A calculation error in South Africa’s official fuel price data has slightly softened what was expected to be a massive diesel price hike

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Mr Robert Maake, Director of Fuel Pricing Mechanisms, about how a revision to South Africa’s latest fuel price data has marginally reduced the scale of an expected diesel price increase, although motorists and businesses are still facing steep hikes pus…

15 Hawks cocaine theft inquiry deepens as Madlanga Commission hears of repeated security breaches in Port Shepstone offices

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Andy Mashaile, security strategist, about how the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard troubling testimony regarding repeated security failures within the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), commonly known as the Hawks, including a …

As South Africa marks the second anniversary of the devastating George building collapse, Dean Macpherson, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, has intensified calls for accountability

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Dean Macpherson, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, about how, as South Africa marks the second anniversary of the devastating George building collapse, he has intensified calls for accountability, urging the National Prosecuting Authority to …

Widespread Flooding and Severe Weather Disrupt South Africa Across Multiple Provinces

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to the South African Weather Service (SAWS) about how South Africa has experienced widespread severe weather this week, with heavy rain, strong winds, and flooding affecting several provinces due to a slow-moving cut-off low-pressure system. The SAWS has w…

Office workers plead for remote work as travel costs spiral

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Tony Healy, labour consultant, about how South Africa is once again confronting a familiar but increasingly urgent workplace debate: whether employees should return to the office full-time despite the rising cost of living—particularly soaring fuel pric…

Constitutional Court challenge puts NHI Act under spotlight over public participation and parliamentary process

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chancellor of the University of Limpopo and former Health Minister, and Adjunct Professor Alex van den Heever from Wits University, a health economics and public policy expert, about how Dlamini-Zuma has defended the National …

Nigeria has announced a voluntary repatriation programme for its citizens living in South Africa, following a renewed wave of xenophobic violence and rising anti-immigrant sentiment in the country

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Alexander Temitope Ajayi, about how Nigeria has announced a voluntary repatriation programme for its citizens living in South Africa following a renewed wave of xenophobic violence and rising anti-immigrant s…

What happened to five-year-old Manqoba Mnisi? Delayed report deepens family’s search for answers

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Bongiwe Mnisi, the mother of five-year-old Manqoba Mnisi, about how the child’s death at Bernard Isaacs Primary School in Coronationville, Johannesburg, continues to raise difficult questions for his family and the wider community more than three months…

FEEL GOOD: Eastern Cape Rugby Initiative Restores Hope and Opportunity for Township Youth

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Lincoln Mali, founder of the Mzwandile Mali Schools Rugby Champions League, about how a growing rugby initiative in the Eastern Cape is transforming the lives of thousands of young people by turning school sport into a platform for purpose, exposure, an…

Hantavirus update

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Professor Tulio de Oliveira, Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response Innovation at Stellenbosch University, about how while hantavirus infections are extremely rare in South Africa, sporadic cases have been documented globally, particularly in regi…