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.
SRD R370 grant beneficiaries still waiting for payment
Some Social Relief of Distress grant beneficiaries approved in October are still waiting for their payment. According to the South African Social Security Agency the delay SASSA is because of additional fraud checks. Phemelo speaks to SASSA Spokesperson, Paseka Letsatsi.
Estimated 4,000 illegal miners still trapped underground, several feared dead
An estimated 4,000 illegal miners remain trapped underground in an abandoned mining shaft in Stilfontein, North West, with reports that several may have already died. The Community members have reportedly volunteered to go underground in an attempt to rescue the trapped illegal miners, as police say the conditions are too…
Ntshavheni says SABC Bill withdrawn without Cabinet’s approval
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the SABC Bill was withdrawn without Cabinet’s approval. During a briefing on cabinet's outcomes, Ntshavheni Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi did not have the authority to retract the SABC Bill without prior consent from Cabinet. According to Malatsi the bill lacked…
POV ex-files: PEBCO 3
In this week's ex-files we look at the story of the Pebco 3. The Pebco Three were three black South African anti-apartheid activists – Sipho Hashe, Champion Galela, and Qaqawuli Godolozi – who were abducted and subsequently murdered in 1985 by members of the South African security police.
Chaos as Joburg Water tries to remove illegal connections
Chaos erupted at the Phumla Mqashi informal settlement near Lenasia, Johannesburg, on Tuesday as angry residents chased away Joburg Water technicians who had come to remove illegal water connections. Joburg Water says the connections posed substantial challenges to the municipality’s water network, and contributed greatly to water losses and shortages…
Johannesburg water restrictions from Nov 14
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has announced that Johannesburg Water will be throttling water in the City of Johannesburg from Thursday 14th of November until the water system has fully recovered. This comes as the department attempts to address the water supply challenges faced by the City and Gauteng…
Maputo is like a warzone’ - Activists lament global inaction
As what activists describe as state-sanctioned repression and human rights violations intensify in Mozambique with police using force to quell post-election protests, regional bodies like the Southern African Development Community and the African Union have been called on to intervene. Activists worry that the slow reaction to the increasing crisis…
2. New by-laws for spaza shops
The government wants all spaza shops re-registered to ensure compliance with South African laws as it confronts a food poisoning crisis that has so far claimed the lives of about 23 children. Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says the agriculture department would address the issue of organophosphate, a toxic chemical found…
Botswana's new President Duma Boko
Botswana's new president Duma Boko used his inauguration to tell the world that he and his government were ushering in a "new political dawn". Taking to the podium, hand in hand with his wife, First Lady Kaone Boko, and their daughter, Boko, received a resounding applause. As he was sworn…
Impact on POV: Cool Dad's Foundation
Phemelo is in coversation with Bongani Luvalo the founder of The Cool Dad Foundation. the non-profit organization was established in 2012 by Luvalo and a network of friends in Kwa-Thema, located in the East Rand after the realisation that many fathers play very little active roles in the development and…
Music Feature: Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones, the celebrated US musician and producer who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and many others, has died at the age of 91. Over a career spanning more than 75 years, he won 28 Grammy Awards and was named as one of the most influential jazz…
Dali Mpofu quits EFF and joins MK party
Former EFF chairperson advocate Dali Mpofu says he was among those who orchestrated the birth of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) in 2023. And for some time, Mpofu and former president Jacob Zuma were the only two people who knew about the plan to establish a new political party -…
Trump wins US 2024 presidential election
Donald Trump has won victory in the race for the presidency of the United States, gaining a historic second term. He passed the critical threshold of 270 electoral college votes with a projected win in the state of Wisconsin. Meanwhile, the Republicans are also set to take control of the…
Lebombo border temporarily closed amid violent protests
The Border Management Authority (BMA) has temporarily closed the Lebombo port of entry following violent protests in Mozambique. The protests started at the end of last month in Maputo after Mozambique's election results were announced. Phemelo speaks to Commissioner of the Border Management Authority, Dr Michael Masiapato about the situation.
Talking Legal Matters
In this week's legal matters, Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses new regualtions of customary marriages up until 2026 and new case law on forfeiture of assets.
US elections: Latest polls show Harris, Trump tied as voting under way
US election 2024 polls are open in more than 40 states, including the seven battleground states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Millions of voters are registered to cast their ballots across the country. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are going head-to-head in a…
Food poisonings, Acting Premier visits Katlehong
In the wake of three children’s deaths from suspected food poisoning in Katlehong, Gauteng’s Acting Premier Kedibone Diale -Tlabela placed responsibility squarely on the shoulders of South Africans who have “outsourced their facilities, their homes and garages, to people who run spaza shops. Diale -Tlabela and Member of the Executive…
Hundreds of illegal miners arrested after underground food and water supplies cut
At least 565 illegal gold miners, zama zamas have been arrested in the North West town of Orkney after the police choked off their food and water supplies, forcing them to the surface. The arrests were the latest made under Operation Vala Umgodi, which seeks to disrupt illegal mining at…
STATE OF CHILD POVERTY REPORT
The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund has launched the state of the Child Report and announced the study findings. The study investigated the economic impact of growing up in poverty. It underlined the critical need for action to avert future economic deterioration and change the narrative for South Africa's disadvantaged children…
POV e-files: 53rd Anniversary: AHMED TIMOL
Ahmed Timol, died on 27 October 1971, four days after being arrested at a police roadblock. In Timol’s case, as with the others, inquests were held to rubber-stamp the police version of the death. According to police, Timol committed suicide by jumping out of a 10th floor window at John…