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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.
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Music Feature: Profiling Monthati Masebe

Musician, Pianist and composer, Monthati Masebe joins Phemelo in studio to talk about her peculiar music, style and background. Masebe is studying towards a PHD in composition at Duke University, North Carolina in the United States and was also named amongst the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans 2023,…
6 Jul 2023 5PM 37 min

What to Watch

Entertainment Reporter, Leroy Marc is back this week to tell us what we need to watch on our screens, he reviews Unseen on Netflix, The Crusades which is in theatres and much more.
6 Jul 2023 5PM 19 min

Basic Education Amendment Bill Law under scrutiny

Legal Researcher at Equal Education, Katherine Sutherland speaks to Phemelo about a call by Education NGOs for parliament to recommend changes to some sections of the Basic Education Amendment Bill.
6 Jul 2023 5PM 16 min

17 People killed in Boksburg gas leak

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.
6 Jul 2023 5PM 20 min

In conversation with Collen Malatji

Newly elected ANC Youth League President Collen Malajti joins Phemelo in studio to speak about the rebirth of the of the ruling party’s youth league and his plans to win young voters over in the upcoming 2024 elections
5 Jul 2023 5PM 18 min

Civil society organisations condemn Gauteng Hospitals for defying court order

Section27 Spokesperson, Pearl Nicodemus speaks to Phemelo about civil society groups which have condemned Gauteng Health Facilities for defying laws and a recent court order on free access to health care for pregnant women and children under 6 irrespective of nationality and documentation status
4 Jul 2023 5PM 8 min

Tshwane is under significant financial pressure.

MMC for Finance in Tshwane Peter Sutton speaks to Phemelo about the City being under significant financial pressure. During a media briefing Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink described the state of the city's finances as critical.
4 Jul 2023 5PM 13 min

Police assault on highway involved Mashatile’s VIP Protection Unit

South African Police Union Spokesperson, Lesiba Thobakgale speaks to Phemelo about police brutality and how members of the SAPS are expected to conduct themselves after Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s VIP Protection Unit members were caught on footage which has gone viral assaulting a man on the N1 Highway near Fourways…
4 Jul 2023 5PM 16 min

Date set for ‘moonshot pact’ convention

DA Leader John Steenhuisen speaks to Phemelo about the party's 'Moonshot Pact' convention will happen on 16 & 17 August. The Leaders of 7 political parties including the FFF+, IFP, and ActionSA have confirmed the date for the meeting.
4 Jul 2023 5PM 20 min

VIP Protection Unit members assault man on Joburg Highway

SA Police Service Spokesperson Athlenda Mathe speaks to Phemelo about police members who are part of the VIP Protection Unit who were caught on a video which has since gone viral assaulting a man in a Joburg Highway.
3 Jul 2023 5PM 9 min

Confusion of King Misuzulu’s hospitalisation

Cultural Expert Professor Musa Xulu speaks to Phemelo about the uncertainty over King Misuzulu’s health after his spokesperson denied reports that he had been hospitalised. Xulu confirms that that King was indeed unwell.
3 Jul 2023 5PM 19 min

Ramaphosa cleared of wrong doing in Phala Phala scandal

Acting Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of wrongdoing in the complaint against him over the handling of the housebreaking and theft at his private Phala Phala farm in Limpopo in 2022. Phemelo speaks to Freedonm Front Plus Leader, Dr Pieter Groenewald and African Transformation Movement…
3 Jul 2023 5PM 30 min

What to Watch

Entertainment Reporter Leroy Marc is back this week bringing us the latest on 'What to Watch' on our screens, this week he reviews: The Perfect Find on Netflix, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in theatres from the 30th of June and more.
29 Jun 2023 5PM 16 min

Unpacking the latest by-elections

Elections Analyst Wayne Sussman helps us unpack the latest by-elections which saw wins for the Patriotic Alliance, IFP & the DA.
29 Jun 2023 5PM 12 min

Three People arrested in Diepsloot Protests

Three people including two community leaders have been arrested for public violence in connection with violent protests in Diepsloot, Phemelo speaks to Kaya FM Reporter Pitso Molemane and Johannesburg MMC for Community Safety Dr Mgcini Tshwaku about the latest.
29 Jun 2023 5PM 22 min
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