POWER Talk

The SA Special Risks Insurance Association (Sasria), the state-owned special risks insurer, has still not fully recovered from the R24.3bn loss it suffered in the 2021 riots, but its financial position strengthened last year. Sasria insures against acts of terrorism, labour and civil unrest and riots, events that private sector insurers are unwilling to cover. High levels of poverty and unemployment contribute to the risks it has to deal with. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with SASRIA CEO, Mpumi Tyikwe. 

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The High Court of Malawi has overturned the extradition of self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd  Bushiri and his wife Mary Bushiri, finding that a magistrate’s decision to hand them over to South Africa was legally unsound, procedurally unfair, and put their lives at risk. In a judgment delivered on Friday, October 31, 2025, Justice Mzonde Mvula ruled that the extradition process “fell short” of the standards required under Malawi law and that the couple had been denied their constitutional right to be heard. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with Department of Constitutional Development Spokesperson, Terrence Manase and Legal Analyst, Ian Allis. 

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General Tau Tshekiso who was also removed in unfavorable circumstances . He speaks to POWER Talk host, Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi 

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Ramadan Ahmed, editor of Sudan horizon.com speaks to POWER Talk host Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi following reports of rapid support forces capturing the army headquarters in the city of El Fashrer 

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The stories of Whistleblowers over five years. Dr Ugljesa Radulovic, researcher at the University of Johannesburg and Ben Theron, Founder of Whistleblower house speak to POWER Talk host Mbuyiseni Ndlozi 

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Removed without warning: Dr Leah Shibambo, former deputy police commissioner speaks to POWER Talk host Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi on her exit under Riah Phiyega. Joining in on the conversation is General Tau Tshekiso who was also removed in unfavourable circumstances.

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Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi was in conversation with,  Electricity and Energy Minister,  Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.

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Senzo Mchunu, the national Police Minister, was placed on special leave following serious allegations of political interference, corruption, and collusion with organised crime. The allegations were first made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who claimed that Mchunu ordered the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) and interfered in investigations. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with UNISA Senior Policing Lecturer, Dr Mpho Matlala and Criminologist, Prof. Nirmala Gopal. 

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended the Inspector-General of Intelligence, Mr Imtiaz Fazel, pending a decision in an investigation by Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) into the Inspector-General’s conduct. Mbuyiseni Ndlosi is in conversation with UNISA Lecturer at the College of Law: Police Practice Department, Prof. Dumisani Mabunda. 

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In stark contrast to global trends, life expectancy in SA was worse in 2023 than two decades earlier, as a rising tide of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) undermined the country’s gains against HIV/Aids.

Life expectancy in SA fell to 66.55 years in 2023 compared with 67.73 in 1990, according to The Lancet’s Global Burden of Disease study, launched on Sunday at the World Health Summit in Berlin. Global life expectancy increased by almost 10 years over this period, rising from 64.64 years in 1990 to 73.84 years in 2023. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is in conversation with an extraordinary professor of global health at Stellenbosch University, Prof, Charles Wiysonge. 

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