Journalist and advocate Pontsho Pilane joins Mike Wills to explore the idea that foreign aid isn’t just about assistance—it’s about power. She examines how U.S. aid, particularly PEPFAR, has shaped global health and HIV responses in South Africa. From Trump’s aid freeze to the Global Gag Rule, they unpack how funding decisions impose ideological control, leaving local NGOs in a bind. How do evangelical interests, political agendas, and financial dependence intersect? And what does this mean for Africa’s health sovereignty?

#PEPFAR, #ForeignAid, #GlobalHealth, #HIVResponse, #TrumpPolicy, #GlobalGagRule, #EvangelicalInfluence, #HealthSovereignty, #USAID, #AidDependency, #PublicHealth, #SouthAfrica, #PoliticalPower, #ReproductiveRights, #LGBTQHealth, #SexWorkRights, #NeoColonialism, #FaithAndPolitics, #HumanitarianAid, and #PolicyAndHealth.

<p>Journalist and advocate Pontsho Pilane joins Mike Wills to explore the idea that foreign aid isn&rsquo;t just about assistance&mdash;it&rsquo;s about power. She examines how U.S. aid, particularly PEPFAR, has shaped global health and HIV responses in South Africa. From Trump&rsquo;s aid freeze to the Global Gag Rule, they unpack how funding decisions impose ideological control, leaving local NGOs in a bind. How do evangelical interests, political agendas, and financial dependence intersect? And what does this mean for Africa&rsquo;s health sovereignty?</p>
<p>#PEPFAR, #ForeignAid, #GlobalHealth, #HIVResponse, #TrumpPolicy, #GlobalGagRule, #EvangelicalInfluence, #HealthSovereignty, #USAID, #AidDependency, #PublicHealth, #SouthAfrica, #PoliticalPower, #ReproductiveRights, #LGBTQHealth, #SexWorkRights, #NeoColonialism, #FaithAndPolitics, #HumanitarianAid, and #PolicyAndHealth.</p>

John Maytham is a trained actor who made the switch to radio over 20 years ago when he joined the news team at Radio 604.

He then swapped reporting for anchoring an AM drive time show at a national talk radio station.

Once he set the bar for South African news and talk radio he accepted the challenge to join Primedia Broadcasting and help establish the newly founded CapeTalk, fulfilling the role of both News Editor and Breakfast Host.

He was the first host to switch on the mic on 14 October 1997.

Years later, he was also the first radio broadcaster to do a Google Hangout in South Africa.

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