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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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8:49

Two Hawks officers and a member of the Political...

The Best of POWER Breakfast ·

2025/10/31

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.

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12:01

Rise Mzansi In Parliament Today to Debate the...

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2025/10/31

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.

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9:58

Jumping Red Robots and Blue-Light Escorts – What Tow...

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2025/10/31

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.

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6:53

Fresh waves of protest have erupted across Tanzania’s...

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2025/10/31

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.

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13:13

A year after the failed attempt to place it under...

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2025/10/30

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.

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7:47

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has...

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2025/10/30

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.

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7:31

Accident in Bassonia claims seven lives

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2025/10/30

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.

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10:32

The United Democratic Movement (UDM) Warns of...

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2025/10/30

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

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10:12

Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale Says Inclusion...

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2025/10/30

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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7:03

DA Questions Delay in Accountability Over Manamela’s...

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2025/10/30

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Karabo Khakhau MP, DA National Spokesperson and Member of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, about how the Democratic Alliance (DA) has raised concerns over delays in holding Minister Buti Manamela accountable for his controversial appointments of ANC cadres to Skills Education and Training Authorities (SETAs). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:33

JMPD K-9 Unit and Hawks Shut Down Gold Refinery...

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2025/10/30

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Superintendent Xolani Fihla, spokesperson for the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department, about how authorities uncovered an illegal gold refinery in Booysens, Johannesburg, during a joint operation by the JMPD K-9 Unit and the Hawks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:55

Feel Good Feature

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2025/10/30

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Myrtle Williams, founder and CEO of Ladies of Hope, about how, for more than 20 years, Ladies of Hope (L.O.H) has been a beacon of compassion for the Ennerdale community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:55

A Nyaope Survivor been clean for 8 years - Given...

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2025/10/29

Thabiso Tema is in conversation with A Nyaope Survivor been clean for 8 years, Given Nthabiseng Bogolo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:15

Gauteng government launches campaign aimed at...

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2025/10/29

Gauteng government launches campaign aimed at combating substance and alcohol abuse. @ThabisoTema is in conversation with ARCA JHB A Rehabilitation Centre in Johannesburg director, Natrishka Naidoo & a Nyaope Survivor been clean for 8 years, Given Nthabiseng Bogolo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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14:59

Gauteng government launches campaign aimed at...

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2025/10/28

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Elijah Mhlanga, spokesperson for the Gauteng Provincial Government, and Lesego Lekgothoane, clinical psychologist and writer, about the Gauteng government launching the Tswa Daar campaign aimed at combating substance and alcohol abuse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:55

NPA seeking leave to appeal the Omotoso judgment in...

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2025/10/28

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Mpumelelo Zikalala, legal expert and Director of Zikalala Attorneys, about the NPA seeking leave to appeal the Omotoso judgment in the Supreme Court.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:16

SAPS ballistics head Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela says...

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2025/10/28

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Dr. Chris de Kock, the former head of the Crime Information Analysis Centre (CIAC) of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and an independent crime and violence analyst, about the testimony of SAPS ballistics head Brigadier Mishak Mkhabela revealing that four firearms linked to the murder of Armand Swart are also connected to 24 other criminal cases.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:33

Cameroon’s 92-year-old President, Paul Biya, has...

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2025/10/28

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Dr. Levy Ndou, political analyst, about Cameroon’s 92-year-old President, Paul Biya, securing a controversial eighth term in office following a fiercely contested election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:19

Madlanga Inquiry | Swart murder exposed infiltration...

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2025/10/27

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Professor Ntsikelelo Breakfast, Political Analyst, about the Madlanga Inquiry and how the Swart murder exposed infiltration within the SAPS. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:14

Government Seeks Private Sector Investment to...

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2025/10/27

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Mr. Ngwako Makaepea, Deputy Director-General for Rail Transport at the South African Department of Transport, about the government seeking private sector investment to revitalize passenger rail.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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