Point of View with Phemelo Motene
Point of View with Phemelo Motene, delves into the day’s current affairs, touching on real issues and sharing expert advice on the audience questions between 8pm to 10pm Mondays to Thursdays.
ANC holds memorial service for Pravin Gordhan
The ANC held memorial service in honour of the late struggle veteran and former Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan at the Johannesburg City Hall. Gordhan died in hospital last week after a short battle with cancer at the age of 75. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has described Gordhan as a…
Profile Feature: Nickolaus Bauer
In this week’s profile feature, Phemelo speaks to Journalist and Author, Nickolaus Bauer about his passion for Joburg. Bauer co-founded NGO Dlala Nje, situated at the base of Ponte City, Dlala Nje, a Zulu phrase meaning “just play” is a safe haven for inner city kids with no place to…
Teacher unions slam Education Minister for snubbing BELA Bill signing ceremony
Some teacher unions have slammed Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube for snubbing a ceremony where President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill. The unions described her failure to attend the event at the Union Buildings as "regrettable" and "unfortunate" and said "she should be a…
Mashaba on ActionSA dumping DA in Tshwane
ActionSA has announced that its senate made a very decisive decision, that it should cut ties with the coalition in Tshwane. Herman Mashaba joins Phemelo in studio to discuss the reasons why the party made this decision. Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink joins in on the conversation. The DA is anxiously…
What to watch
In this week’s What to Watch Entertainment Contributor, Leroy Marc reviews Die Ondernemers which is currently streaming on Showmax, Piano Love on Netflix and much more.
Music Feature
This week we look at the new sound of music with Musicologist Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal.
Public Safety MMC warns criminals in Eldorado Park
JMPD officers have been told to "shoot to kill" when criminals fire on them. Public Safety Dr MMC Mgcini Tshwaku warned gangsters that they would be shot dead if they pointed guns at officers or members of the public. Metro cops swooped on parts of Eldorado Park, looking for drugs…
City Power disconnects power from state-owned flats that owe R11m
City Power is on a quest to recoup more than R43m it claims to be owed by some businesses and residents, and they descended on Octavia Hills flats to disconnect their electricity. According to City Power, they are owed at least R11m by Octavia Hills and that the last payment…
Talking Legal Matters
In this week’s feature of Talking Legal Matters our legal contributor, Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses getting into business with someone who is married in community of property.
Political parties urge Ramaphosa to halt Bella Bill
The second-largest party in the “Government of National Unity” (GNU) has warned that the future of the co-governing agreement is at risk if President Cyril Ramaphosa signs the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill into law this week. The Presidency said that Ramaphosa will sign the BELA Bill into law…
US Presidential Debate
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris met for the first time on the presidential debate stage in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. They may have shaken hands, but they did not hit it off. In a fiery 90 minutes, Harris frequently rattled the former president with personal attacks that threw him off…
POV Imbizo: Work-life balance
In this week’s POV Imbizo feature we discuss work-life balance with Psychologist, Buyi Mncina.
Eff calls for probe into Pension Funds Act
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has asked National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza to establish an Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate non-compliance with Section 13A of the Pension Funds Act by private security companies and local government municipalities. In a letter addressed to Didiza the party highlighted that the Ad-Hoc Committee should…
Catastrophe’ looms over school funding crisis
The Western Cape Education Department confirmed that it would reduce teaching posts by 2 407. The North West education department has 2 301 vacant posts that have not been advertised. Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube met with all education MECs to discuss the impact of the budget cuts. Phemelo…
Tshwane coalition talks with mayoralty at stake
Two months ago, when ActionSA entered into a “conditional” partnership with the ANC, it firmly rejected the notion of co-governing and insisted on having only oversight positions to ensure it could address issues effectively, rather than making a noise in the opposition benches. It now seems that ActionSA may have…
Tom London moved to private facility after Helen Joseph horror
Well-known broadcaster, Tom London has been moved to a private medical facility after his tirade against Helen Joseph over the weekend. With the help of public donations, London has now been booked into the Morningside Mediclinic and he shared more about his ordeal at the public facility with Kaya News…
POV Profile: Nomzamo Mbatha
NomzamoMbatha speaks to PhemeloMotene about her purpose, the Lighhouse Foundation and the upcoming 4th edition of Empowering HER Seminar and Business Awards 2024.
Blind SA taking bookkeepers body to court over alleged discrimination
Non-profit organisation Blind South Africa is taking the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers to the Equality Court over what it says is discrimination against visually impaired students. The case centres on the plight of 50 Blind SA volunteer treasurers who are trying to complete the national certificate in small business and…
Kaya Car Torque
In this week’s car feature with our Motoring Contributor, Pogiso Dibakoane we are joined in studio by Motor Sales Executives, Kabelo Seo and Kabelo Momakwe , who chat to us about the business of selling cars and how they have been using content creation and humour to get customers.
What to Watch
In this week’s feature of What to Watch with Entertainment Contributor, Leroy Marc, we review The Deliverance on Netflix, Wife Swap SA which is coming to SABC 3 this month, Afraid which is in theatres and much more.