POWER Talk

Mondli Makhanya is in conversation with Dr. Roland van de Ven is a public health specialist and Senior Director of Technical Excellence at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF). 

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Mondli Makhanya ins in conversation with JAG Co-founder and Magistrate, Cherise Mooloo.

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Dr. Mphahlela James Thaba, the Impact Area Manager and Head of Technology for Special Operations at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) speaks to POWER Talk host Mondli Makhanya about the Lekgotla taking place at the CSIR and their involvement. 

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Colonel Keitumetse Dirkse, Senior Staff Officer Joint In-service Procurement and Disposal speaks to POWER Talk host Mondli Makhanya on the purpose of the inaugural South African Defence Industry Lekgotla held in Pretoria from the 20th - 21st July 2026 

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PRASA is planning to restore; limited service; on four of its primary long-distance routes next year, aiming to revitalize a rail network that has been largely dormant. However, this comeback faces significant mechanical hurdles. Mondli Makhanya spoke to Lucky Zondi, national sector coordinator for passenger rail.

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The Health Ombudsman has concluded that critical safety failures were a direct contributor to the death of Lerato Mohlamme, a psychiatric patient at George Mukhari Academic Hospital. The findings, released this Monday, emerged from a comprehensive investigation into patient safety incidents across Gauteng. The report details a tragic 2024 incident where a fire broke out in a hospital ward; while 17 other patients were successfully evacuated, Mohlamme did not survive. Mondli Makhanya spoke to Health Ombudsman - Professor Taole Mokoena.

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The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has issued a sharp condemnation following the installation of a Nigerian traditional leader in East London, Eastern Cape, an event the party has labeled a "dangerous precedent." On March 19, 2026, ATM Member of Parliament Vuyo Zungula shared an official statement via his X account, rejecting the March 14 coronation of Solomon Ogbonna Eziko under the title “Igwe Ndigbo Na East London.” Mondli Makhanya spoke to, ATM Member of Parliament Vuyo Zungula and Edoseghe Prince Erhahon who is the Publicity Secretary for Nigerian Union South Africa.

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President Donald Trump intensified global tensions on Saturday by issuing a stark ultimatum to Tehran, threatening to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if the Islamic Republic does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. This aggressive rhetoric prompted an immediate and defiant response from Iranian leadership, who vowed to redouble their strikes against U.S. and Israeli energy installations and other critical infrastructure in retaliation. Mondi Makhanya spoke to Thembisa Fakude Senior Researcher and Director at Afrasid

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Hubert Kabasu Babu Katulondi Congolese political analyst, writer, and journalist speaks to POWER Talk host Mondli Makhanya, Voters in the Republic of Congo will be heading to the polls in a presidential election this weekend, with the outcome of the vote all but a foregone conclusion as the country’s longtime leader faces little opposition in the political arena.

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Waseem Carrim, NSFAS acting CEO

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