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.
Calls for government to open the Lady R Inquiry
Director of Open Secrets, Hennie van Vuuren is calling on the Presidency and the US government to make public details of the mysterious cargo of the Russian vessel Lady R which docked in Simon’s Town in December 2022.
E- hailing attacks continue in Soweto
E- Hailing Association spokesperosn Vhatuka Mbelengwa speaks to Phemelo about the recent e-hailing attacks in Soweto after several cars were set alight in Maponya Mall and Protea Glen Mall. He says a meeting will be held with all stakeholders involved to try and put an end to the violence.
Health Feature: Looking after your mental health
Phemelo Motene takes a sharp focus into the importance of mental health in this week’s Health Feature with Clinical Psychologist and SADAG Board Member, Zamo Mbele.
Over 5 hundred thousand chickens culled in the WC.
Director of Animal Health at the Department of Agriculture, Dr Mpho Maja speaks to Phemelo about the interventions government is undertaking after more than 5 hundred thousand chickens were culled in the Western Cape in the latest bird flu outbreak.
Joburg Transport MMC on attacks on e-hailing cabs in Soweto.
Joburg Transport MMC Kenny Kunene speaks to Phemelo after Uber and Bolt cars were set alight outside Maponya Mall in Soweto. Kunene says while he believes mini bus taxis are not to blame for the attacks, community members suspect there may be a third force fuelling tensions in the area.
Music Industry Threat: Mental Illness
Musicologist, singer and songwriter Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal speaks to Phemelo about the music industry and mental illness.
What to Watch with Leroy Marc
This week Entertainment Reporter Leroy Marc is back to give us the latest on what to watch on our screens. His latest review features The Ultimatum: Queer Love a series on Netflix and the movie The Boogey Man 2 and much more
SALGA responds to Auditor General’s report on local government audit outcomes.
The South African Local Government Association’s Acting Chief Officer for Municipal Finance, Zamo Gwala speaks to Phemelo about the Auditor General’s report on Local Government Audit Outcomes for the 2021/2022 financial year which have painted a bleak picture at most municipalities
Mobile Water Treatment on the cards for Hammanskraal residents
Deputy Director General at the Department of Water and Sanitation Risimati Mathye speaks to Phemelo about the possibility of a mobile water treatment plant for the people of Hammanskraal. The department has teamed up with the Development Bank of South Africa to fast track resources and funding to upgrade the…
Let’s Talk Relationships with the Zwanes
This week the Zwanes focus on children in blended families
Over 9 hundred women murdered in SA in just 3 months
Director of Women’s Empowerment Organisation, WISE4Afrika, Brenda Madumise-Pajibo breaks down the latest Crime Stats focusing on crimes against women. 969 women have been killed in South Africa in the first three months of 2023.
Analysis on Ace Magashule’s possible expulsion from the ANC
Political Analyst, Sandile Swana analyses the latest news coming out from Luthuli House after the ANC found its former Secretary General Ace Magashule guilty of contravening the party’s constitution when he attempted to suspend Cyril Ramaphosa in 2021.
Government still unclear about the source of the Cholera outbreak
Health Department Spokesperson Foster Mohale speaks to Phemelo about government’s efforts and interventions in response to the current cholera outbreak. Mohale says the source of the deadly disease is still unknown.
How City power will control your home electricity usage
General Manager for Revenue Management at City Power, Thamsanqa Mathiso speaks to Phemelo about the rollout of ''load limiting'' meters to Johannesburg homes that will control electricity usage.
SA study finds, limiting alcohol opening hours will save lives
South Africans are among the heaviest drinkers in the world. Research Officer at the University of Cape Town Sam Filby speaks to Phemelo about a South African study that has found that limiting alcohol opening hours will save lives.
Concourt rules, individual taxpayer records can be accessed by 3rd parties, in the public interest.
Legal Journalist and Author Dianne Hawker speaks to Phemelo about a Constitutional Court ruling that has directed the South African Revenue Service to make a fresh determination on releasing former President Jacob Zuma’s tax records
SAPU responds to the latest Crime Stats
The South African Police Union spokesperson Lesiba Thobakgale responds to the latest Crime Stats which have revealed that more than 6 thousand people have been killed from January to March this year, 2 hundred more than the previous year
Tshwane Mayor on the latest from cholera -stricken Hammanskraal.
Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink gives us the latest on government’s intervention in cholera stricken Hammanskraal. Brink says the city is probing claims that water tank operators are exploiting residents
Making sense of the new powers given to the Electricity Minister.
Energy expert Adil Nchabeleng makes sense of the new powers given to Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa’s announcement comes after months of speculation about whether he would finally give Ramokgopa the powers he needed to implement government’s responses to the country’s energy crisis.
Hammanskraal Water Crisis explained
PR Councillor at ActionSA,Hannes Coetzee takes Phemelo back to where the water crisis in Hammanskraal started and the investigations that Action SA uncovered about the contamination of water in that community. Nearly 20 years later there’s been a cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal which has claimed the lives of at least…