POWER Breakfast

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been slammed for inserting FIFA into politics with his unilateral decision to present the so-called FIFA Peace Award to US president Donald Trump. But Peter Alegi, professor of African history and Global Soccer studies at Michigan State University tells TT, that FIFA has a long history of appeasing politicians.

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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 Macron using the platform to champion multilateral cooperation, support South Africa’s presidency priorities, and warn of the growing fragility of global governance institutions.

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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.

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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 Lamola said that South Africa will officially hand over the G20 presidency to the United States anytime from Monday, but at an “appropriate” and “equivalent” level.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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