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.
Outa asks City of Joburg to hold off on property tariffs
Outa’s Executive Manager for Social Innovation, Julius Kleynhans speaks to Phemelo about their request to the City of Joburg to hold off on the property rate increase until all objections lodged can be resolved. Finance MMC Dada Morero announced a 2% increase in property rates this month
Termination of ZEP declared unlawful
Legal Researcher at the Helen Suzman Foundation, Christopher Fisher speaks to Phemelo about the Pretoria High Court judgement that has declared the decision by Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits programme unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid.
Mayor Gwamanda visits Diepkloof Hostel
Deputy Chairperson of the Diepkloof Hostel Sfiso Mbhele speaks to Phemelo about service delivery issues the hostel has been grappling with for years. Phemelo is also joined by MMC For community Safety Dr Mgcini Tshwaku who visited the hostel dwellers along with Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda.
FEATURE: POV Insights: Women zama zamas
In this week’s POV Insights we unpack women zama zamas with Lead Researcher of the report, Understanding the participation and role of women in artisanal and small-scale mining in South Africa, Pontsho Twala and Mining expert at ActionAid SA, Sifiso Dladla. Phemelo also speaks to a woman working as an…
Mkhwebane has until 6 July to answer inquiry questions
Legal Expert, Mpumelelo Zikalala helps us unpack Parliaments Section 194 Committee’s decision to proceed with the inquiry into suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office, with or without her presence.
Expulsion of Willie Madisha exposes COPE factions
COPE Acting Gauteng Provincial Secretary Mxolisi Ntobela speaks to Phemelo Motene following the party’s decision to expel its Deputy President Willie Madisha. According to Ntobela, Madisha has not been expelled from the party adding that illegitimate members are trying to drag the name of the party through the mud.
POV Health Feature: Digital Innovation technologies & right to health
Medical Doctor with expertise advocating for universal health access, Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng speaks to Phemelo about her third report to the Human Rights Council on the right to health which focused on digital technologies and the right to health. The report analyses the impact of digital innovation and technologies on…
Mantashe visits Virginia mine to retrieve bodies of illegal miners
Lead Researcher at Bench Mark Foundation, David Van Wyk speaks to Phemelo about illegal mining in South Africa after Minister Gwede Mantashe visited Virginia Mine in Welkom where 31 suspected illegal miners are believed to have died.
DA’s 3 Bills on legislative framework for coalitions in South Africa
DA Chief Whip in Parliament, Siviwe Gwarube speaks to Phemelo about the party’s 3 Bills aimed at stabilising chaotic coalition governments.
Soweto hostel dwellers take to the streets over service delivery
Soweto hostel residents are up in arms over the long-standing electricity crisis in the south of Johannesburg, protesters are also calling for local government to address water and housing shortages. Diepkloof protesters stoned police, media vehicles after looting a Brewery truck.
Feature: Profile, Siphiwe Mhlambi
In this week’s Thursday Feature, we profile Award- winning Jazz, Documentary Photographer & Visual Storyteller Siphiwe Mhlambi.
Achievers Walk to Honour Tiego Moseneke
Founder of Supreme Cadets Institute, Koketso Moseneke speaks to Phemelo about the Achievers Walk to honour her late husband Tiego Moseneke.
Two children killed in Joburg inner city fire
Director of Inner City Regeneration in the office of the Executive Mayor, Thabo Maisela speaks to Phemelo about a fire that broke out in a condemned block of flats in Hillbrow that claimed the lives of 2 young children.
Government downplays stranding of plane in Poland
Independent Analyst and Commentator, Khaya Sithole unpacks government’s response to the stranding of a South African plane carrying security personnel and journalists in Warsaw,Poland. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has described the grounding of the as a ‘small issue’.
Unpacking cadre deployment
Phemelo speaks to Political Analyst Asanda Ngoasheng about the DA’s attempts to try and access the ANC’s cadre deployment records
Lets Talk Relationships with the Zwanes
This week Mrs Zwane tackles the root causes of broken men.
ANC heads to Court over cadre deployment records ruling.
The ANC is heading to the Supreme Court of Appeal to try and block the DA from getting access to its cadre deployment committee records. Phemelo speaks to the DA’s Shadow Minister for Public Administration, Dr Leon Schreiber about why the party wants access to the ruling party’s records
Diepsloot Residents take their protest to the Union Buildings
Chairperson of the Diepsloot Community Forum, Loyiso Toyiya speaks to Phemelo about their protest to the seat of government. The community leaders say the Presidency has agreed to bring President Cyril Ramaphosa to listen to their grievances.
Unpacking SA’s HIV&AIDS pandemic
Acting Head of HIV & AIDS at the Health Department, Dr Thato Chidarikire and Co-founder and CoDirector of Advocacy for Prevention of HIV and AIDS (APHA), Yvette Raphael speak to Phemelo about the AIDS Conference that is currently underway and the work the country still needs to do to fight…
Understanding the draft Water License Regulations
We unpack the draft water license regulations which have come under fire with the Water and Sanitation Chief Director for Water Use License Management, Adv Sipho Skhosana.