RC 261108Power FMLerato Mvelase
Sunday, 8 November 2026
Sunday's Power Perspective mixed a Lerato Mvelase interview on crime, politics and young people not voting with a Roots, Rhythm and Life feature on Benin.
- 23:23
South Africa ranked first in Africa for salary purchasing power in a Business Insider 2026 list, placing 28th in the world, with Botswana second and Namibia third.
- 21:02
The guest said he will not blame young people who skipped voting, arguing that liberation-era comrades went to schools, churches and community centres to explain why liberation mattered.
- 22:23
Benin's national dish is kulikuli, a spiced peanut-paste snack shaped into balls or sticks and deep-fried in peanut oil, featured in the culture and food chapter.
- 22:05
The Republic of Benin, formerly Dahomey, gained full independence from France on 1 August 1960 and renamed itself Benin in 1974; its capital is Porto-Novo.