The WorldSkills South Africa National Competition, Conference, and Career Festival 2026

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Nomusa Dube-Ncube about the WorldSkills South Africa National Competition, Conference, and Career Festival 2026 taking place in Durban from 8–12 March, hosted by the Department of Higher Education and Tra…

The growing issue of parents submitting false or misleading addresses in public school applications, as highlighted by recent data from TPN Credit Bureau

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Mr James Ndlebe – Director for Education Management and Governance Development (EMGD) at the Department of Basic Education (DBE), about how recent research from TPN Credit Bureau highlights a systemic crisis within South Africa’s public school admission…

Ad Hoc Committee demands full accountability from President Ramaphosa

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to David Skhosana – MK Party Member of Parliament, and Sipho Seepe – Political Analyst, about how members of the ad hoc committee investigating corruption within the criminal justice system are taking a firm stand on executive accountability. They insist t…

R1 Billion Arms Fiasco: How Ex-Police Chief Khehla Sitole’s Botched Deal Left SA Taxpayers Footing the Bill

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Ian Cameron – Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, about how the South African Police Service (SAPS) is facing a financial crisis following a botched firearms contract initiated by former commissioner Gen Khehla Sitole.

Roodepoort schoolgirl assault in scholar transport video under investigation

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Sibongile Maseko – General Secretary of the Greater Johannesburg Learner Transport Organisation, about how the Greater Gauteng Learner Transport Organisation (GGLTO) has launched an investigation into a disturbing viral video that shows a schoolgirl bei…

AI for Everyone: Your Pocket-Sized Brain

POLITICAL DESK: South Africa: A New Era of Oversight - Dr. Jan Venter Political Philosopher and senior lecturer at North-West University Protchefstroom campus

In a historic shift for South African democracy, the Portfolio Committee on the Presidency was established on March 6, 2026. This ends a three-decade gap in which the nation’s highest office operated without a dedicated parliamentary watchdog. Following its formation, Parliament has officially elec…

Court Battle Over IVF Mix-Up as Ballito Couple Seeks DNA Test on Eight-Year-Old Boy

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Karabo Ozah – Director of the Centre for Child Law, about how a complex legal battle is unfolding in the Durban High Court after a Ballito couple applied for a court order compelling an Indian woman to allow a DNA test on her eight-year-old son, amid cl…

What we know on the tenth day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Dr Na’eem Jeenah – Researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection, about how Israel’s military campaign against Iran has transitioned into a new phase, with recent operations specifically targeting the country’s critical energy infrastr…

Widespread fraud in SA’s school admissions system – up to 40% fake addresses.

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Ashleigh Laurent – Legal Counsel at TPN, about how data from TPN Credit Bureau reveals that address fraud is a significant challenge facing South African public schools. In one surveyed school, 40% of applications contained false or misleading address i…