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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.

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46:59

The state of the Postbank Postbank at the...

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2025/09/03

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Nikki Mbengashe, Postbank CEO.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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46:35

In conversation with Decorated sculptor, seasoned...

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2025/08/29

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Professor Pitika Ntuli, South African sculptor, academic and anti-apartheid activist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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14:25

Transport Minister sees new era for taxis and trains

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2025/08/25

Transport minister Barbara Creecy, speaking in the wake of the shooting of two e-hailing taxi drivers in Soweto, says there is enough business for everyone — but the traditional taxi operators must be prepared for change. Creecy told the Sunday Times this week that pending legislation — the National Land Transport Amendment (NLTA) Act — would introduce regulation for e-hailing services such as Uber and Bolt and may help to level the playing field and ease rivalry.Mbuyiseni Ndlozi

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24:49

IFAF demands the withdrawal of an irregular medical...

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2025/08/25

Tshwane –The Independent Financial Advisors Forum (“IFAF”) is calling on the CoT to withdraw its irregular medical aid brokerage tender. The City has published a tender, (tender number GHCM 01-2025.26). IFAF is firm in its conviction that this tender is irregular and unlawful, we reserve our rights to pursue this matter further, including taking legal action should CoT refuse to withdraw this tender. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with IFAF Deputy Chairperson, Buti Sigasa. See

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23:16

Russia’s push to recruit South African women triggers...

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2025/08/25

Russian companies are widening their campaign to find young African women to help fill a labour shortage, heightening concern many are being deployed in the Ukraine war effort.The latest drive is in South Africa, a fellow member of the Brics block of large emerging market economies. One of the main recruiters, Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Tatarstan, produces military drones. South Africa’s government is now investigating what Russian companies are doing and what their intentions are, a

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50:41

State of Gauteng Education

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2025/08/20

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.See

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23:39

Israel weighs Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal

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2025/08/20

Israel is studying Hamas' response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal for a 60-day truce and the release of half the hostages still held in the enclave, two Israeli officials said on Tuesday, although one source reiterated that all Israeli captives must be freed for the war to end. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is inconversation with diplomat, independent international relations strategist, Zeenat Adam.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:43

JSE CEO repeats claim that informal economy skews...

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2025/08/20

Dr Leila Fourie, chief executive of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), has renewed a controversial claim that unemployment figures fail to account for the informal economy, a stance that echoes comments made earlier in June by Capitec Bank CEO Gerrie Fourie. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Stats SA Stastician General, Risenga Maluleke.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:32

13 years post Marikana massacre - Tracking the Farlam...

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2025/08/20

On 16 August 2012, South Africa witnessed its deadliest use of state violence against civilians since the end of apartheid. Thirty-four striking mineworkers were gunned down by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) at the Marikana platinum mine owned by Lonmin PLC in the North West province. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with AMCU Head of Organisational Development, Krister Van Jansen, SERI Executive Director, Nomzamo Zondo and Attorney for the Mineworkers, Andries Nkome.See

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30:42

A call to reclaim the national dialogue

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2025/08/20

On June 27, 2024, several Legacy Foundations made a call to “to the people of South Africa to join in a National Dialogue to reorientate the direction of our nation,” after many years of decline in which the promise of April 1994 had been broken. We do not claim to have been the first to have made such a call, it had in fact been made by many South Africans over the years. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Desmond and Leah Tutu Foundation CEO, Janet Jobson.See

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16:40

Follow Up: NPA meets with family of murdered Dimpho...

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2025/08/20

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) met with the family of Dimpho Motlodi on 15 August 2025 to address the controversial release and subsequent re-arrest of Atlholanang William Mosiane, a former North West traffic officer previously convicted of her murder. Mosiane was found guilty of fatally shooting Dimpho five times in front of their nine-year-old son in Tlhabane in March 2021. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in November 2023. However, in May 2025, he was unexpectedly released after a

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42:24

In conversation with JSE CEO- Dr. Leila Fourie

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2025/08/20

Dr Leila Fourie has been the CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) for five years, and her tenure should finally see headwinds turn into tailwinds. Fourie has roughly three decades of experience and was appointed as the CEO of the JSE on 1 October 2019. Leading the JSE is a massive task, with the JSE’s all-share market cap currently standing at close to R20 trillion.Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with JSE CEO, Dr, Lelia Fourie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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24:51

Correctional Services to boost parolee monitoring...

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2025/08/20

On August 17, 2025, South Africa's National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Makgothi Thobakgale, announced a significant push to implement an electronic monitoring system (EMS) to enhance oversight of parolees. The announcement comes amid public concern about parole violations, including a recent case in Kariega, Eastern Cape, where a parolee was found under the influence at a tavern resulting in re-incarceration. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Department of Correctional Services

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47:04

A deep dive into the ongoing battle between the taxi...

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2025/08/18

Mbutiseni Ndlozi in conversation with E-hailing Partners Council National spokesperson,Vhatuka Mbelengwa, & (SANTACO) the South African National Taxi Council National Spokesperson, Rebecca Phala.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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18:25

South Africa and China set up a quantum communication...

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2025/08/14

A major breakthrough in quantum technology was achieved in October 2024: the first-ever quantum satellite communication link between China and South Africa. The connection spanned a remarkable 12,900km: the longest intercontinental quantum communication link established to date. The longest before this was 7,600km and within the northern hemisphere only. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Stellebosch University Senior Lecturer in Quantum Physics, Dr. Yaseera Ismail.See omnystudio.com/listener

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44:45

A closer look into the current state of Eskom - ...

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2025/08/14

Mbuyiseni in conversation with Eskom CEO, Dan MarokaneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:50

Cop jailed for life for killing his partner freed...

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2025/08/14

Two months after a man who confessed to killing his girlfriend was set free on a technicality, having served just over a year of a life sentence, the victim’s father was shocked to run into him on the streets. Startled by seeing Atlholanang William Mosiane in Rustenburg, North West, and not in prison, where he was supposed to be serving a life sentence for murder, Charles Motlodi immediately called his wife, Winnie, to tell her that he had just seen their daughter’s killer. Mbuyiseni

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21:16

NUM dumps ANC ahead of next year’s crucial municipal...

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2025/08/14

According to the Sunday World, the ANC has lost a powerful ally in the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), which decided not to campaign for the governing party in the upcoming 2026 local elections.  This move is a big deal as the NUM has always stood by the ANC’s side, helping it win votes for many years.   Even though the union isn’t telling its members to vote against the ANC, not supporting it is a blow to the party.  Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with NUM President, Phillip

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48:00

Buti Manamela's commitment to reform NSFAS and...

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2025/08/13

Buti Manamela- Department of Higher Education and Training Minister See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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72:37

Solly Mapaila on Reviving the Revolutionary Spirit -...

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2025/08/13

The South African Communist Party (SACP), founded in 1921 as the Communist Party of South Africa, stands as one of the oldest and most enduring revolutionary movements on the continent. Emerging from the global wave of socialist thought and later reshaped by anti-colonial imperatives, the party evolved from a small group of white Marxists into a mass-based, non-racial vanguard of working-class struggle. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with SACP General-Secretary, Solly Mapaila.See

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