The Best of POWER Breakfast

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Richard Hoal, Partner at Cox Yeats Attorneys, about how South Africans living in communities affected by flooding, collapsing riverbanks, exposed sewer systems and deteriorating public infrastructure have received a significant legal victory after a landmark court ruling confirmed that residents can compel multiple government entities to take responsib...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Benji Shulman, Executive Director of the Middle East Africa Research Institute, about how the United States and Iran have announced what both sides are describing as a historic peace agreement, raising hopes that months of conflict that shook the Middle East and disrupted global energy supplies may finally be coming to an end. See omnystudio.com/listen...

  Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Dr Phethiwe Matutu, CEO of Universities South Africa (USAf), about how a growing debate is unfolding over the practice of public universities withholding graduation certificates from students who have completed their studies but still owe outstanding fees. At the heart of the controversy is a staggering student debt burden estimated at R55 billi...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Siyabonga Moses Nkambako, President of the South African Union of Students (SAUS), about how, as South Africa commemorates Youth Day and reflects on the legacy of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, attention is turning to the future of young people and the role that education plays in shaping their opportunities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Luyanda Jonas, President of the South Africa–China Youth Federation (SACYF), about how a new partnership between South African and Chinese organisations is expected to create approximately 1,500 work opportunities for young South Africans in the water sector, while also seeking to address some of the country’s pressing water management chal...

FEEL GOOD WEDNESDAY: Zuko Tisani Falls Short of Everest Summit And Rises Stronger @ThabisoTema is in conversation with with Entrepreneur, Forbes 30 under 30 and Everest Climber, Zuko Tisani. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thabiso Tema in conversation with POWER Kid Otondwa Masutha  AKA Otty See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Adv Mojankunyane Gumbi about how, as South Africa prepares to commemorate Youth Day on 16 June, members of the Moroka High School Class of 1976 are reflecting on a generation whose lives were shaped by the inequalities of apartheid education and whose experiences form part of the broader history of youth resistance and resilience in South Africa. See o...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Lawson Naidoo, Executive Director of CASAC, about how President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to halt Parliament’s revived impeachment process over the Phala Phala scandal have triggered an unprecedented constitutional and political confrontation between the country’s head of state and National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza, exposing tens...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Professor Loren Landau, Senior Researcher at the African Centre for Migration and Society at Wits University, about how the Department of Home Affairs has proposed sweeping reforms to South Africa’s immigration, citizenship and refugee protection framework through its Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection. S...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Reuben Maleka, PSA General Manager, about how the Public Servants Association (PSA) has proposed the introduction of a hybrid work model across South Africa’s public service, arguing that flexible working arrangements could help ease the financial burden on workers while improving efficiency and reducing operational costs for government. See omny...

TT speaks to South African paediatric cardiologist Professor Liesel Zühlke about her groundbreaking work in improving care for children with rheumatic heart disease. Her work has earned her the prestigious UNESCO L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science  Award  for 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ramaphosa Warns Against Xenophobia as Violence Against Foreign Nationals Rises @GwalaBnews is in conversation with Migration and xenophobia expert, Prof Loren Landau. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Refilwe Ntsibande owner, Kebotho Company speaks about their beautiful project where she and her sister empowering South Africans Through Sustainable Development. They build and renovate homes for the needy   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC and National Freedom Party (NFP) provincial chairperson Mbali Shinga is set to challenge her expulsion from the party in the Pietermaritzburg High Court, escalating a political dispute that could have significant consequences for the balance of power in the province's legislature. Sihle mavuso unpacks the story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

President Ruto has landed in SA and he’s not here for tea only — it’s a full State Visit with trade, security and politics on the agenda. To break it down for us, Thabiso Tema spoke to Ambassador Tebogo Seokolo from DIRCO and a Kenyan journalist who’s been following Ruto’s trip closely. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PROFESSOR ANNE VERHOEF- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWEST HEAD of AI speaks to us about the much-anticipated Euro office which will be launching this month . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Madlanga commission witness, Jacob concedes polygraph unreliable as he denies role in R200m Hawks cocaine theft. Alfie Alfie Dyke-Polygraphy specialist and former SAPS member speaks to Thabiso Tema about how the Polygraphy test work See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Rebecca Davis, senior journalist at Daily Maverick, about how President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe from Cabinet, in a move that signals growing pressure within government over accountability and ethical conduct in the executive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Steve Mabona, spokesperson for the Gauteng Department of Health, about how health authorities in Gauteng have issued an urgent public warning following two severe medical cases in the Ekurhuleni region in which patients were hospitalised with life-threatening complications after reportedly using unregulated injectable substances. See omnystudio.com/lis...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Mpumelelo Zikalala, legal expert, about how former President Jacob Zuma is now set to finally stand trial in the long-running arms deal corruption case, marking a major turning point in one of South Africa’s most protracted legal battles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Marang Setshwaelo, Maria’s longtime friend and sometime professional collaborator, about how South Africa continues to mourn the death of Maria McCloy, with tributes pouring in for a figure widely regarded as one of the most influential and multi-disciplinary voices in the country’s post-apartheid creative industry. McCloy, who died at the...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Ms Nthabiseng May, Communications and Marketing Manager at the Film and Publication Board (FPB), about how parents are increasingly being exposed to suspicious online adverts targeting children and young users. From promises of rapid weight loss and instant riches to miracle skincare products and fake “free” prize promotions, concerns are m...

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Ms Kgomotso Ramolobeng, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services, about how the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is under intense scrutiny after Parliament uncovered shocking overpricing in a controversial prison food supply contract, with the state allegedly paying thousands of rand above market value for basic grocery...

In The Alley: The Radio Memoirs of Twasa – A Powerful Journey Through Sound, Struggle and Stardom @ThabisoTema is in conversation with Veteran South African broadcaster ,Seipati Seoke Twasa See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.