POWER Talk

Ekurhuleni municipality’s senior auditor, Mpho Mafole, has been gunned down.  Mafole was the city’s group divisional head for corporate and forensic audits.  Police spokesperson Col Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said Mafole was driving along the R23 in Kempton Park when he was killed by unknown suspects. Bongi Gwala is in conversation with Advocate for Whistleblowers, John Clarke.

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The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) will petition the Supreme Court of Appeal directly after the high court in Pretoria dismissed its application to appeal against its ruling on low-cost benefit options (LCBOs). The BHF is an industry association for medical schemes and administrators, and has turned to the courts to try to compel the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) to allow schemes to offer LCBOs. These are cheap, pared-down medical scheme options that provide less cover than the prescribed minimum benefits required by the Medical Schemes Act. Bongi Gwala is in conversation with Health Funders Association Chief Executive Officer, Thoneshan Naidoo and Managing Director of the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF, Dr Katlego Mothudi.

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Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke calls on local government authorities to use their remaining year in office to provide effective and efficient governance and service delivery to improve the lives of the people of South Africa.  Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Auditor General of South Africa, Tsakani Maluleke. 

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Three officials from the City of Tshwane Municipality, who are believed to be part of a syndicate, have been arrested for stealing a transformer at a substation. 

Police said the officials, aged between 30 and 40 years old, were handcuffed on Tuesday morning. It is understood that officials stole a large transformer from the Laudium substation, worth an estimated R7 million. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with City of Tshwane MMC for Community Safety.

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The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has raged since April 2023. It’s turned Sudan into the site of one of the world’s most catastrophic humanitarian and displacement crises. At least 150,000 people have been killed. More than 14 million have been displaced, with over 3 million fleeing to neighbouring countries like Chad, Ethiopia and South Sudan. Once a vibrant capital city, Khartoum is now a “burnt-out shell”.  Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Brady Presidential Distinguished Professor of Economics at Weber State University, Prof. John Mukum Mbaku.

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Despite being exempt from VAT, the prices of some zero-rated foods increased by 4.1% over the past 12 months. The latest Household Affordability Index, compiled by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group (PMBEJD), found zero-rated foods in the household food basket increased by R113.66 (4.1%) from R2,775.45 to R2,889.11 in the year to June. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity (PMBEJD) Coordinator, Mervyn Abrahams.

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The news media landscape in South Africa is currently suffering what might be an unprecedented financial crisis – even financial journalism, which flourished in the early 2000s and is perhaps one of the safer bets for advertisers, is up against the ropes.  Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with SA Journalist and Politics Researcher, Sam Mkokeli.

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Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Universities South Africa CE, Dr. Phethiwe Matutu about the usage of Honorary Doctorate.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded to DA leader John Steenhuisen’s 48-hour ultimatum, defending his decision to axe DA Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Andrew Whitfield as constitutionally sound and based on a “clear violation” of the rules governing members of the executive. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with DA Federal Chairperson, Helen Zille.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded to DA leader John Steenhuisen’s 48-hour ultimatum, defending his decision to axe DA Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Andrew Whitfield as constitutionally sound and based on a “clear violation” of the rules governing members of the executive. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Presidency Spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya.

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