



Fines between R6,000 and R30,000 looming for people with unregistered solar panels
South African homeowners with non-compliant or unregistered solar systems face growing financial risks, including fines of up to R30,000, voided insurance claims, and forced panel removals costing over R100,000 in estates. The race to move away from an unstable national power grid has sparked a mas…

Chris Yelland - Energy Analyst
Energy analyst Chris Yelland responds to Eskom

Road ahead for Pitso Mosimane as the new head coach of Bafana Bafana.
Pitso Mosimane is on the verge of making a sensational return to the Bafana Bafana hot seat after the South African Football Association’s (SAFA) National Executive Committee gave the green light for his appointment. POWER Breakfast host Thabiso Tema speak to Mahlatse Mphahlele, sports journalist

WEATHER: SA braces for light snowfall, snow and gale-force winds
Lehlohonolo Thobela, weather forecaster and meteorologist for the South African Weather Service speaks to POWER Breakfast host Thabiso Tema following the SAWS advising the public and farmers to take necessary precautions, as it forecasts a cold front accompanied by a cut-off low expected to affect …

18 councillors assassinated in KZN since 2021 elections, Premier reveals
The KwaZulu-Natal Premier's office says 18 councillors have been assassinated since the 2021 Local Government Elections, making the province the epicentre of such killings. POWER Breakfast host Thabiso Tema speaks to KZN Premier Thami Ntuli

Leading social impact through scientific innovation in South Africa
Scientists in South Africa are making strides in transforming lives through scientific projects that leave a lasting social and economic impact. Among those driving the change is Keitumetse Molamu, head of Engineering and Technology Development at the NRF-SARAO, which is the National Research Found…

Why Do Unwanted Telemarketing Calls Keep Coming?
Despite regulations designed to protect consumers, many South Africans continue to receive unwanted telemarketing calls. Why does this keep happening, what rights do consumers have, and what can be done to curb nuisance calls? Amdel CEO Bheki Ndabandaba joins Thabiso “TT” Tema on the Power Breakfas…

Labour Department finds just three compliant workplaces, 137 arrested in nationwide blitzes
Thabiso Tema is in conversation with the Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour, Jomo Sibiya.

Treasury agrees to release R7.1bn in withheld municipal grants, subject to conditions
Treasury agrees to release R7.1bn in withheld municipal grants, subject to conditions. Thabiso Tema is speaking to Former Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa and Chair of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, Prof Alex Van Den Heever.

ACCOUNTABILITY | IDAC OMBUDSMAN
South Africa’s anti-corruption architecture has a new oversight mechanism. Newly appointed IDAC Ombudsman Judge Takalani Raulinga outlines the vision for the Office of the Ombudsman and how it will strengthen independent accountability, transparency and public confidence in the Investigating Direct…