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POWER Breakfast

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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5:36

Bishop Fatally Struck by Tractor on Breyten Farm;...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/13

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Lieutenant Colonel Jabu Ndubane about how, on 5 November 2025 around 14:20, the South African Police Service (SAPS) received a call reporting a serious incident at Elim Farm, located near Breyten along the N11 road in Mpumalanga. When patrol officers arrived on site, they were directed by the husband of the deceased to the body of his wife, who was lying on the ground in a pool of blood. The police have classified the matter as a suspected case of

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9:54

We never said there is white genocide in South...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/12

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel about how he denies that his organisation is responsible for the deterioration of diplomatic relations between South Africa and the United States. Kriel says AfriForum is being used as a scapegoat amid escalating public exchanges, citing media reports that Donald Trump announced a total U.S. boycott of the upcoming G20 Summit in South Africa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:24

Gauteng Education warns parents against fraudsters...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/12

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Steve Mabona, Spokesperson for the Gauteng Department of Education, about how the GDE has issued a warning about a scam involving an individual known as “Godfrey,” who is allegedly soliciting bribes from parents in exchange for securing school placements in Gauteng public schools for the 2026 academic year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:10

TRC inquiry: Over 20 families seek damages for SA...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/12

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Legal Expert Mpumelelo Zikalala about how, for decades, post-TRC South Africa has been held up internationally as a model of a nation emerging from gross human-rights violations and building a foundation of reconciliation, unity, and hope.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:53

Zimbabwean Opposition Leader Job Sikhala Remains in...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/12

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Tapiwa Diamond Chadya, Afro-expert in Democracy, Governance and Human Rights, about how Zimbabwean opposition leader Job Sikhala remains in South African police custody after explosives were found in his vehicle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:59

Vandalism ahead of the G20

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/12

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Elijah Mhlanga, Spokesperson for the Gauteng Provincial Government, about how authorities have condemned the vandalism of signage, streetlights, and traffic infrastructure near Nasrec ahead of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, raising concerns of deliberate sabotage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:02

Powerkidz - Kwatsima Mavundla and TT

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/11

Thabiso Tema in conversation with Kwatsima Mavundla.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:05

Promises vs. Reality: Limpopo School Sanitation...

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2025/11/07

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Thato Gafane, Attorney at SECTION27 (They/Them), about how many Limpopo schools still lack safe sanitation. Learners continue to face unsafe and unsanitary conditions, with temporary mobile toilets and broken facilities replacing proper infrastructure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:53

Auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers tells SCOPA it...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/07

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to SCOPA Chairperson, Songezo Zibi.PwC told SCOPA it played no role in advising the RAF to change its accounting standard — a move that reduced reported liabilities by excluding thousands of claims.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:17

Vodacom settles with Nkosana Makate in “Please Call...

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2025/11/07

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Irene Chepape, Director at Irene Chepape Attorneys, about how Vodacom has issued a statement to shareholders announcing that it has reached an out-of-court settlement in the long-running dispute with Nkosana Makate concerning the “Please Call Me” service.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:09

Intelligence Head General Dumisani Khumalo reveals...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/07

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Thabang Bogopa, crime analyst, forensic scientist, and former bomb disposal specialist in the South African Police Service (SAPS), about how the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry (“the Commission”) has heard explosive testimony from Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, head of Crime Intelligence, implicating his colleague, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, Deputy National Commissioner of SAPS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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11:40

The Confession: 22 Years Later, Marike de Klerk’s...

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2025/11/07

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Annika Larsen, journalist from eNCA, about how in a shocking revelation, Luyanda Mboniswa — the man convicted of killing South Africa’s former First Lady, Marike de Klerk — has come forward in an exclusive interview with eNCA. After serving 22 years in prison, Mboniswa claims he killed de Klerk out of panic, believing her house would be empty when he intended to rob it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:37

Public Service Commission responds to Police...

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2025/11/07

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Chairperson of the Public Service Commission, Professor Somadoda Fikeni, about how the PSC has responded to statements made by the Chairperson of the Police Portfolio Committee, Honourable Ian Cameron, regarding allegations against General Mbotho. Cameron claimed on social media that the PSC refused to investigate the General’s alleged criminal activities, raising questions about his integrity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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8:44

UPDATE - THREE MORE ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/06

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.

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13:27

Feel Good Feature

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/06

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.

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7:45

Madlanga Commission sees CCTV footage of alleged deal...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/06

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.

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6:46

Stats SA sheds light on pregnancies among girls aged...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/06

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.

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9:45

POLITICAL DESK: Ministers, generals, and fixers named...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/03

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.

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12:16

Trump threatens U.S. military action in Nigeria over...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/03

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

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5:56

Tragic drive-by shooting in Reiger Park leaves six...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/03

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.

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