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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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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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5:36

Bishop Fatally Struck by Tractor on Breyten Farm;...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/13

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Lieutenant Colonel Jabu Ndubane about how, on 5 November 2025 around 14:20, the South African Police Service (SAPS) received a call reporting a serious incident at Elim Farm, located near Breyten along the N11 road in Mpumalanga. When patrol officers arrived on site, they were directed by the husband of the deceased to the body of his wife, who was lying on the ground in a pool of blood. The police have classified the matter as a suspected case of

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9:54

We never said there is white genocide in South...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/12

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel about how he denies that his organisation is responsible for the deterioration of diplomatic relations between South Africa and the United States. Kriel says AfriForum is being used as a scapegoat amid escalating public exchanges, citing media reports that Donald Trump announced a total U.S. boycott of the upcoming G20 Summit in South Africa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:24

Gauteng Education warns parents against fraudsters...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/12

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Steve Mabona, Spokesperson for the Gauteng Department of Education, about how the GDE has issued a warning about a scam involving an individual known as “Godfrey,” who is allegedly soliciting bribes from parents in exchange for securing school placements in Gauteng public schools for the 2026 academic year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:10

TRC inquiry: Over 20 families seek damages for SA...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/12

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Legal Expert Mpumelelo Zikalala about how, for decades, post-TRC South Africa has been held up internationally as a model of a nation emerging from gross human-rights violations and building a foundation of reconciliation, unity, and hope.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:53

Zimbabwean Opposition Leader Job Sikhala Remains in...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/12

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Tapiwa Diamond Chadya, Afro-expert in Democracy, Governance and Human Rights, about how Zimbabwean opposition leader Job Sikhala remains in South African police custody after explosives were found in his vehicle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:59

Vandalism ahead of the G20

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/12

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Elijah Mhlanga, Spokesperson for the Gauteng Provincial Government, about how authorities have condemned the vandalism of signage, streetlights, and traffic infrastructure near Nasrec ahead of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, raising concerns of deliberate sabotage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:02

Powerkidz - Kwatsima Mavundla and TT

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/11

Thabiso Tema in conversation with Kwatsima Mavundla.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:05

Promises vs. Reality: Limpopo School Sanitation...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/07

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Thato Gafane, Attorney at SECTION27 (They/Them), about how many Limpopo schools still lack safe sanitation. Learners continue to face unsafe and unsanitary conditions, with temporary mobile toilets and broken facilities replacing proper infrastructure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:53

Auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers tells SCOPA it...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/07

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to SCOPA Chairperson, Songezo Zibi.PwC told SCOPA it played no role in advising the RAF to change its accounting standard — a move that reduced reported liabilities by excluding thousands of claims.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:17

Vodacom settles with Nkosana Makate in “Please Call...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/07

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Irene Chepape, Director at Irene Chepape Attorneys, about how Vodacom has issued a statement to shareholders announcing that it has reached an out-of-court settlement in the long-running dispute with Nkosana Makate concerning the “Please Call Me” service.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:09

Intelligence Head General Dumisani Khumalo reveals...

POWER Breakfast ·

2025/11/07

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Thabang Bogopa, crime analyst, forensic scientist, and former bomb disposal specialist in the South African Police Service (SAPS), about how the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry (“the Commission”) has heard explosive testimony from Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo, head of Crime Intelligence, implicating his colleague, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, Deputy National Commissioner of SAPS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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