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Latest recapFriday, 23 October

POWER Zone

Africa's readiness for Ebola and conflict dominated Friday's Power Zone, alongside an MK Party leadership shake-up and a recurring call to confront our dubious relationship with the truth.

  1. 02POWER PerspectiveThursday, 22 OctoberPastors bidding for state tenders dominated this Power Perspective episode, with a panel split on whether faith leaders should do government business, alongside a tribute to longtime caller Baba Masuku.
  2. 03POWER BusinessThursday, 22 OctoberA business-focused edition led by Spear REIT's raised growth guidance, rising medical aid costs and the revised local government white paper, with a sharp debate on media ownership.
  3. 04POWER DriveThursday, 22 OctoberWater safety dominated the afternoon, with Pretoria CBD contamination concerns leading, alongside the Soweto teacher bail story and fresh evidence in the AKA and Tibbs murder trial.
  4. 05POWER LunchThursday, 22 OctoberCourtroom developments dominated the episode, with Suliman Carrim facing further charges and a bail hearing pushed to 30 October, alongside Durban and Senzo Meyiwa trial evidence and a Bronkhorstspruit water crisis.
  5. 06POWER TalkThursday, 22 OctoberTalk and news focused on a Soweto teacher's rape case and court appearance, Suliman Carrim's custody and fraud charges, a ghost-worker crackdown, and fuel levy relief ahead of the 4 November local elections.
  6. 07POWER BreakfastThursday, 22 OctoberThe Bronkhorstspruit water crisis dominated, as the deputy minister of water and sanitation dissected how a chlorine shortage at a failing plant left over 400 people ill.
  7. 08POWER UpThursday, 22 OctoberFuel relief from the midterm budget and SAFA's decision to pay its officials' legal costs dominated the Thursday show, alongside sharp caller debate over sports governance and municipal accountability.
  8. 09POWER ZoneThursday, 22 OctoberPower Zone's late-night episode covered the mid-term budget's temporary fuel levy relief, debate over conspicuous spending among young people, women's boundaries, and an AI learning app for struggling learners.
  9. 10POWER PerspectiveWednesday, 21 OctoberTributes to the late listener Baba Masuku framed the show, before a sobering panel on election-season political killings and a fresh debate on executive pay.
  10. 11POWER BusinessWednesday, 21 OctoberBudget-day episode of Power Business dominated by the mini-budget: new gender-based violence funding, a renewed fuel levy cut and upgraded tax revenue, with Famous Brands' interim results and the Soweto rape case also in focus.
  11. 12POWER DriveWednesday, 21 OctoberFuel levy relief costing about R10 billion dominated the midterm budget speech, alongside new funding for gender-based violence services and renewed concern over a Soweto rape allegation involving a primary school teacher.
  12. 13POWER LunchWednesday, 21 OctoberThe mid-term budget speech dominated, with a temporary fuel levy cut, a downgraded 1.2% growth forecast and higher tax revenue, alongside Shadrack Sibiya's denied bail and a Soweto teacher's suspension.
  13. 14POWER TalkWednesday, 21 OctoberGodongwana's mini-budget and fuel-price relief pressure dominated Power Talk, alongside the Bronkhorstspruit water failure, the Khampepe Commission and a correctional-services force report.
  14. 15POWER BreakfastWednesday, 21 OctoberShadrack Sibiya's denied bail and the Tshwane water crisis dominated Wednesday's Power Breakfast, with SAPS firearm losses and electric vehicle uptake also in focus.
  15. 16POWER UpWednesday, 21 OctoberTshwane's water crisis dominated, with infections falling but tap water still unsafe, alongside Ramaphosa's warning on coalition governments and a debate on the rising cost of dating.
  16. 17POWER ZoneWednesday, 21 OctoberHeavy episode dominated by Khulumani's Marjorie Jobson on the TRC's unfinished business and reparations, plus analysis of ANC-DA tensions in the GNU ahead of the 4 November local elections.
  17. 18POWER PerspectiveTuesday, 20 OctoberTshwane's unchlorinated water crisis dominated the evening, alongside a tribute to long-time caller Baba Masuku and the SANDF's halted Cuba military project.
  18. 19POWER BusinessTuesday, 20 OctoberTuesday's Power Business previewed Wednesday's medium-term budget amid fuel-price pressure, while a Tshwane water crisis and Nedbank's completed NCBA takeover dominated the day's business and news.
  19. 20POWER DriveTuesday, 20 OctoberTshwane's contaminated-water crisis, the Usindiso fire trial delay and the denial of bail to ex-deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya dominated this afternoon's Power Drive.
  20. 21POWER LunchTuesday, 20 OctoberMbeki's Khampepe Commission testimony and the Bronkhorstspruit water crisis dominated Power Lunch, with callers split on whether past political compromises should be questioned.
  21. 22POWER TalkTuesday, 20 OctoberShadrack Sibiya's denied bail dominated the morning, with Limpopo police arrests, a taxi boss's court case and a steel firm's business story also featuring in the show.
  22. 23POWER BreakfastTuesday, 20 OctoberA Tshwane water contamination outbreak, a Limpopo police corruption arrest and Cosatu's push for fuel price relief dominated this Tuesday's POWER Breakfast.
  23. 24POWER UpTuesday, 20 OctoberAuditor-General findings on education spending, Limpopo police arrests and a deadly Umlazi truck crash dominated, with a sharp focus on public money and accountability.

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