RC 260830Power FMLerato Mvelase
Sunday, 30 August 2026
The episode combined Lebo Mashile’s case for poetry as a serious, versatile career with an extended exploration of Burundi’s history, culture and prospects.
- 23:23
Standard Bank Group ranked Africa’s largest bank by total assets at $218.7 billion, ahead of Egypt’s National Bank of Egypt at $186.7bn; the top 10 came from South Africa, Egypt and Morocco.
- 22:21
Burundi’s royal drummers, communal farming, oral storytelling and social customs form key parts of its cultural heritage, with the drummers recognised on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
- 21:02
Lebo Mashile said poetry develops pattern recognition, sensitivity, communication and insight—skills that can open careers in leadership, teaching, strategy, academia, broadcasting and business.
- 23:02
Burundi received the 2006 Africa Peace Award after silencing weapons, negotiating power-sharing and holding democratic elections in 2005, according to the programme.
- 21:04
Mashile encouraged parents to support children who love poetry, arguing that creative industries reward people who trust their uniqueness, specialise and develop their abilities.