In this week's masterclass we unpack, in detail, the two-pot retirement system which has now become official. Ramaphosa signed the bill into law which resulted from pressure from trade union movements. The two-pot retirement system will allow fund members to withdraw a part of their pension fund savings before retirement. 

In this week's masterclass we unpack, in detail, the two-pot retirement system which has now become official. Ramaphosa signed the bill into law which resulted from pressure from trade union movements. The two-pot retirement system will allow fund members to withdraw a part of their pension fund savings before retirement.

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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President Ramaphosa Signs Pension Funds Amendment Bill into Law

Civil society organisations are calling for amendments to the updated National Food and Nutrition Security Plan to address and monitor affordability and food pricing and give people economic access to nutritious food.   This is one of the recommendations in a new report by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (Seri). The report, launched on Tuesday at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg, spotlights the struggles and the remedies people seek to put nutritious food on the table.  Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) Senior Researcher, Yvonne Erasmus, A Postdoctoral researcher at the Centre of Excellence in Food Security, South African Research Chair in Social Protection for Food Security, Dr Steven Devereux and National Organizing Secretary CSAAWU Commercial, Stevedoring, Agricultural and Allied Workers Union, Karel Swart.

Civil society organisations are calling for amendments to the updated National Food and Nutrition Security Plan to address and monitor affordability and food pricing and give people economic access to nutritious food. &nbsp; This is one of the recommendations in a new report by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (Seri). The report, launched on Tuesday at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg, spotlights the struggles and the remedies people seek to put nutritious food on the table. &nbsp; Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation&nbsp;with Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) Senior Researcher, Yvonne Erasmus, A Postdoctoral researcher at the Centre of Excellence in Food Security, South African Research Chair in Social Protection for Food Security, Dr Steven Devereux and National&nbsp;Organizing Secretary CSAAWU Commercial, Stevedoring, Agricultural and Allied Workers Union, Karel Swart.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: REFLECTIONS ON FOOD (IN)SECURITY 

The South African economy kept its head above water in the first quarter of 2025 (January–March), expanding by a marginal 0,1% compared with the fourth quarter of 2024.1 Four of the ten industries on the production (supply) side of the economy recorded positive gains, with agriculture driving most of the upward momentum. Household spending, stronger exports and a drawdown in inventories kept the expenditure (demand) side of the economy in positive territory.  Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Chief Economist and Head of Research at Rand Merchant Bank, Isaah Mhlanga and Professor at the University of Johannesburg Department of Sociology, and co-editor of BRICS and Resistance in Africa, Patrick Bond. 

The South African economy kept its head above water in the first quarter of 2025 (January&ndash;March), expanding by a marginal 0,1% compared with the fourth quarter of 2024.1 Four of the ten industries on the production (supply) side of the economy recorded positive gains, with agriculture driving most of the upward momentum. Household spending, stronger exports and a drawdown in inventories kept the expenditure (demand) side of the economy in positive territory.&nbsp; Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Chief Economist and Head of Research at Rand Merchant Bank, Isaah Mhlanga and Professor at the University of Johannesburg Department of Sociology, and co-editor of BRICS and Resistance in Africa, Patrick Bond.&nbsp;

GDP growth subdued in the first quarter: Why is SA economy stagnant?  

The State in the Free State asbestos trial has confirmed that it plans to appeal the Bloemfontein High Court judgment that overturned Moroadi Cholota's extradition from the US. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with NPA Spokesperson, Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga. 

The State in the Free State asbestos trial has confirmed that it plans to appeal the Bloemfontein High Court judgment that overturned Moroadi Cholota's extradition from the US.&nbsp;Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with NPA Spokesperson, Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga.&nbsp;

President Ramaphosa Signs Pension Funds Amendment Bill into Law

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