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POWER Breakfast is a fast-paced three-hour news and current affairs show, alternating between the latest breaking news, political coverage, analysis, sport, market reports, weather and all your calls. Whether you’re in business, the public service or just want to stay informed, tune in as Thabiso TT Tema connects you to your world.
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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Brigadier Brenda Muridili, spokesperson for Gauteng Police, about the arrest of three teenagers in connection with the Westbury double murders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Stanley Olifant, the founder of the Stanley Olifant Foundation, about his work mentoring young people to become responsible, morally grounded citizens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Andre Duvenhage, political analyst from North West University, about the Madlanga Commission viewing CCTV footage of an alleged deal between a police officer and Katiso Molefe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Solly Molayi, the Acting Deputy Director-General for Population and Social Statistics at Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), about the high number of girls aged 10 to 14 being pregnant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Jonathan James Lyamgohn, journalist in Nigeria, about how the country continues to grapple with a long-running insurgency driven by Boko Haram and its splinter groups, most notably the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Elton Romeo Hart, legal analyst and attorney with the University of Johannesburg Law Clinic, about testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Dumisani Mbotho alleged that former Hawks boss Godfrey Lebeya had provided him with the Sandton home address of alleged criminal underworld figure Katiso “KT” Molefe on 6 December last year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Cas Coovadia, CEO of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) and B20 Sherpa for South Africa, about the 13 G20 Engagement Groups that give non-governmental voices — including business, youth, women, labour, science, and cities — a platform to contribute to the global agenda.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Dr Dale McKinley, independent political economist and analyst, about explosive testimony before the Madlanga Commission revealing an alleged network of corruption linking ministers, police generals, and politically connected businesspeople in a campaign funding scandal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Dr Kingsley Makhubela, Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of the United States and the Centre for Mediation in Africa at the University of Pretoria, about U.S. President Donald Trump directing the Department of Defense to prepare for “fast, vicious, and sweet” military action in Nigeria unless its government stops what he calls an “existential threat” to Christians.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, Gauteng police spokesperson, about the six people who were shot dead and three others injured in a drive-by shooting on Williams Road in Reiger Park, Boksburg, on the evening of Saturday, 1 November 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Nkosinathi Sithole, Director of Litigation at the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI), about the legal battle between the City of Johannesburg and informal traders.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Andy Mashaile, Retired Interpol Ambassador and Security Strategist, about testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, and how what began as a planned arrest by the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) nearly escalated into a firefight between the Hawks and the PKTT.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Makashule Gana, Chief Organiser for Rise Mzansi, about the high-stakes session of the National Assembly today, where gambling has moved from a background issue to the centre of parliamentary debate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Xolani Fihla, Spokesperson for the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), about what it means when people are found jumping red robots and using blue light escorts, and what tow trucks, breakdown vehicles, and private escorts can — and can’t — do on South African roads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow and Director at Africa Asia Dialogues (AFRASID), about how fresh waves of protest have erupted across Tanzania’s major cities, just a day after a tense election marred by violent clashes between opposition supporters and police.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Professor Boitumelo Senokoane, Acting Executive Director in Unisa’s Department of Institutional Advancement, about how it has been exactly a year and a few days since the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria interdicted the then Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation from placing Unisa under administration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Dr. Lester Goldman, CEO of the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA), about how the SAHRC has raised concern over the growing influence of so-called “water tanker mafias” — criminal networks sabotaging water infrastructure to profit from tanker supply contracts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Lesiba Mpya, spokesperson for the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport, about how Johannesburg authorities are investigating a tragic crash that claimed seven lives on Comaro Road, Bassonia, yesterday, 29 October 2025. A minibus taxi reportedly experienced brake failure, causing it to collide with a streetlamp and a tree.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Bantu Holomisa, Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans and President of the United Democratic Movement (UDM), about how the UDM has warned that South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation (PIC) — which manages over R3.5 trillion in public servants’ pension funds — is facing severe governance failures, political interference, and financial mismanagement that could result in catastrophic losses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Dr. Johan Burger, an independent policing and crime-justice expert, about how Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale has stated that the inclusion of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) was not formally discussed during deliberations on the new Police Department organogram following last year’s elections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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