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.
Impact on POV
Phemelo is in coversation with Christine Muhigana who is the UNICEF Representative in South Africa, bringing over thirty years of experience in leading, planning, and monitoring United Nations development programs. She has an extensive understanding of UN principles and procedures, with a strong focus on gender and development concepts, and…
Status of SA’s Education System
Phemelo is in discussion with Equal Education General Secretary, Noncedo Madubedube about the status of the country's education system. They discuss amongst others school infrastructure problems, overcrowding and teacher job cuts.
BMA ramps up efforts to trace and deport illegal citizens
The Border Management Authority is ramping up its efforts to trace and deport people who entered South Africa illegally, before its establishment last year. Briefing the media on its festive season cross-border readiness, the authority admitted that many improperly documented individuals had slipped through the cracks before its formation.Established in…
What to Watch
In this week's feature of Watch to Watch, Leroy Marc reviews the much anticipated Season 2 of Unfollowed currently streaming on Showmax, Moana in theatres and Joy on Netflix and much more
Music Feature: WORLD AIDS DAY: The 1st of December marks World AIDS Day, this year the day will be commemorated
Under the theme “Take the rights path: My health, my right!”, The World Health Organisation is calling on global leaders and citizens to champion the right to health by addressing the inequalities that hinder progress in ending AIDS. We commemorate World Aids Day in song in this week's Music Feature…
Leveraging technology to revolutionise HIV prevention in SA
The 1st of December marks World Aids Day, an intiative called #ForeverWena is using technology to unlock a new era of HIV prevention in South Africa. ForeverWena harnesses the power of mobile technology to deliver personalised sexual health information. At its core, the ForeverWena WhatsApp chatbot, a digital companion available…
SASSA plans to roll out facial recognition to curb SRD fraud
The South African Social Security Agency wants to reintroduce its controversial facial recognition tool to combat SRD (social relief and distress) fraud. Sassa has underscored recent discoveries made by two first year computer science students at Stellenbosch University in October as the key motivation behind the agency’s decision to forge…
More illegal miners resurface at Stilfontein mine
Seventeen illegal miners have resurfaced from two separate mine shafts in Stilfontein.Police say of the 17 illegal miners, 14 resurfaced from Margaret Shaft and three at Shaft 10. The 14 who resurfaced at the Margaret Shaft are foreign nationals from Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.They are still being processed. Around 300…
'Tornado' hit parts of Randfontein
A severe storm has hit parts of Randfontein in western Gauteng and extensive damage has been reported. The Gauteng provincial Joint Operations Centre (JOC) said reports have been received of a possible tornado that hit parts of Randfontein on Wednesday afternoon. Phemelo speaks to Rand West City Mayor, William Matsheke.
Investigation confirms claims of weaknesses in SRD grant application process
An investigation has confirmed allegations made by two first-year IT students on the weaknesses in the social relief of distress (SRD) grant application process. First-year students Joel Cedras and Veer Gosai uncovered major flaws in the R370 social relief of distress grant system run by the South African Social Security…
Legal Matters: Revenge porn
In this week's feature of Talking Legal Matters, Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses revenge porn and it's consequences, she also answers some of your legal questions.
Clashes erupt in Westbury amid protests over prolonged water shortages
The police and Westbury residents have clashed after locals blocked roads with bricks following a prolonged water outage and no water tankers. Several roads in Westbury, Coronationville and Westdene were blocked with large rocks, bricks and other debris, including burning tyres. Phemelo speaks to Coronationville resident Lolly Williams, Melville Resident…
POV EX-Files: Neil Aggett
More than 40 years after anti-apartheid activist Neil Aggett’s death was declared a result of suicide while in detention, the Johannesburg high court found that he was killed by the security branch police who had severely tortured him for days before he was found hanging in his cell at John…
Another court case looming against SAPS over 'starving' zama zamas
Lawyers for Human Rights has vowed to take SAPS to court if it continues denying food, water and medication to hundreds of zama zamas underground at a disused Stilfontein mine.The organisation is preparing to launch it's papers urgently as they are worried about the physical and health conditions of those…
EFF challenge Phala Phala report vote in ConCourt
EFF supporters marched to the Constitutional Court as the party and the African Transformation Movement (ATM) challenged Parliament’s decision not to adopt the section 89 panel report that could have led to an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala scandal. The EFF wants the Constitutional Court to set…
Phemelo in conversation with Kenny Kunene
Phemelo is in converation with Joburg MMC for Roads and Transport, Kenny Kunene about issues including the city's road infrastructure, bus services and the Lilian Ngoyi reconstruction project.
Health Feature: Ozempic
The global trend of using diabetes drug Semaglutide for weight loss has taken off in South Africa and is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after drugs in the country. Popularised by various international celebrities, it quickly became one of the most talked about weight loss aids on social media,…
Analysis: Prepaid meter upgrade
Eskom and municipal power utilities like Joburg’s City Power have given prepaid electricity users hope that it is not be too late to complete the meter upgrading process. From the 24 November, all prepaid electricity meters that have not been upgraded to the KRN2 system have ceased loading electricity units…
Impact on POV: Gugulethu Ndebele
Gugulethu Ndebele, Executive Director of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls speaks to Phemelo about her up bringing, career and the work she does for the the non profit organisation that provides a nurturing educational environment for academically gifted girls who come from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Stilfontein standoff: NGO's court bid to provide illegal miners with humanitarian aid dismissed
The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed an NGO's urgent application for the go-ahead to provide humanitarian aid to illegal miners who refuse to come out of an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein in the North West.The Society for Protection of Our Constitution approached the court with the application in…