POWER Breakfast

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Mzwandile Banjathwa – Campaign Coordinator at Corruption Watch, about how corruption in South Africa’s education system remains deeply entrenched, with recent developments suggesting the problem is evolving rather than declining. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Isaac Mahamba – Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD), about how motorists have raised concerns over the reported use of private or unmarked vehicles at traffic stops across parts of Johannesburg. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Dr Ongama Mtimka – Political Analyst, about the political developments making headlines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Gareth Cremen – Partner: Business Rescue, Restructuring, Insolvency and Insurance at Cox Yeats, about how a recent judgment by South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) is drawing attention beyond legal circles, raising broader economic questions about where money ultimately ends up when financial systems across countries intersect. See...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Tebogo Letsie – Chairperson of the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, about how a fresh controversy has emerged in South Africa’s skills development system after Democratic Alliance MP Karabo Khakhau submitted a formal letter to Parliament, demanding immediate oversight of the Education, Training...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Jeremy Michaels – Commission Spokesperson, and Andy Mashaile – Security Strategist, about what has been achieved so far at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, which has now adjourned its public hearings for a two-week recess, with the last sitting held on Tuesday and the next session scheduled for 7 April 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Deputy Chief Electoral Officer: Outreach, Dr Victor Shale, about how the Electoral Commission of South Africa will host a major research seminar to deliberate on the findings of the latest Voter Participation Survey (VPS) ahead of the 2026/27 Local Government Elections See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Andile Zulu – Energy Democracy Programmes Officer at the Alternative Information and Development Centre, about how, in a landmark decision for transparency in South Africa’s energy sector, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed Eskom’s appeal against a High Court order requiring the utility to disclose its coal and diesel sup...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Karabo Khakhau, DA National Spokesperson, about how a major financial controversy has emerged within South Africa’s education and training sector following reports that more than R637 million in public funds allocated to the Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) cannot be properly accoun...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Acting DDG Mr Solly Molayi – Responsible for Social and Population Statistics, about how South Africa is undergoing a quiet but significant shift in how people approach relationships, with fewer citizens choosing to marry and more opting to divorce. The latest Marriages and Divorces 2024  data released by Statistics South Africa paints a pic...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Mooketsi Tebogo Molebatsi – Divisional Head: Office of the Deputy Executive Mayor, City of Tshwane, about how the City of Tshwane has come under intensified scrutiny over its water tanker expenditure, as questions mount around governance, procurement processes, and the sustainability of relying on emergency water supply measures. See omnystudio.c...

Political battle erupts in Tshwane over R777 million water tanker spending. @ThabisoTema is in conversation with Cilliers Brink. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Mr Mondli Gungubele – Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, about how Postbank SOC Ltd has reached a significant milestone after being officially registered as a licensed financial services provider (FSP) by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), marking an important step in its long-standing ambition to become a ful...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Dr Johan Burger – Former Senior Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), about how KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Sibusiso Mkhwanazi will remain at the helm of policing in the province after authorities confirmed the renewal of his contract for another five-year term, with his current contract set to expire at the end o...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Prof Magnus Killander – International Human Rights and Comparative Constitutional Law Researcher at the University of Pretoria, about how South Africa’s landmark genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) continues to draw global attention, with new legal developments and geopolitical tensions shaping the traje...

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Isaac Sayed – ATAAM Holdings, which provides free security services in the area, about how residents of the Johannesburg suburb of Eldorado Park are grappling with fear and frustration following a deadly shooting that left two people dead and six others wounded late on Saturday night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela – Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, about how South Africa’s first-ever National Transport Conference (NTC) has opened at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, bringing together government officials, industry leaders, investors, academics, and civil society representatives. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Terry Tselane – Executive Chairperson of the Institute of Election Management Services in Africa, about how the South African government is considering introducing a minimum electoral threshold for political parties seeking representation in municipal councils, a move that could significantly reshape the country’s local government electoral...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Minister Thembi Simelane – Minister of Human Settlements, and Mmamoloko Kubayi – Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, about how families of victims whose cases from South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) remain unresolved have launched a searing critique of the state’s handling of a judicial inqu...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Solly Malatsi – Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, about how the future of the South African Post Office (SAPO) has once again come under scrutiny after its business rescue practitioners signalled a possible move to liquidate the struggling state-owned entity if no additional financial support is secured from government. See omn...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Wisani Baloyi – SAHRC Spokesperson, about how, in a landmark moment for human rights and food justice in South Africa, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has launched a National Investigative Hearing into the country’s food systems, with sessions taking place from 12–13 and 16–20 March 2026 in Johannesburg. See om...

ANC in Johannesburg moves to recall Mayor Dada Morero • PA backs US envoy Bozell in row over the “Kill the Boer” chant • US defends Israel against South Africa’s allegation of genocide filed at the top UN court Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Professor Steven Friedman – Political Analyst and Researcher at the University of Johannesburg, about the pol...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Hubert Kabasu Babu Katulodi – Congolese Writer and Analyst of African Politics, about how voters in the Republic of the Congo headed to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election widely expected to extend the rule of veteran leader Denis Sassou Nguesso, one of Africa’s longest-serving heads of state. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...