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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.
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Tshwane mayor vows to rescue city finances

Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink has announced a bold financial rescue mission to improve the city’s ailing financial performance. Brink has his sights set on increasing revenue and reducing expenditure in the range of R1bn a month for the next six months. During a media briefing, Brink said that there is…
12 Feb 2024 12PM 11 min

DA lays criminal charges against Paul Mashatile

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has formally laid criminal charges against Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, following severe allegations of corruption levelled against him which span almost two decades. These include an intricate web of nepotism and family patronage of which Mashatile is allegedly the ultimate beneficiary, with the most recent scandal…
12 Feb 2024 12PM 18 min

SONA 2024 POST AND ANALYSIS

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.
8 Feb 2024 8AM 1 hr 11 min

SONA 2024 PRE THE SPEECH

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.
8 Feb 2024 8AM 23 min

Talking Legal Matters

Phemelo is joined in studio by Legal Expert Nthabiseng Dubazana and she continues to unpack Insolvency and Rescission, we are also joined by Conveyancing Attorney, Metse Kekana.
7 Feb 2024 12PM 35 min

SONA build up special broadcast

Phemelo Motene and Gugulethu Mfuphi bring you a special one hour broadcast ahead of the State of the Nation address by President Cyril Ramaphosa. They are joined in studio by Dr Nthabiseng Moleko, Development Economist at the Stellenbosch Business School and Research Associate at the Social Policy Initiative , Duma…
7 Feb 2024 12PM 59 min

Kaya Car Torque

Motoring Expert Pogiso Dibakoane is back in studio, this week he discusses the top 10 hijacking hotspots in SA and the struggle of the South African automotive industry. Pogiso also tackles some of your car issues.
6 Feb 2024 12PM 52 min

Rise Mzansi Premier Candidate

Rise Mzansi national chair Vuyiswa Ramokgopa, a leading business person and founding member of the political start-up, has been unveiled as the party’s Gauteng premier candidate at Joubert Park in Johannesburg. Ramokgopa speaks to Phemelo about her plans for the province.
6 Feb 2024 12PM 17 min

Pupil dies after "eating biscuits from spaza shop"

A grade 1 pupil from Mandlethu Primary School in Tsakane, Brakpan, has died, allegedly after eating biscuits bought from a spaza shop. The Gauteng department of education said the learner died on school premises. Phemelo speaks to Gauteng Education MEC Spokesperson, Xolani Mkhwemte about the incident and we also get…
6 Feb 2024 12PM 24 min

POV: Road to 2024 Elections

As South Africans prepare to head to the polls for the 2024 general elections, every Monday POV profiles political parties and unpacks their manifestos. This week Phemelo is joined in studio by South African Rainbow Alliance Leader, Colleen Makhubele.
5 Feb 2024 12PM 51 min

Health Minister blames unemployment of doctors on fiscal constraints

Health Minister Joe Phaahla says his department’s finances are heavily burdened, adding that this contributes significantly to the alarming unemployment rate in the sector. Recently, there has been public outcry over doctors who have completed their community service programmes but remain without jobs. Phemelo speaks to Deputy Health Minister, Sibongiseni…
5 Feb 2024 12PM 26 min

What to Watch

Entertainment Contributor, Leroy Marc is back in studio to bring us the latest on our tv screens and cinemas. This week he reviews Griselda on Netflix, The Under Doggs on Prime video and much more.
1 Feb 2024 12PM 13 min

Metrobus strike leaves Joburg commuters stranded

Commuters found themselves stranded in the Johannesburg area after a number of Metrobus employees embarked on a strike. According to Metrobus employees went on an illegal strike during the afternoon shift on Thursday, after their demands were not met. Phemelo speaks to Metrobus Spokesperson Tshepo Nathan, MMC for Roads and…
1 Feb 2024 12PM 35 min

Talking Legal Matters

Legal Expert Nthabiseng Dubazana is back in studio to tackle some your legal matters, this week she looks at insolvency and rescission.
31 Jan 2024 12PM 50 min

Picket outside HPCSA over botched surgery

The Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) is holding a hearing on claims of negligence by public relations guru, Hlengiwe Mbambo, after she lodged a complaint last year about her botched surgery by a Johannesburg gynecologist two years ago. The doctor is expected to know his fate on the matter…
31 Jan 2024 12PM 5 min

uSindiso fire victims affected by flooding in Denver

Residents affected by flooding in Denver say if heavy rains continue their informal structures will collapse. The say the City has merely dumped them like animals in an area that is not suitable for human beings to live in. They claim their structures have erected on top of an old…
31 Jan 2024 12PM 19 min

U.N Court ruling in SA’s landmark genocide case – explained

The world watched closely as a panel of 17 judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)—the highest court of the United Nations—heard arguments earlier this month over whether Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, in a case brought forward by South Africa. In…
30 Jan 2024 12PM 11 min

Kaya Car Torque

Motoring Expert, Pogiso Dibakoane is back in studio with us, this week he discusses renewing your car licence in SA in 2024 and he also tackles some of your car issues and much more.
30 Jan 2024 12PM 58 min

ActionSA submits objections to immigration White paper

ActionSA has submitted its objections to the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection during a picket at the the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Headquarters in Pretoria. The party says while it supports the need for urgent reforms to the immigration system in South Africa, it believes the…
30 Jan 2024 12PM 13 min
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