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.
Electricity meter fraud in South Africa
New data suggests that roughly 40% of the prepaid electricity meters controlled by Eskom, the City of Johannesburg and eThekwini are "non-vending", which may indicate the scale of the meter fraud problem for the authorities. Several authorities may have uncovered the vast scale of prepaid electricity meter fraud in their…
Talking Legal Matters
In this week’s Legal Matters, Legal Expert Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses Wills. Members of the public are being urged to take advantage of the opportunity to have their wills drafted for free during National Wills Week. Civilians will be able to get a basic will drawn up free of charge during…
Labour inspectors raid restaurants
The Department of Employment and Labour has unleashed an intensive four-day multi-departmental blitz inspections of restaurants across South Africa, following reports of endemic exploitation in the sector. “A multi-disciplinary team of Department of Employment and Labour inspectors will from today, (Tuesday) September 17, 2024 lead an integrated national blitz of…
POV FEATURE: IMBIZO – BELA ACT
Everything you need to know about the BELA Bill. The Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill is in the spotlight once again after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed it into law – officially. The BELA Bill proposes significant amendments to the South African Schools Act (SASA) of 1996 and the Educators…
NSFAS 2025 applications postponed to ensure a glitch-free rollout
The Department of Higher Education and Training is working on fixing the National Student Funding Scheme's systems. Minister Nobuhle Nkabane said extensive consultation with various stakeholders, including student formations, was conducted on how to improve the systems. Applications will now open on 20 September 2024. Phemelo speaks to the South…
ANC holds memorial service for Pravin Gordhan
The ANC held memorial service in honour of the late struggle veteran and former Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan at the Johannesburg City Hall. Gordhan died in hospital last week after a short battle with cancer at the age of 75. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has described Gordhan as a…
Profile Feature: Nickolaus Bauer
In this week’s profile feature, Phemelo speaks to Journalist and Author, Nickolaus Bauer about his passion for Joburg. Bauer co-founded NGO Dlala Nje, situated at the base of Ponte City, Dlala Nje, a Zulu phrase meaning “just play” is a safe haven for inner city kids with no place to…
Teacher unions slam Education Minister for snubbing BELA Bill signing ceremony
Some teacher unions have slammed Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube for snubbing a ceremony where President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill. The unions described her failure to attend the event at the Union Buildings as "regrettable" and "unfortunate" and said "she should be a…
Mashaba on ActionSA dumping DA in Tshwane
ActionSA has announced that its senate made a very decisive decision, that it should cut ties with the coalition in Tshwane. Herman Mashaba joins Phemelo in studio to discuss the reasons why the party made this decision. Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink joins in on the conversation. The DA is anxiously…
What to watch
In this week’s What to Watch Entertainment Contributor, Leroy Marc reviews Die Ondernemers which is currently streaming on Showmax, Piano Love on Netflix and much more.
Music Feature
This week we look at the new sound of music with Musicologist Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal.
Public Safety MMC warns criminals in Eldorado Park
JMPD officers have been told to "shoot to kill" when criminals fire on them. Public Safety Dr MMC Mgcini Tshwaku warned gangsters that they would be shot dead if they pointed guns at officers or members of the public. Metro cops swooped on parts of Eldorado Park, looking for drugs…
City Power disconnects power from state-owned flats that owe R11m
City Power is on a quest to recoup more than R43m it claims to be owed by some businesses and residents, and they descended on Octavia Hills flats to disconnect their electricity. According to City Power, they are owed at least R11m by Octavia Hills and that the last payment…
Talking Legal Matters
In this week’s feature of Talking Legal Matters our legal contributor, Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses getting into business with someone who is married in community of property.
Political parties urge Ramaphosa to halt Bella Bill
The second-largest party in the “Government of National Unity” (GNU) has warned that the future of the co-governing agreement is at risk if President Cyril Ramaphosa signs the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill into law this week. The Presidency said that Ramaphosa will sign the BELA Bill into law…
US Presidential Debate
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris met for the first time on the presidential debate stage in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. They may have shaken hands, but they did not hit it off. In a fiery 90 minutes, Harris frequently rattled the former president with personal attacks that threw him off…
POV Imbizo: Work-life balance
In this week’s POV Imbizo feature we discuss work-life balance with Psychologist, Buyi Mncina.
Eff calls for probe into Pension Funds Act
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has asked National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza to establish an Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate non-compliance with Section 13A of the Pension Funds Act by private security companies and local government municipalities. In a letter addressed to Didiza the party highlighted that the Ad-Hoc Committee should…
Catastrophe’ looms over school funding crisis
The Western Cape Education Department confirmed that it would reduce teaching posts by 2 407. The North West education department has 2 301 vacant posts that have not been advertised. Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube met with all education MECs to discuss the impact of the budget cuts. Phemelo…
Tshwane coalition talks with mayoralty at stake
Two months ago, when ActionSA entered into a “conditional” partnership with the ANC, it firmly rejected the notion of co-governing and insisted on having only oversight positions to ensure it could address issues effectively, rather than making a noise in the opposition benches. It now seems that ActionSA may have…