RC 261022Power FMKefentse Mkhari
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Power Zone's late-night episode covered the mid-term budget's temporary fuel levy relief, debate over conspicuous spending among young people, women's boundaries, and an AI learning app for struggling learners.
- 00:22
Temporary fuel levy relief in the medium-term budget policy statement is meant to cushion households, businesses and transport operators, at a cost of about R10 billion in forgone revenue.
- 00:24
Over R500 million has been allocated to commissions of inquiry, including the Madlanga Commission, whose term has been extended, according to the budget statement.
- 02:34
About 81% of grade 4 learners could not read for meaning in any language assessed in the PIRLS 2021 study released in 2023, a historical benchmark rather than a measure of the current cohort.
- 00:45
A social commentator on the show argued that social media has turned consumption into public performance and self-worth into something commercialised, driving young people's pursuit of status goods.
- 01:52
Author Phoebe Strachan argued that a woman setting boundaries and taking care of herself shows strength, not selfishness, so she can keep supporting others sustainably.