RC 260814Power FMKefentse Mkhari
Friday, 14 August 2026
The episode centred on a sharp debate about South African TV and social media normalising dysfunction, then shifted to Praise Nguna’s memoir about childhood trauma, loss and healing.
- 00:53
South African television was criticised for chasing ratings with infidelity, violence, witchcraft and hypersexual scenes instead of stories that build values; both guests said broadcasters have regressed from edutainment to spectacle.
- 00:48
Yizo Yizo was defended as depiction, not endorsement: it exposed township gangsterism, drugs, school discipline and HIV stigma, and many felt the real problem is repeated exposure and what audiences choose to do with it.
- 01:13
Social media was described as more dangerous than older TV dramas because humiliation, conflict and dysfunction are now consumed on demand, endlessly replayed, and turned into memes and status updates.
- 02:11
Praise Nguna said The Unchosen Child was written because she needed the book herself after losing her mother at eight and navigating three father figures, instability and long-term grief.
- 02:42
She also spoke about staying in an abusive relationship because of father-wound and attachment issues, before breaking the cycle, setting boundaries and using the memoir’s guided-journal prompts to help readers heal too.