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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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7:38

French perspective and participation in the G20

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/25

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Clotilde Ravel, Deputy Head of Investigative Reports and Section Editor at the French publication Africa Intelligence, about how France emerged as one of the most visible and engaged participants at the 2025 G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, with President Emmanuel Macronusing the platform to champion multilateral cooperation, support South Africa’s presidency priorities, and warn of the growing fragility of global governance

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9:31

POLITICAL DESK: G20 Legacy Knowledge Initiative

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/25

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Sello Hatang, Executive for Strategic Partnerships at the G20 Legacy Knowledge Initiative, about how, in an exclusive interview with CNBC Africa, Hatang shed light on South Africa’s strategy to prolong the impact of its G20 presidency.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:53

Understanding the handover process

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/25

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to William Baloyi, Chief Director at the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), about how International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamolasaid that South Africa will officially hand over the G20 presidency to the United States anytime from Monday, but at an “appropriate”and “equivalent”level.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:19

G20 Summit declaration: A significant step for global...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/25

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Prof Alex Van Den Heever, Adjunct Professor and Chair of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the Wits School of Governance, about how South Africa’s historic hosting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit at Nasrec concluded with the adoption of the Leaders’ Declaration, marking a significant milestone as the first-ever G20 held on African soil.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:48

Zuma-Mncube opens criminal case against...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/25

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Elton Hart – Legal Analyst about how former president Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Nkosazana Bonganini Zuma-Mncube, has opened a criminal case against her sister, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, in connection with the 17 South African men who were allegedly lured to Russia and sent to fight in Ukraine without their consent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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16:55

Performance Guidelines and KPIs for Local Councillors

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/20

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Lance Joel, Chief Officer – IGR and Municipal Resilience, and Dr Harlan Cloete, research fellow at the University of the Free State in the Department of Public Administration and Management, about how public dissatisfaction with declining service delivery and persistent municipal failures has placed renewed attention on the performance standards of local councillors in South Africa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:10

G20 buildup: Africa Steps Into the Global Spotlight...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/20

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to UN Global Compact CEO Sanda Ojiambo about her presence in Johannesburg and how it underscores the growing importance of Africa’s private sector in redefining responsible business leadership on a global scale.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:55

Navy Chief warns underfunding is compromising...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/20

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Siphiwe Dlamini, spokesperson for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), and Ricardo Teixeira (Tey-shey-rah), defence analyst and Junior Editor at ProtectionWeb, about Navy Chief Admiral Monde Lobese again sounding the alarm over the underfunding and incapacitation of the navy and broader defence force, warning that maritime security is increasingly at risk due to resource shortages.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:26

Understanding how informants are identified and how...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/20

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Andy Mashaile, Former Interpol Ambassador, about Brown Mogotsi’s allegation that National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola expected a R25 million kickback from a South African Police Service (SAPS) tender awarded to businessman and crime suspect Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, and how Mogotsi has been an informant for SAPS for years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:00

Feel Good Feature - Latty Thlaka commercial pilot and...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/20

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Latty Thlaka, commercial pilot and CEO of Aihborne Aviation, about how she is making waves in South Africa’s aviation industry. As a commercial pilot, she also holds a remote pilot certificate for drones and leads her own company, Aihborne Aviation, which specializes in aviation technology servicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:46

Credit Card Default Raises Questions Around...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/20

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Rebecca Davis, senior journalist at the Daily Maverick, about DA leader and Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen facing renewed scrutiny after court records revealed he received a default judgment earlier this year for almost R150,000 in unpaid personal credit card debt. This comes as tensions inside the party continue to escalate following the removal of former environment minister Dion George.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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14:38

Restoring trust – pathways to building police...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/13

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to David Bruce, independent researcher specialising in policing, crime, and criminal justice, about how allegations of corruption at the highest levels of the South African Police Service (SAPS) have shaken public confidence in law enforcement and placed policing under the microscope.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:03

Budget Reax: MTBPS: Godongwana reduces inflation...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/13

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Dr Iraj Abedian, Economist, about how on 12 November 2025, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana presented the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to Parliament, laying out the government’s fiscal and economic roadmap for the coming years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:51

Argentina's President Javier Milei withdraws from G20...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/13

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Dr Kingsley Makhubela, International Relations Expert, about how Argentina’s President Javier Milei will not attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit scheduled for 22–23 November in Johannesburg, aligning with a boycott backed by United States President Donald Trump. Instead, Argentina will be represented by Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno and G20 negotiator Federico Pinedo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:01

Wasteland disaster and how residents are still living...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/13

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Sikonathi Mantshantsha, Investigative Journalist at News24, about how for more than five years, residents of Kagiso and Munsieville on Gauteng’s West Rand have lived with raw sewage flowing through their streets and homes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:57

Proteas Women Make History with First Ever World Cup...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/13

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Tazmin Brits, cricketer and former javelin thrower, about how the Proteas Women made history by reaching their first-ever final in the 50-over 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup — becoming the first African team to achieve that milestone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:01

MTBPS preview

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/13

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Nonceba Gcaleka-Mazibuko, Whip of Appropriations (ANC), and Prof Danie Meyer, Professor in the College of Business and Economics at UJ, about how Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to formally endorse a 3% inflation target this week, aligning fiscal policy with the direction of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:30

Please Call Me idea-man Nkosana Makate’s former...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/13

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Ashley Seckel, Commercial Lawyer, about how Black Rock Mining has stepped into the spotlight, claiming a 40% share of the out-of-court settlement reached between Vodacom and Nkosana Kenneth Makate for the “Please Call Me” service.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:42

Feel Good Feature Kgomotso Molausi is championing...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/13

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Kgomotso Mmalegae Molausi from the Active Autism & Neurodiversity Allyship Foundation (AANDAF) about how, in a world where inclusion is still a journey, Kgomotso is making a difference — one family picnic at a time. As the director of AANDAF, she has dedicated herself to raising awareness about autism and neurodiversity while creating safe spaces for children and families to connect, learn, and have fun.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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4:47

The City of Tshwane has launched a “Black Friday...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/13

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Cllr Eugene Modise, Deputy Executive Mayor and MMC for Finance, about how the City of Tshwane has launched a “Black Friday sale” aimed at reducing its long-standing debt by encouraging residents and businesses with outstanding municipal accounts to settle them between 1–30 November 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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