New line-up at Power 98.7

Thabiso ‘TT’ Tema, who has been the host of Power Drive since its inception, will move into Power Breakfast on weekdays from 6-9am. Thabo Mdluli, who joined the station as a music presenter and later moved to the midnight talk show Power Zone, will take over Power Drive, weekdays 3-5pm. Lawrence Tlhabane, who presented the breakfast show, will move into a stand-in role.

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The station officially welcomes Joanne Joseph, who will take on the daily Current Affairs show, Power Update, weekdays between midday and 1pm. Joseph is not new to the station, having stood in for Jeremy Maggs in the past.

Ayabonga Cawe, an economist and commentator on socio-economic developments in South Africa joins the station as the new host of Power Hour, which will now air from 5-6pm Monday to Thursday. The station also announced the time channel swap between Power Hour and Power Business. Andile Khumalo remains on Power Business, which will now air from 6-7pm every Monday to Thursday.

Sports journalist and commentator, Kwena Moabelo will present Power Zone, previously hosted by Thabo Mdluli, from midnight to 3am.

Weekend programming

As part of its line-up refreshment, the station is introducing four-hour time slots for its weekend programming. Power listeners will now wake up to AK Tshabalala who takes on the 6-10am slot on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend line-up also comes with new and young talent, mostly from community radio stations, including AB Da Costa on Fridays and Saturdays from 11pm-2am and Becky Motumo and Mputla Mpya from 2-6am on Saturday and Sunday mornings respectively.

Head of programing, Ferdinand Mabalane says, “The changes are a reflection of the evolving needs of the station’s growing audience. We welcome the new voices to the station and thank all talent who have contributed to our growth. We take pride having provided a platform to talent that had no previous talk radio experience prior to joining Power 98.7 and who have now grown into household talk radio names. These include Iman Rappetti, Aphelele Somi, Andile Khumalo, JJ Tabane, Masechaba Ndlovu and Thabo Mdluli, to mention a few.

The rest of the line-up remains the same and is tabled below: