POWER Talk host Mondli Makhanya engages Abu Karolia, founder member of MUSA, on the call for a “Second Republic” and what it would mean for South Africa’s democracy. At the heart of the proposal are questions of accountability, state capacity, citizen agency and the country’s ability to deliver on the promise of 1994.

POWER Talk host Mondli Makhanya engages Abu Karolia, founder member of MUSA, on the call for a &ldquo;Second Republic&rdquo; and what it would mean for South Africa&rsquo;s democracy. At the heart of the proposal are questions of accountability, state capacity, citizen agency and the country&rsquo;s ability to deliver on the promise of 1994.

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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South Africa’s Second Republic

POWER Talk host Mondli Makhanya speaks to Dr Dick Forslund, economist and researcher at the Alternative Information and Development Centre, as petrol prices face further increases. With Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana saying consumers must choose between higher fuel prices and higher taxes, where does this leave already stretched households?

POWER Talk host Mondli Makhanya speaks to Dr Dick Forslund, economist and researcher at the Alternative Information and Development Centre, as petrol prices face further increases. With Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana saying consumers must choose between higher fuel prices and higher taxes, where does this leave already stretched households?

Petrol Prices and Taxes

POWER Talk host Mondli Makhanya is joined by Ashley Benjamin, FEDUSA Deputy General Secretary, following the federation’s call for the national minimum wage to rise to R33 an hour. The proposal comes amid growing pressure on workers from the rising cost of living and persistent unemployment.

POWER Talk host Mondli Makhanya is joined by Ashley Benjamin, FEDUSA Deputy General Secretary, following the federation&rsquo;s call for the national minimum wage to rise to R33 an hour. The proposal comes amid growing pressure on workers from the rising cost of living and persistent unemployment.

National Minimum Wage

POWER Talk host Mondli Makhanya speaks to Naeem Jeenah, Senior Researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute, on South Africa’s latest submission to the ICJ in its genocide case against Israel. The conversation considers Israel’s compliance with the court’s provisional measures and the question of South Africa’s continued coal trade with Israel.

POWER Talk host Mondli Makhanya speaks to Naeem Jeenah, Senior Researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute, on South Africa&rsquo;s latest submission to the ICJ in its genocide case against Israel. The conversation considers Israel&rsquo;s compliance with the court&rsquo;s provisional measures and the question of South Africa&rsquo;s continued coal trade with Israel.

South Africa’s Second Republic

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