Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Cllr. Sithembiso Zungu, MMC for Group Corporate and Shared Services in the City of Johannesburg, about how chaos erupted on Small Street in the Johannesburg CBD on Monday after the City of Johannesburg launched an unannounced operation to demolish illegal structures erected by shop owners in the area. The operation forms part of the municipality’s broader bylaw enforcement campaign aimed at restoring order in parts of the inner city affected by illegal trading, unsafe building alterations, and unauthorised developments.

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Solly Molayi, Acting DDG of Population and Social Statistics at Statistics South Africa, and Dr Dick Forslund, senior economist and researcher at the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) and member of Zabalaza for Socialism, about how South Africa’s unemployment crisis has deepened significantly in the first quarter of 2026, with the official unemployment rate rising to 32.7% after the economy shed 345,000 jobs over a three-month period, according to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey released by Statistics South Africa. The figures have renewed concerns about economic growth, job creation, and the worsening cost-of-living crisis facing millions of South Africans.

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Thandiwe Mathibela, GM for PR and Communications at South African Tourism, about how Africa’s Travel Indaba 2026 officially opened at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC), bringing together global tourism leaders, investors, buyers, exhibitors, and policymakers for one of the continent’s largest tourism trade events. The gathering is expected to showcase Africa’s tourism potential while driving investment, partnerships, and economic growth within the sector.

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Mr Andries Nel, Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, about how Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has tabled the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development’s R26.3 billion budget for the 2026/27 financial year, outlining government’s plans to strengthen the fight against crime and corruption, improve access to justice in underserved communities, intensify efforts to combat gender-based violence, and accelerate transformation within the legal sector.

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Shaquill Kasan, community leader in the Housing Portfolio at the Gauteng Housing Crisis Committee (GHCC), about how earlier this year President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) into several crime-hit communities across Gauteng and the Western Cape under Operation Prosper. Months after the deployment began, questions are now being raised about whether the military presence remains visible in affected communities and what impact, if any, the intervention has had on crime, safety, and the daily lives of residents.

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Thabiso in conversation with Twins Ria and Zia.

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ANC Panicking Over Possible Impeachment of Cyril Ramaphosa

Broader Tensions Within the Government of National Unity, Including Questions Around Parliamentary Accountability and Oversight.

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Mighti Jamie, political analyst, about how the African National Congress is reportedly scrambling behind the scenes after the Constitutional Court reopened the possibility of an impeachment process against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the long-running Phala Phala scandal. The discussion also focuses on growing tensions within the Government of National Unity, including renewed debates around parliamentary accountability, executive oversight, and calls for MPs across party lines to play a more active role in holding cabinet ministers and the presidency accountable.

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Katima Temba, Divisional Head of Certification at the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), about how South Africa is rolling out a new import quality assurance system aimed at protecting consumers from unsafe, counterfeit, and substandard products entering the local market. The initiative, known as the Pre-Shipment Verification of Conformity (PVoC) Programme, is being introduced under a Ministerial Directive issued by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), with implementation being led by the SABS as part of broader efforts to strengthen product safety and regulatory compliance.

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Lawson Naidoo, Executive Director of CASAC, about how the Constitutional Court of South Africa has delivered a landmark judgment in the long-running Phala Phala matter, ruling that the National Assembly acted unlawfully when it voted in December 2022 to reject the Section 89 Independent Panel report into President Cyril Ramaphosa. The ruling is expected to have far-reaching implications for parliamentary oversight, constitutional accountability, and future impeachment processes in South Africa.

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Vuyiswa Ramokgopa, Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, about how the Gauteng Department of Economic Development has released the long-awaited Gauteng Liquor Board (GLB) Committee of Inquiry Report, exposing significant governance, compliance, and enforcement challenges within the province’s liquor regulatory system. The findings have intensified calls for accountability and reforms aimed at strengthening oversight, improving licensing processes, and restoring public confidence in the sector.

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