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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.

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24:30

South Africa’s TikTok Generation: Using Social Media...

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2025/06/17

TikTok, the short-form video platform developed by Chinese tech company ByteDance, was launched globally in 2016 and quickly became a dominant force in the digital content landscape. In South Africa, the platform began gaining significant popularity around 2019, driven initially by the youth demographic seeking new and creative forms of expression. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Tik Tokers, Tadeus Mbatha and Kananelo Thamae.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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67:42

City of Johannesburg A former World Class African...

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2025/06/13

Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic hub, is falling apart. The state of the road, electricity, and water infrastructure is showing clear signs of collapse.As the country’s largest city and primary economic hub, Johannesburg is home to over 5.5 million people and contributes nearly 16% of South Africa’s GDP. The City is home to the headquarters of major corporations and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and is a crucial centre for commerce, finance, and industry.However,

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23:17

Israel attacks Iran and declares emergency over...

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2025/06/13

Israel launched a series of airstrikes against Iran early Friday morning, targeting locations it said were related to Iran’s nuclear program. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, the country’s most senior military official, was killed during the strikes, alongside the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, Iranian state media reported. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Director of the Centre for Africa-China

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74:04

Statistics South Africa’s data ecosystems: Analysing...

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2025/06/10

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) publishes the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) every quarter. GDP measures the size of the economy and its growth rate over time and is the most familiar and widely recognised feature of the national accounts.The international gold standard for national accounts compilation is the System of National Accounts 2008 (SNA 2008), published jointly by the European Commission, International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,

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16:44

National Lottery Commission: Ithuba Holdings Granted...

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2025/06/10

The minister responsible for the National Lottery has awarded an “emergency” 12-month temporary licence to Ithuba Holdings, the company that has operated the National Lottery for the past 10 years. The awarding of the temporary licence was made just hours before Ithuba’s contract ended on 31 May 2025.According to the Lotteries Act, an operator’s licence is valid for eight years but may be extended once for a maximum of two years. Ithuba’s original licence, issued in

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22:08

When ELIZA meets therapists: A Turing test for the...

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2025/06/10

If your relationship is on the rocks, your best bet to patch things up might not be to seek counseling from a therapist, but from AI — or so posits a new study exploring the potential of ChatGPT in couples therapy. The experiment, which was published in PLOS Mental Health, put 830 participants in couples therapy scenarios to determine whether AI would receive more favorable marks than a human therapist. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Researcher and Author, pROF. Laura Vowels and

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38:16

IN CONVERSATION WITH…

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2025/06/10

Ihashi Elimhlophe is a household name in South African maskandi traditional Zulu music. Leader Bheki Ngcobo, the brains behind the group, first recorded in 1986. He has never looked back since. In 1976 Bheki Ngcobo left his small village of KwaBiyela in KwaZulu-Natal for Johannesburg, in search of opportunities in the big city of gold. He started his music career as bass guitarist for the legendary Soul Brothers. They noticed his great talent and made him lead singer for their junior group,

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25:13

Rectifying the ‘false’ colonial narrative of...

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2025/06/10

Traveller and author Treive Nicholas reclaims the tragic story of the Gcaleka clan by exploring ancient amaXhosa heritage and offering a powerful re-examination of Nongqawuse within a harshly scarred history. In his book "In Search of Nongqawuse," Nicholas tells the story of a young orphan girl whose life intersects with a catastrophic historical calamity. At the heart of this disturbing and ruinous tale is Nongqawuse, the young prophetess from the Gcaleka clan. Her intriguing spiritual prophecy

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20:16

Trump and Musk Feud

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2025/06/10

President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to cut off government contracts with billionaire Elon Musk's companies, while Musk suggested Trump should be impeached, turning their bromance into an all-out brawl on social media. The hostilities began when Trump criticized Tesla CEO Musk in the Oval Office. Within hours, the once-close relationship had disintegrated in full public view, as the world's most powerful man and its richest launched personal barbs at one another on Trump's Truth Social and

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9:45

Parks Tau's appoints Ithuba Holdings to operate the...

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2025/06/09

The minister responsible for the National Lottery has awarded an “emergency” 12-month temporary licence to Ithuba Holdings, the company that has operated the National Lottery for the past 10 years. The awarding of the temporary licence was made just hours before Ithuba’s contract ended on 31 May 2025. According to the Lotteries Act, an operator’s licence is valid for eight years but may be extended once for a maximum of two years. Ithuba’s original licence, issued in

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22:22

DA Federal Leader, Helen Zille looking to be...

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2025/06/09

Helen Zille is considering throwing her hat into the ring to become the DA’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg. Senior DA sources indicated to City Press sister publication Rapport in the past week that Zille is being encouraged to make herself available as the party’s candidate for the municipal election set to take place at the end of 2026. Zille confirmed that she has been approached to make herself available and is considering it. However, she emphasised that it’s far from a

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45:57

FUND TO HELP PEOPLE PAY BAIL

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2025/06/05

More than 2,600 awaiting-trial detainees are stuck in overcrowded South African prisons because they cannot afford to pay bail of less than R1,000. Many more cannot afford low bail amounts of more than R1,000.The Bail Fund working group, led by the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) and with the support of the Bertha Centre and other organisations, will soon launch a small pilot project to help these detainees who have been granted bail but who cannot afford to pay it. Mbuyiseni

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24:05

Western Cape Gang Monitor report: Gangs recruit...

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2025/06/05

Western Cape gangs are recruiting children as young as 12 to conceal dangerous weapons and as “spotters” to watch out for the police. This phenomenon is driving up the rate of child murders in the province, according to a Western Cape Gang Monitor report released by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (GI-TOC). Citing police data, it revealed “more than one child was murdered every day in the Western Cape over a three-month period in 2024”. Mbuyiseni

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46:52

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: REFLECTIONS ON FOOD (IN)SECURITY

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2025/06/04

Civil society organisations are calling for amendments to the updated National Food and Nutrition Security Plan to address and monitor affordability and food pricing and give people economic access to nutritious food.  This is one of the recommendations in a new report by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (Seri). The report, launched on Tuesday at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg, spotlights the struggles and the remedies people seek to put nutritious food on the table.  Mbuyiseni

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22:02

GDP growth subdued in the first quarter: Why is SA...

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2025/06/04

The South African economy kept its head above water in the first quarter of 2025 (January–March), expanding by a marginal 0,1% compared with the fourth quarter of 2024.1 Four of the ten industries on the production (supply) side of the economy recorded positive gains, with agriculture driving most of the upward momentum. Household spending, stronger exports and a drawdown in inventories kept the expenditure (demand) side of the economy in positive territory. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation

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State to appeal ruling on Moroadi Cholota's...

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2025/06/04

The State in the Free State asbestos trial has confirmed that it plans to appeal the Bloemfontein High Court judgment that overturned Moroadi Cholota's extradition from the US.Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with NPA Spokesperson, Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:15

A basic income support grant can address extreme...

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2025/06/04

South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country’s per-capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a measure of how spending from income is distributed, stands at 0.65. This puts it among countries with the most unequal distribution of spending globally. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with IEJ's, Dr Kelle Howson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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41:39

HIV Infections in Children: Why Children are Left Behind

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2025/06/02

HIV is still a critical issue in South Africa. While rates of HIV in children have declined significantly since the early 2000s, an estimated 270 000 children aged 0 –14 are living with HIV, 10 000 become newly infected and 2100 die from AIDS each year, according toUNAIDS. The majority of HIV-positive children are infected before and during birth, whereas others acquire HIV later through breastfeeding.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:25

The Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium...

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2025/05/29

The Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) 2025, hosted in Cape Town from 25 to 27 May, emerged as a cornerstone event in shaping the trajectory of South Africa’s infrastructure landscape. Convened under the guidance of President Cyril Ramaphosa, SIDSSA was framed around South Africa’s imperative to reposition infrastructure investment as a driver of inclusive economic growth, structural transformation, and resilience against persistent service delivery

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34:03

Mthandeni SK: The King of Maskandi Music

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2025/05/29

Mthandeni Mangele who is popularly known as Mthandeni SK or Igcokama Elisha, is a renowned South African Maskandi musician, singer, and songwriter. Born and raised in KwaZulu-Natal, Mthandeni SK’s music career spans over a decade, with numerous awards and accolades to his name.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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