Traveller and author Treive Nicholas reclaims the tragic story of the Gcaleka clan by exploring ancient amaXhosa heritage and offering a powerful re-examination of Nongqawuse within a harshly scarred history. In his book "In Search of Nongqawuse," Nicholas tells the story of a young orphan girl whose life intersects with a catastrophic historical calamity. At the heart of this disturbing and ruinous tale is Nongqawuse, the young prophetess from the Gcaleka clan. Her intriguing spiritual prophecy captivates her community, which is already tormented, ultimately leading to the horrific mass starvation and death of thousands. This tragedy nearly devastates her people as a nation. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Sociologist, Historian and Explorer, Dr JJ Klaas.

Traveller and author Treive Nicholas reclaims the tragic story of the Gcaleka clan by exploring ancient amaXhosa heritage and offering a powerful re-examination of Nongqawuse within a harshly scarred history. In his book "In Search of Nongqawuse," Nicholas tells the story of a young orphan girl whose life intersects with a catastrophic historical calamity. At the heart of this disturbing and ruinous tale is Nongqawuse, the young prophetess from the Gcaleka clan. Her intriguing spiritual prophecy captivates her community, which is already tormented, ultimately leading to the horrific mass starvation and death of thousands. This tragedy nearly devastates her people as a nation. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Sociologist, Historian and Explorer, Dr JJ Klaas.

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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Rectifying the ‘false’ colonial narrative of Nongqawuse and the cattle culling of 1856 

In Capitec: Stalking Giants, top-selling business author TJ Strydom tells the gripping tale of a small team of entrepreneurs that turned a small microlending network into a challenger bank. With their luxurious head offices in Johannesburg, the giants disregarded the small Stellenbosch upstart. But once the new bank gained momentum and started luring customers away from the staid establishments in droves, they were forced to take note. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Author, Tj Strydom.

In Capitec:&nbsp;Stalking Giants, top-selling business author TJ Strydom tells the gripping tale of a small team of entrepreneurs that turned a small microlending network into a challenger bank. With their luxurious head offices in Johannesburg, the giants disregarded the small Stellenbosch upstart. But once the new bank gained momentum and started luring customers away from the staid establishments in droves, they were forced to take note. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Author, Tj Strydom.

Capitec: Stalking Giants

Radio and club DJ Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, was fatally shot in the Johannesburg CBD on Tuesday in what is believed to have been an eviction showdown. Reports suggest DJ Warras was actively involved with a security company conducting evictions when an unknown gunman walked up to him and fired a single shot. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with COJ Public Safety MMC. 

Radio and club DJ Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, was fatally shot in the Johannesburg CBD on Tuesday in what is believed to have been an eviction showdown. Reports suggest DJ Warras was actively involved with a security company conducting evictions when an unknown gunman walked up to him and fired a single shot. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with COJ Public Safety MMC.&nbsp;

Coj Community Safety on DJ Warras killing and banning Street Bashes this festive season

China’s annual trade surplus in goods has topped $1 trillion for the first time, with plunging exports to the United States amid a tariff war more than compensated for by shipments to other markets, new data shows. Figures released by China’s General Administration of Customs on Monday showed the trade surplus for the first 11 months of the year hit $1.08 trillion in November, as exports climbed 5.9 percent year-on-year that month, reversing a 1.1 percent decline the month prior. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Research Director of the Centre for Africa- China studies, Dr Emmanuel Matambo and Economist and Director at Econometrix, Dr Azar Jammine. 

China&rsquo;s annual trade surplus in goods has topped $1 trillion for the first time, with plunging exports to the United States amid a&nbsp;tariff<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/13/trumps-100-tariff-threat-history-of-us-trade-measures-against-china">&nbsp;</a>war&nbsp;more than compensated for by shipments to other markets, new data shows. Figures released by China&rsquo;s General Administration of Customs on Monday showed the trade surplus for the first 11 months of the year hit $1.08 trillion in November, as exports climbed 5.9 percent year-on-year that month, reversing a 1.1 percent decline the month prior. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Research Director of the Centre for Africa- China studies, Dr Emmanuel Matambo and Economist and Director at Econometrix, Dr Azar Jammine.&nbsp;

Rectifying the ‘false’ colonial narrative of Nongqawuse and the cattle culling of 1856

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