RC 260818Power FMKwena Moabelo
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Power Lunch ranged from hard-hitting public issues to listener-heavy debate, with school discipline, NSFAS failures, women’s mental health and a lively final hour on influencer business and intimate image risk.
- 12:22
Public protector said NSFAS has left more than 40,000 students across 76 institutions improperly funded to the value of R5.1 billion, with only R2 billion recovered so far.
- 12:56
A learner in Bizana gave birth in a pit toilet at school; the Eastern Cape education department said both mother and baby are safe and the learner is being supported to write her exams in December.
- 12:11
Listeners fiercely debated whether teachers or parents carry the bigger responsibility for school discipline, with repeated calls for parents to check bags, know where children are, and get involved in school governing bodies.
- 13:47
Shannon Franks said the Golden Delights Foundation’s Far From Okay campaign is offering free WhatsApp and USSD counselling sessions for women, aimed at making mental health support more accessible outside urban centres.
- 14:41
A long Blue Butterfly segment ended with most callers warning against recording intimate moments or sending explicit pictures, citing leaks, revenge sharing and lasting damage to reputation.