South African president Cyril Ramaphosa met senior leaders of Johannesburg and Gauteng, the province it’s located in, in March 2025 to discuss ways to arrest the steep decline in South Africa’s largest city. Ramaphosa announced a two-year-long presidential intervention to tackle some of the city’s most pressing issues. It is to be led by the Presidential Johannesburg Working Group with eight cross-governmental and multi-stakeholder workstreams. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with GCRO Executive Director, Rashid Seedat and South African Cities Network CEO, Nosipho Hlatswayo.

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa met senior leaders of Johannesburg and Gauteng, the province it&rsquo;s located in, in March 2025 to discuss ways to arrest the steep decline in South Africa&rsquo;s largest city. Ramaphosa announced a two-year-long presidential intervention to tackle some of the city&rsquo;s most pressing issues. It is to be led by the Presidential Johannesburg Working Group with eight cross-governmental and multi-stakeholder workstreams. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with GCRO Executive Director, Rashid Seedat and South African Cities Network CEO, Nosipho Hlatswayo.

POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show programme, hosted by Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. The show delves deeper into the news of the day along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. Ndlozi also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners make sense of their world.

POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show programme, hosted by Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. The show delves deeper into the news of the day along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day&rsquo;s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. Ndlozi also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners make sense of their world.

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Johannesburg: A city in dire state

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought told reporters after meeting with Senate Republicans on Tuesday that the White House is on board with a substitute amendment to the rescissions package that would exempt PEPFAR, the global anti-AIDS initiative from cuts.   Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Rural Health Project's Russell Rensburg and PhD, is a consultant specializing in issues of gender, development, health and human rights (Washington DC) , Melissa Hope Ditmore. 

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought told reporters after meeting with Senate Republicans on Tuesday that the White House is on board with a substitute amendment to the rescissions package that would exempt PEPFAR, the global anti-AIDS initiative from cuts.&nbsp; &nbsp;Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Rural Health Project's Russell Rensburg and PhD, is a consultant specializing in issues of gender, development, health and human rights (Washington DC) , Melissa Hope Ditmore.&nbsp;

White House agrees to exempt PEPFAR from cuts 

Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs used to treat HIV/Aids occur in South Africa’s rivers, dams and sometimes tap water at alarming levels, researchers at North-West University (NWU) have found. The study, commissioned by the Water Research Commission (WRC), found ARV levels are especially high downstream of wastewater treatment plants, with drugs such as lopinavir and efavirenz often present in levels “far exceeding global norms”. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Researcher from the NWU Occupational Hygiene and Health Research Initiative , Prof. Suranie Horn and Water expert and Professor in the Centre for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State, Prof. Anthony Turton.

Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs used to treat HIV/Aids occur in South Africa&rsquo;s rivers, dams and sometimes tap water at alarming levels, researchers at North-West University (NWU) have found. The study, commissioned by the Water Research Commission (WRC), found ARV levels are especially high downstream of wastewater treatment plants, with drugs such as lopinavir and efavirenz often present in levels &ldquo;far exceeding global norms&rdquo;. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Researcher from the NWU Occupational Hygiene and Health Research Initiative , Prof. Suranie Horn and Water expert and Professor in the Centre for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State, Prof. Anthony Turton.

Study raises alarm at ARVs in rivers and tap water 

Durban is set to become a cinematic epicentre once again as the Durban FilmMart returns from 18 to 21 July 2025, with a renewed and deliberate focus on the local film landscape. This year’s edition, under the banner ‘SA in Focus’, places South African cinema firmly centre stage.  Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Durban FilmMart Director, Magdalene Reddy. 

Durban is set to become a cinematic epicentre once again as the Durban FilmMart returns from 18 to 21 July 2025, with a renewed and deliberate focus on the local film landscape. This year&rsquo;s edition, under the banner &lsquo;SA in Focus&rsquo;,&nbsp;places South African cinema firmly centre stage.&nbsp; Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Durban FilmMart Director, Magdalene Reddy.&nbsp;

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