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.
Public Safety MMC conducts spaza shop inspection in Naledi
Foreign-owned spaza shops have been shut down and looted in Soweto amid the tragic deaths of five children who consumed poisonous snacks they bought from a tuckshop allegedly owned by illegal foreigners. MMC for Public Safety in the City of Joburg, Dr Mgcini Tshwaku conducted an inspection of spaza shops…
ANC’s Obed Bapela accused of misrepresenting party during trip to Morocco
Obed Bapela, an ANC national executive committee member, allegedly misrepresented the party during a trip to Morocco, which he claimed was a family trip. Bapela has been accused of presenting a delegation as an official party delegation and misrepresenting the party's stance on Western Sahara. He has been instructed to…
COSAS mobilises for the total shutdown of foreign owned shops in Naledi
The Congress of South African Students in Naledi, Soweto says it will continue to mobilise to ensure the total shutdown of foreign owned spaza shops. The students delivered After a memorandum of demands were handed to the City of Johannesburg this morning calling for regulation of the industry, a large…
Minister Mchunu, Ekurhuleni Mayor conduct operations to strengthen law enforcement
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Ekurhuleni Mayor Dr Nkosindiphile Xhakaza are conducting operations to strengthen law enforcement and enhance safety in the Germiston CBD. This after the SAPS and the City of Ekurhuleni signed a cooperation agreement on this week. Phemelo speaks to Dr Xhakaza about efforts to fight crime…
Talking Legal Matters
In this week’s of Talking Legal Matters, Nthabiseng Dubazana tackles some interesting legal cases and discusses court processes when it comes to languages.
Nasiphi Moya elected new Tshwane Mayor
Tshwane has a new mayor after Dr Nasiphi Moya was officially elected the city's first citizen. Moya, from ActionSA, was nominated by ANC Eugene Modise while DA member Jacqui Uys nominated the recently axed Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink. Both candidates accepted the nomination. A total of 122 councillors voted for…
POV IMBIZO: Angry community shutdown tuck shops in Naledi after five children die
Several tuck shops owned by Pakistanis have been closed in Naledi, Soweto, by residents in protest after five children in the area died. Residents went around the community demanding owners close their shops close to where the five children died. The children are believed to have eaten the snacks while…
National Assembly to fill vacancy on JSC after Hlophe withdrawal
The National Assembly is set to choose a new designate for the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) following Dr John Hlophe's withdrawal on Monday. The Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, has received a formal letter from uMkhonto weSizwe Party withdrawing its nomination of Dr Hlophe as one of the…
Impact on POV: Buhle Madlala
Phemelo is in conversation with award winning brand strategist and co-founder of the National Cycling Academy Forum, Buhle Madlala who is making a difference in cycling to ensure there is representation. Madlala is also a co-owner of the Criterium Racing cycling event. In 2018, she was the event organiser of…
Health Feature: Alcohol dependency
In this week’s Health Feature we discuss, alcohol dependency with Founder of Tribe Sober, Janet Gourand. Tribe Sober’s mission is to inspire an alcohol-free life. The organisation provides masterclasses, coaching and offers a community to those struggling with alcohol abuse.
Five children die after allegedly eating snacks from Naledi spaza shop
The community of Naledi is shocked following the death of five children in the area. It is alleged that the children, all under the age of ten years; died after eating snacks they had bought from one of the spaza shops run by foreign nationals, on Sunday. It’s understood the…
Drug mule crisis: 14th person arrested at OR Tambo Airport
Police have confirmed that the 14th drug mule nabbed at OR Tambo International Airport had to be rushed to a hospital amid a health complication. On Monday police confirmed that the drug mule aged 43, from Paraguay, arrested on Sunday, has been rushed to hospital after he had swallowed multiple…
What to Watch
In this week’s feature of What to Watch, Leroy Marc reviews The Joker- Folie A Deux, The Wild Robot which are both in theatres, Jailbreak -Love on the Run on Netflix and much more.
Profile Feature- Macfarlane Moleli
TV Presenter and Journalist, Macfarlane Moleli joins Phemelo in studio to chat about life off camera and shares some of his most favourite songs.
National strike warning for next week
Union federation Cosatu is mobilising for a national strike on Monday, 7 October, where it aims to march against high levels of unemployment in the country, “rampant retrenchment” in the public and private sectors, the rising cost of living, and crime. The group is also making a list of demands,…
AfriForum asks DA & FF+ to rethink GNU should Bela Act stay
AfriForum wants the DA and FF Plus to use their positions in the GNU to address concerns about the BELA Act. According to AfriForum, the parties should reconsider their positions if issues are not addressed. Phemelo speaks to AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel.
Talking Legal Matters
In this week’s feature of Talking Legal Matters, Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses, maintenance of adult dependent children and changing of a man’s surname to his wife’s surname, both cases are case law.
Simelane’s VBS-linked ‘loan agreement’ likely backdated
The 'loan agreement’ that Justice Minister Thembi Simelane is relying on to validate the R575,600 benefit she received in 2016 from a corruption-accused fixer for VBS bank appears to have been backdated. Dodgy dates and timeline of events suggest a faked contract. Her recent explanation to Parliament of the circumstances…
Emfuleni Municipality unable to pay salaries after bank accounts attached
Emfuleni Municipality says it has been unable to pay the salaries of municipal workers for September. This comes after Eskom attached the municipality’s bank accounts to ensure it pays R8bn owed to the power utility. The municipality says it met Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa, Finance Minister…
Forum to address Vaal River pollution
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Sello Seitlholo, is set to launch the Vaal River Anti-Pollution Forum, which is aimed at addressing long-standing pollution affecting water quality in the Vaal River. The Vaal River Anti-Pollution Forum will be a non-statutory forum, including various stakeholders with a particular focus on stakeholders that…