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The Best of 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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8:37

Department of Water and Sanitation Begins Public...

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2024/07/25

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has commenced public consultation meetings regarding the proposed raw water use charges for the 2025/26 financial year. These meetings aim to gather inputs from various stakeholders in the water sector, ensuring transparency and public support for the new charges. Engaging Stakeholders for Transparent Water Pricing. Thabiso Tema speaks to the Department of Water and Sanitation Acting Chief Executive for the 'Vaal Orange Catchment Management Agency,

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8:52

Right of reply: NPOs react to ATM’s offer to sponsor...

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2024/07/25

The African Movement for Transformation (ATM) has characterised the Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) funded by foreign institutions, as “agents of foreign interests”.Party leader Vuyo Zungula, said these NGOs and entities were active in the political terrain on behalf of their foreign funders, who sought to advance foreign interests in the country. NGO’s responds to the ATM sponsoring a foreign agent’s bill to designate all foreign-funded NGOs and entities as foreign agents. Thabiso Tema speaks

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12:57

More than 35 dead in 12 weeks in shootouts with KZN...

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2024/07/25

In just eight weeks, 28 people died in shootouts with KwaZulu-Natal police. The victims of the shootings were among some of the province's most dangerous criminals, based on police statements from each incident. But the deadly gunfights are not new - since the start of October last year, 50 people were killed in police shootouts in the province. In just one month last year, between 6 October and 3 November, police killed 19 people during seven shootouts, News24 previously reported. At the time, the

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12:41

SA AGOA FUTURE: SOUTH AFRICA FACES CRUCIAL TEST ON US...

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2024/07/24

Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau is spearheading a critical diplomatic effort in the United States this week as the global superpower contemplates a review of its trade relations with South Africa, Africa’s most industrialized economy. Tau and his team arrived in the US on Monday to attend the 21st African Growth and Opportunity (AGOA) Forum in Washington DC. The delegation comprises government officials, business leaders, and labor representatives. Thabiso Tema speaks to Political and Economic

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15:32

ATM sponsoring a foreign agents bill to designate all...

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2024/07/24

The African Movement for Transformation (ATM) has characterised the Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) funded by foreign institutions, as “agents of foreign interests” Party leader Vuyo Zungula, said these NGOs and entities were active in the political terrain on behalf of their foreign funders, who sought to advance foreign interests in the country. Thabiso Tema speaks to ATM Spokesperson, Zama Ntshona.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:54

VBS Shareholders Forum seek out new banking license...

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2024/07/24

The VBS Stakeholders' Forum says it hasn’t abandoned its bid to claw back money for depositors who lost their savings when the mutual bank collapsed. VBS was placed under liquidation in 2018. Now dubbed the "Great Bank Heist", more than R2 billion was siphoned from the establishment in an elaborate scandal. The VBS Stakeholders' Forum said that dozens of depositors were still reeling from the collapse of VBS. The forum represents more than 2,000 minority shareholders. Its secretary, Robert Livhoyi,

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14:21

Hamas and Fatah sign unity deal in Beijing aimed at...

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2024/07/24

Palestinian factions have signed a “national unity” agreement aimed at maintaining Palestinian control over Gaza once Israel’s war on the enclave concludes. The deal, finalised on Tuesday in China after three days of intensive talks, lays the groundwork for an “interim national reconciliation government” to rule post-war Gaza, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The agreement was signed by long-term rivals Hamas and Fatah, as well as 12 other Palestinian groups. “Today we sign an agreement for

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11:57

State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) will no longer be...

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2024/07/24

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Maropene Ramokopga says that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) will no longer be controlled by their line departments. Following the creation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the scrapping of the Department of Public Enterprises, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that Ramokopga will be responsible for creating a state-owned holding company to manage the finances of SOEs. Ramokopga said that she would push

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7:03

President Cyril Ramaphosa signs two-pot retirement...

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2024/07/24

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Pension Funds Amendment Bill into law. The bill amends pension-related legislation to enable the implementation of the recently legislated two-pot retirement system. The new Pension Funds Amendment Act amends the Pension Funds Act of 1956, the Post and Telecommunications-Related Matters Act of 1958, the Transnet Pension Fund Act of 1990 and the Government Employees Pension Law of 1996 The law provides for the introduction of the savings withdrawal benefit,

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12:10

POLITICAL DESK

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2024/07/24

Thabiso Tema is joined by Dr Ebrahim Harvey for this week's instalment of Political Desk to look at the big political stories of the week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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34:29

Oupa Segalwe, Author of Lucas Mangope: A Life

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2024/07/24

Thabiso Tema is in conversation with Author, Oupa Sekgalwe about his book, Lucas Mangope: A Life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:58

ANC in Tshwane plans to table motion of no confidence...

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2024/07/24

Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane Cilliers Brink has scoffed at the motion of no confidence brought against him by the African National Congress the city, saying the ANC is not coping with the idea of being in the opposition benches. The regional ANC in Tshwane held a media briefing on Friday, where it outlined its attempt to remove Brink via a motion of no confidence, which will be tabled in council. Thabiso Tema speaks to Tshwane Mayor, Cilliers Brink and ANC Tshwane Regional Secretary,

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7:47

ActionSA announces intended support to work with ANC...

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2024/07/24

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba made a U-turn on Monday saying his party would work with the African National Congress (ANC) in Johannesburg on condition that Al-Jamal-ah’s Kabelo Gwamanda be removed as mayor. Mashaba has been vocal about not forming relations with the ANC saying the party was full of corruption and had no interest in uplifting the lives of South Africans. Thabiso Tema speaks to ActionSA National Chairperson, Michael Beaumont.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:42

SIU to collect over R100 million from unqualified...

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2024/07/22

Thabiso Tema is speaking to SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago about the OVER R100 million that the SIU is set to recover from students who applied fir funding by NSFAS but did not qualify. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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35:01

Veteran Setswana broadcaster Easy Matjila awarded...

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2024/07/19

REETSA: @Thabisotema o buisana le mogaka wa kgaso Masego Ezekiel “Easy” Matjila, mabapi le tlotlo ya PhD e ae amogetseng go tswa go @thenwu #DrEasyMatjila #PowerBreakfast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:37

Malatsi to meet with all 3 broadcasters over sports...

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2024/07/17

Newly appointed communications minister Solly Malatsi and his counterpart in the sports,arts & culture ministry, Gayton McKenzie, will meet with MultiChoice Group, eMedia and the SABC this week to resolve a continuing feud over sports rights. Malatsi joins POWER Breakfast host Thabiso Tema on the line and reaffirms government position to insure Rugby matches and other national sport games are aired on free to air platforms See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:37

Higher Education Minister Unveils Key Priorities For...

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2024/07/17

South Africa's new higher education minister has unveiled her department's priorities for the 2024 financial year. The minister also addressed challenges with NSFAS and what is being done to resolve them. Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, Department of Higher Education and Training Minister speaks to POWER Breakfast host Thabiso Tema See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:20

Ramaphosa says urgent response is needed to plug gaps...

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2024/07/17

Harald Winkler, Professor at UCT’s school of economics, who has long researched climatechange, development and social justice speaks to POWER Breakfast host Thabiso Tema on how severe weather conditions, worsened by climate change, are already putting additional strain on SA’s public finances. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:13

South Africa’s 2022 census may not be accurate enough...

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2024/07/17

Prof. Tom Moultrie, Professor of Demography and Director of the Centre for Actuarial Research at the University of Cape Town speaks to POWER Breakfast host Thabiso Tema on inaccuracies of the 2022 South African census. It is the census with the highest undercount among those where the undercount is measured and reported by the United Nations Population Division. The reported undercount of 31% is some 10 percentage points higher than the previous highest notified undercount (in Comoros in 2017See

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8:21

Lily mine tragedy: Actionsa writes to national...

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2024/07/16

ActionSA wrote to National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza, as well as Deputy SpeakerDr Annelie Lotriet, to request that Parliament investigate and hold accountable those responsible for the Lily Mine Tragedy of 5 February 2016 where three miners Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyirenda tragically passed away. Action SA Leader Herman Mashaba speaks to POWER Breakfast host Thabiso Tema. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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