In 2025, Gauteng’s education system, serving over 2.4 million learners, faces major pressures under MEC Matome Chiloane. The BELA Act, enacted in September 2024, centralizes admissions and language policies, raising autonomy concerns from Model C schools and the DA. Its compulsory Grade R rollout strains the R66.9 billion provincial budget, threatening programs like the National School Nutrition Programme. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Gauteng MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane. 

<p>In 2025, Gauteng&rsquo;s education system, serving over 2.4 million learners, faces major pressures under MEC Matome Chiloane. The BELA Act, enacted in September 2024, centralizes admissions and language policies, raising autonomy concerns from Model C schools and the DA. Its compulsory Grade R rollout strains the R66.9 billion provincial budget, threatening programs like the National School Nutrition Programme. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Gauteng MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane.&nbsp;</p>

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.

<p>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.</p>

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