Lukhona Mnguni speaks to Dr Hleze Kunju on our first lesson of IsiXhosa.

Lukhona Mnguni speaks to Dr Hleze Kunju on our first lesson of IsiXhosa.

POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show that 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. The host 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 that 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. The host also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners make sense of their world.

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Every weekday morning, POWER Talk host Iman Rappetti treats her listeners to an in-depth take on an issue close to her heart. At turns solemn, playful and impassioned, Iman's evocative "poems" are her listeners' favourite way of starting the day. You can find them updated daily in this podcast.

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Language Corner: IsiXhosa

Hubert Kabasu Babu Katulondi Congolese political analyst, writer, and journalist speaks to POWER Talk host Mondli Makhanya, Voters in the Republic of Congo will be heading to the polls in a presidential election this weekend, with the outcome of the vote all but a foregone conclusion as the country’s longtime leader faces little opposition in the political arena.

Hubert Kabasu Babu Katulondi Congolese political analyst, writer, and journalist speaks to POWER Talk host Mondli Makhanya, Voters in the Republic of Congo will be heading to the polls in a presidential election this weekend, with the outcome of the vote all but a foregone conclusion as the country&rsquo;s longtime leader faces little opposition in the political arena.

Mondli Makhanya is in conversation with Sol Plaatje University founder and chairman of Brand Africa and chancellor, Thebe Ikalafeng. 

Lukhanyo Calata, son of Fort Calata, one of the Cradock Four who were murdered in the apartheid era speaks to POWER Talk show host Mondli Makhanya on the TRC Commission. Renewed scrutiny over the unfinished work of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has intensified amid legal disputes and political tensions linked to the reopening of apartheid-era cases

Lukhanyo Calata, son of Fort Calata, one of the Cradock Four who were murdered in the apartheid era speaks to POWER Talk show host Mondli Makhanya on the TRC Commission. Renewed scrutiny over the unfinished work of South Africa&rsquo;s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has intensified amid legal disputes and political tensions linked to the reopening of apartheid-era cases

Language Corner: IsiXhosa

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