POWER Drive
POWER Drive
POWER Drive is a packed news and current affairs show, providing you with a comprehensive round-up of the day’s breaking news. The show features our own POWER News reporters wrapping up the major stories of the day, analysis, sport, market updates, weather and all your calls. POWER Drive host Thabiso Kotane tells you what you need to know with humour and insight as you drive home.Social links:
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ESKOM ANNUAL RESULTS RELEASE 2024 – ESKOM REPORTS RECORD R55BN LOSS
Eskom has reported a record R55-billion after-tax loss for the year ended in March 2024, largely due to the unbundling of its transmission business. Thabiso Kotane speaks to Electricity Minister, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.
22:38
MORE RAINFALL EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND
The South African Weather Services has warned more wet weather conditions can be expected this weekend as most of the country experiences heavy rainfall. Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal have been issued a yellow level 4 warning for disruptive rain and thunderstorms. Thabiso Kotane …
05:19
EMFULENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY WELCOMES FINANCIAL RELIEF AS NATIONAL TREASURY WRITES-OFF ONE THIRD OF THE ESKOM DEBT
The Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM) Municipal Manager April Ntuli welcomes the resolution by the National Treasury for Eskom to write-off one third of the relief debt to the value of R1 971 119 395.89. Thabiso Kotane speaks to Emfuleni Local Municipality MMC for Finance, Hassan Mako.
06:14
LOOKING INTO THE CROSS – BORDER MOVEMENT DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON
Thabiso Kotane is in conversation with Cross-Border Road Transport Agency CEO, Lwazi Mboyi.
07:51
UNPACKING SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS
It is common knowledge that the support for the ANC has been in decline for one reason or the other for some time. The problem, however, for the ANC has been its inability to do a proper introspective diagnostic analysis so that it could locate where the problem lay. Thabiso Kotane speaks to South…
17:01
CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF STEVE BIKO
Thabiso Kotane is in conversation with Writer, Black consciousness Activist (someone who was influenced by the ideas of Bantu Biko), Veli Mbele.
13:38
SPAZA SHOP REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED - 42 000 APPLICATIONS MADE TO REGISTER SPAZAS
The deadline for spaza shops to complete registration has been extended to February next year. This was announced earlier today by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velinkosi Hlabisa, who said more work needs to be done to ensure that the sector is properly regulated a…
17:45
CYCLONE CHIDO - FRANCE'S MACRON TO VISIT MAYOTTE AFTER CYCLONE DEVASTATION
Rescuers searched desperately for survivors as they sought to assess the full scale of devastation wrought by Cyclone Chido on the French overseas territory of Mayotte, which emerged on Wednesday from a first night spent under curfew. Thabiso Kotane speaks to Radio Mozambique's Charles Mangwiro.
10:22
SIBUSISO LAWRENCE WHO SHARED VIDEO AFTER KILLING GIRLFRIEND FOUND DEAD
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) man accused of killing his former girlfriend – and recording a video claiming he murdered her because she wanted to leave him after receiving money from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) – has been found dead. Thabiso Kotane speaks to KZN SAPS Spokesperson, Brigadier Robert Netshiund…
07:26
Joburg Mayor gave an update on the Rand water maintenance
Few water tankers continue to roam around different parts of Soweto to assist residents that still don't have water. The ongoing water shortage follows Rand Water's 86-hour maintenance operation which started on Friday last week. Thabiso Kotane speaks to the City of Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero.
07:50