Tuesday, 4 August 2026

A packed episode driven by the MK Party reshuffle, a heated farm-labour dispute, and sharp legal debate over the impeachment appeal, before ending with a youth-voter wake-up call.

POWER Perspective · Power FM · Colleen Makhubele

  1. 22:03

    MK Party appointed Duduzani Zuma first deputy president, Tony Engeni second deputy president and Reverend Pagadi chairperson, while dissolving the strategic presidential team and removing Nomsad Lamini.

  2. 21:23

    Union and political guests rejected claims that South Africans cannot cut cabbage or harvest cane, arguing farmers rely on cheap, undocumented labour, avoid fair wages, and often fail to advertise jobs properly.

  3. 22:10

    The impeachment committee decided to appeal the Western Cape High Court ruling, while ATM and EFF pressed direct access to the Constitutional Court; speakers warned the case could drag for years.

  4. 23:08

    Young South Africans were told to stop treating elections lightly: only about 754,332 new voters registered across the June and August weekends, while just 8 million of 29 million registered voters are young people.

  5. 23:25

    Guests argued youth apathy is fuelled by distrust, cash incentives and weak accountability, but insisted the ballot remains the only real route to remove failing leaders and shift power.