are now accommodating close to 157,000.  Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services, Kgomotso Ramolobeng.  See...

Container homes, built in 2021 to ease overcrowding in Alexandra, Johannesburg, at the height of the covid pandemic, remain unoccupied. A year after unlawful occupiers were evicted for the second time, the complex’s hundreds of living spaces stand empty. And the City still cannot commit to a timeframe for when they will be allocated.  Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Johann...

In a country grappling with high unemployment and poor education outcomes, one partnership is proving that maths and science can be more than subjects - they can be a lifeline, not only for individuals but for the country at large.  According to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025, 92 million current jobs could be displaced globally by 2030 due to the impact of automation, t...

The National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council (NACAC) presents its final report, marking the culmination of three years of work to advise on the fight against corruption in South Africa. This report comes five years after the adoption of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS), both of which are critical interventions in the ongoing struggle against corruption, an existential threat to our de...

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with C EO GMA Tshepo Kgobe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Redge Nkosi- Economist and First Source Money Executive Director See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On 16 August 2012, South Africa witnessed its deadliest use of state violence against civilians since the end of apartheid. Thirty-four striking mineworkers were gunned down by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) at the Marikana platinum mine owned by Lonmin PLC in the North West province. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with AMCU Head of Organisational Development, Krister Van...

On June 27, 2024, several Legacy Foundations made a call to “to the people of South Africa to join in a National Dialogue to reorientate the direction of our nation,” after many years of decline in which the promise of April 1994 had been broken. We do not claim to have been the first to have made such a call, it had in fact been made by many South Africans over the years. Mbuyiseni Nd...