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.
R1.2 billion worth of corruption in the licensing department in Gauteng.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)said on Monday it was investigating R1.2 billion worth of corruption in the licensing department in Gauteng. The roads agency said this related to fraudulently issued licence discs, learner's and driver's licences. Gauteng, followed by Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape have been identified as the…
PSA files 7-day strike notice after salary negotiations with government collapse
Workers in the Public Servants Association are demanding a 7% increase. The Public Servants Association (PSA) has revealed that it has filed a seven-day strike notice on Monday which will give way to industrial action after salary negotiations with government collapsed. The PSA rejected government’s 3% wage offer arguing that…
Education MEC Chiloane disturbed by violence in Gauteng schools.
2022 Matric Exams Readiness | Student Placements | School Safety & Learner Wellbeing. Matome Chiloane, the new MEC for education in Gauteng, is concerned about “ill-discipline” displayed by the learners in province’s schools. In a statement issued by his department on Thursday, Chiloane said this week alone several violent incidents…
Three former Presidents have their say.
Former president Thabo Mbeki says the ANC has to decide what must happen if a parliamentary process finds that President Cyril Ramaphosa has a case to answer regarding the Phala Phala saga. According to Mbeki, the ANC's top leaders should meet to discuss whether or not Ramaphosa should step aside…
Zarcia Zacheus, jazz musician.
Born in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, Zarcia began music in church at age 9 by singing in the church choir. Age 13 she auditioned and landed a role in her first professional stage production at the Gold Reef City Theatre, called “My Girl”. She later went on to sing…
TEDxJohannesburg Salon Life Past. Present. Future.
Are the answers to life beneath our feet? Find out at TEDxJohannesburgSalon this October Are the answers to life lying beneath our feet? Can we discover where we come from, why we are here and how we can preserve our planet by digging deep into Earth’s 3.6-billion-year history? This is…
The 8th African Women Writers’.
The 8th African Women Writers’ Symposium will launch with the Nadine Gordimer in Memoriam Lecture. The 8th African Women Writers’ Symposium will launch with the Nadine Gordimer In Memoriam Lecture by hosting award-winning Zimbabwean writer, human rights activist and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangaremgba on October 26, 2022. The event will take…
A look at the big global and continental stories.
British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday dramatically announced her resignation just six weeks after taking office. Speaking in Downing Street, Truss said she would stay on as prime minister until a successor is chosen to serve as Tory leader. “We’ve agreed that there will be a leadership election to…
LETS TALK RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ZWANES: Should your friend/s become my friends?
Should your friend/s become friends with your partner? How close is too close? How to React to a Friend Who Flirts with Your Spouse A friend flirting with your spouse can be a tricky and complex situation to read and respond to. In this situation, you’ll have close emotional ties…
Zuma arms deal trial postponed until early 2023.
Pietermaritzburg high court judge Piet Koen on Wednesday postponed Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption trial until 30 January 2023 to allow him to consider whether he should continue to preside over it. “Upon careful reflection, I have concluded that the issue of my continued involvement as presiding judge in this…
SAFTU protests to Eskom in demand of the CEO to step down.
SAFTU protests to Eskom in demand of the CEO to step down and to oppose the privatisation of the SOE. The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) will picket against the rolling blackouts, and to register their continued opposition to the privatisation of Eskom on Wednesday night (19 October…
Lesufi promises Eldo's top surveillance – will camping at police station end?
Gauteng Premier Lesufi promises to clean up crime-ridden Eldorado Park Residents of Eldorado Park told newly elected Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi on Tuesday that his government was failing to combat crime and drugs in the suburb. Premier Panyaza Lesufi was in the crime-ravaged suburb of Eldorado Park to meet with…
Mpumalanga Education responds to medical students sent to Russia to study.
Mpumalanga education says it sent R28m to Dirco to finance South African students in Russia Earlier this month We Are South Africans threatened legal action against the education department as students feared expulsion from the Russian institutions and eviction from their living quarters due to non-payment. Stock photo. Earlier this…
HEALING HOUR: Getting in tune with your spirituality.
Getting in tune with your spirituality and understanding what it means. African Spirituality: Understanding Its Forms, Meanings, and Expressions African spirituality is a way of life. Its beliefs cannot be separated from a person’s external factors. Instead, the two go hand and hand and influence a person’s everyday behavior. This…
Decriminalising sex work in South Africa.
South African women’s rights groups and sex workers demonstrated outside a Johannesburg court on Tuesday as a 21-year-old man appeared in connection with the discovery of six decomposed bodies believed to be those of sex workers. The man appeared in the dock with his face covered by a black cloth…
Is Cyril Ramaphosa quiet quitting? It seems like it.
President Cyril Ramaphosa during a recent trip to Saudi Arabia. Photo by Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Handout/Anado Qaanitah Hunter asks if Cyril Ramaphosa is taking part in a global trend and is stepping quietly out of his responsibilities as she reflects on his enthusiasm (or lack thereof) in public office…
ONE-ON-ONE WITH A NEWSMAKER: Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, Gauteng MEC.
Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, Gauteng MEC of Health & Wellness Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko (born 8 June 1966) is a South African politician and a member of the African National Congress. She has served as the Gauteng MEC (Member of the Executive Council) for Health and Wellness since October 2022. She was the MEC…
SA faces a shortage of doctors while graduates sit at home without worK.
The South African Medical Association is blaming the shortage of doctors on poor planning. SAMA and the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa are calling for urgent action to address the scarcity of healthcare workers for public hospitals. SAMA says there is currently less than one doctor (0.8 doctors) per…
Addressing Gauteng’s water crisis - Sputnik Ratau.
Gauteng gets urgent water allocation amid shortages and breakdowns Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has committed to increasing the bulk water allocation to the Rand Water system. This is part of emergency measures to address water shortages in Gauteng metros, district and local municipalities.
In conversation with Xabiso Vili crowned World Poetry Slam Champion.
South African Xabiso Vili crowned World Poetry Slam Champion Last night, Poet Xabiso Vili, the winner of the Poetry Africa Slam Competition (2021), represented South Africa in the final of the World Slam Poetry Competition in Brussels, competing against slam poets from 40 nations across the globe. After leaving a…