POWER Breakfast

Correctional services minister and former leader of the FF Plus Pieter Groenewald has opened up about his decision to step down as party leader. Groenewald acknowledges that leading a political party while serving in government proved too much. He was replaced by Corne Mulder last week. Groenewald has spoken out, claiming that white people are facing discrimination in South Africa. He also criticised the Expropriation Act and says the party is challenging it in court. Tessa Dooms spoke with Pieter Groenewald Former FF Plus leader and Minister of Correctional Services.

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The Gauteng Provincial Government said that all officials working in Supply Chain Management and Finance will undergo lifestyle audits to promote transparency and ethical governance. The focus will be on officials directly responsible for procurement and financial decision-making across all GPG departments and entities. This initiative, according to the provincial government, aligns with Premier Panyaza Lesufi's commitment to strengthen accountability and combat corruption within the provincial government. Tessa Dooms spoke with Vuyo Mhaga, Gauteng Provincial Government spokesperson.  

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The two-day Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting wrapped up in Johannesburg on Friday. Aimed at addressing global problems, the talks between the world’s wealthiest countries instead underscored the fault lines in the current geopolitical climate. Thabiso Tema spoke with Chrispin Phiri, Department of International Relations and Cooperation Spokesperson.

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Eskom will restore uninterrupted power by the end of the week, electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa assured SA on Sunday shortly after the state-owned power utility instituted a shock return to stage 6 load-shedding. Stage 6 load-shedding is the highest level of controlled power cuts used by Eskom to ensure the grid remains stable, with each level corresponding to 1,000MW shed from the grid. In a joint media briefing, Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramakgopa apologised for load-shedding and the intensity it is currently in. Thabiso Tema spoke with Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Electricity and Energy Minister.

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Israel said on Sunday it was delaying the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners it had planned to free the day before until militant group Hamas met its conditions, underscoring the fragility of the Gaza ceasefire accord. Thabiso Tema spoke with Ofer Nieman, Israeli based Journalist. 

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An economic week ahead for SA; Unemployment and CPI data, as well as the first budget under the GNU, to be released. Thabiso Tema spoke with political analyst, Musa Mdunge for expectations. 

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President Cyril Ramaphosa used his 2025 State of the Nation address on Thursday to reaffirm the government’s commitment to rolling out the National Health Insurance (NHI) and promised improvements to healthcare access and infrastructure. But he did not mention a reported deal between the ANC and the Democratic Alliance (DA) — the two major parties in the government of national unity formed after last year’s elections — to ensure that private medical schemes remain in place once the NHI is implemented. Thabiso Tema spoke with Dr Katlego Mothudi is the Managing, Director of the Board of Healthcare Funders.

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Inmates are finding "innovative ways to escape" from prison – exposing gaps in security measures at correctional facilities and private prisons – with hospitals now a favourite point for prisoner escapes. This is according to the department of correctional services (DSC) which revealed this information before the parliament’s portfolio committee on correctional services on Tuesday. The presentation's main purpose was to brief the committee on actions being taken following the public protector's report on Thabo Bester's escape from prison.  Thabiso Tema spoke with Kabelo Kgobisa-Ngcaba, DA Deputy Spokesperson on Correctional Services.

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The Department of Social Development has deregistered more than 6,000 non-profit organisations for failing to submit annual reports, a legal requirement under the Nonprofit Organisations Act. This action is part of a broader initiative in which over 41,000 non-compliance notices have been issued to NPOs nationwide. In total, more than 200,000 organisations risk deregistration. Thabiso Tema spoke with Bathembu Futshane , Acting Chief Director of Communications at the National Department of Social Development. 

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The fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese forces resumed on Tuesday on the Lubero front in the eastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The M23 rebel group bombed Congolese army positions in the town of Kivisire, after the rebels killed "a civilian and Congolese soldiers" in a bomb attack on Sunday, according to local news website Actualite.cd. Thabiso Tema spoke with Hubert Kabasu Babu Katulondi, Congolese, writer and political analyst.

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