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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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IMPACT ON POV: Kgabo Cars

On today’s Impact feature we are joined by Isaac Boshomane, the owner of Kgabo Cars in Soshanguve township in Tshwane. Boshomane opened his business to provide opportunities to youth interested in car mechanics. The workshop, which has been operating since 2001 offers car services, repairs and maintenance and trains and…
2 Jun 4PM 20 min

International Wrap: US/RUSSIA/ISRAEL

Phemelo tracks a number of stories making international headlines with the Director at Riskrecon and former Diplomat Dr Kingsley Makhubela. The stories include US senators warning that Putin ‘is preparing for more war’ after talks with Zelenskyy and Macron and 31 Palestinians that have been killed heading to a Gaza…
2 Jun 4PM 20 min

Cradock Four inquest resumes after nearly 40 years of silence

More than 39 years after the murder of the Cradock Four and decades of unanswered questions, the third inquest into the deaths of the Cradock Four officially got under way at the Gqeberha High Court, in the Eastern Cape on Monday. The families of Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sparrow Mkhonto…
2 Jun 4PM 18 min

SCOPA concerned about ‘critical state’ of RAF

Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) has raised concerns about the critical state of the Road Accident Fund (RAF), following the fund’s Chief Executive Officer Collins Letsoalo being placed on special leave. This as the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) continues its investigations into alleged tender irregularities, duplicate claims and…
2 Jun 4PM 21 min

Grant fraud crackdown: Sassa suspends payments to thousands

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) is cracking down on social grant beneficiaries who may be receiving income that they have not disclosed to Sassa. In a statement Sassa said that about 210 000 people have been identified through credit bureau checks. Sassa said it was acting in terms…
2 Jun 4PM 9 min

Body of missing Joburg schoolgirl Likhona Fose, 14, found in veld

Deputy Police Minister Polly Boshielo visited Durban Deep in Roodepoort today following the death of a 14 year old in the area. Likohona Fose's mutilated body was found in an open veld in the community at the weekend, a day after she was reported missing . The police contingent includes…
2 Jun 4PM 15 min

Music Feature: Famous songs used by politicians in campaigns

In this week’s Music Feature with musicologist Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal we explore the power of music to influence people and popular culture by looking at famous songs used by politicians in campaigns. These songs include Sam Cooke’s A Change is Gonna Come and Rise Up by Andra Day.
29 May 5PM 23 min

Police target gang kidnapping women in shopping centres Police hunting

Culprits in the recent murder Olorato Mongale say they have broken up a gang targeting women in shopping centres. The university student’s body was discovered on Sunday in Lombardy, north of Johannesburg, about two hours after she was reported missing having gone on a date. Late on Wednesday, they named…
29 May 5PM 16 min

Johannesburg's R89 billion budget: Can it meet service demands?

Johannesburg Finance MMC Margaret Arnolds unveiled the R89 billion budget for the upcoming financial year, signalling the city’s intent to meet rising service demands despite persistent fiscal hurdles. The budget has increased from R83 billion. Delivering her speech in Braamfontein on Wednesday morning, Arnolds’ budget outlined a city leaning heavily…
28 May 4PM 17 min

21-day water outage in Joburg set to begin Friday

Johannesburg residents are bracing for a gruelling 21-day water outage starting from 30 June, as Rand Water embarks on extensive maintenance work that will severely impact the water supply across multiple areas of the city. The maintenance will conclude on 21 July 2025. According to Joburg Water, the prolonged outage…
28 May 4PM 11 min

Feature: Taxing Times with the Tshabalalas – Episode 3

In this week’s episode of Taxing Times with the Tshabalala’s Lindiwe thought her director’s fees were just a nice bonus… until SARS came knocking. Phemelo is joined in studio by Tax practitioner and CEO of Netvest, Busisiwe Mdletshe to unpack what happened.
27 May 5PM 17 min

Malatsi Defends ICT Equity Policy Amid SpaceX Favouritism Claims

Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, has defended his department’s newly gazetted policy directive supporting Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes (EEIPs) in the ICT sector. He maintains the move is legally sound and focused on transformation, not tailored to benefit any specific company. This follows criticism from Parliamentary Committee…
27 May 5PM 21 min

KAYA NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Parents Allege Sexual Grooming at Pretoria's Waterkloof Hoërskool

Concerned parents at Waterkloof Hoërskool in Pretoria have come forward with disturbing allegations of sexual grooming involving the school's principal. Speaking to Kaya News, they’ve accused the 50-year-old principal—whose identity is being withheld for legal reasons—of inappropriate physical contact, including giving schoolgirls unsolicited hugs. Parents also claim he made suggestive…
27 May 5PM 32 min

6 family members die in Boksburg informal settlement fire

Six family members have died when their shack caught fire in the Marikana informal settlement in Ekurhuleni on Monday, leaving only one survivor – a young girl who's in a critical condition in the hospital. According to Ekurhuleni emergency services spokesperson William Tladi, the fire broke out in the early…
27 May 10AM 5 min

Impact on POV: Shared Value Africa

On today’s Impact Feature we speak to Tiekie Barnard the founder and CEO of Shared Value Africa. Barnard is a visionary entrepreneur with a deep commitment to the African continent, she has focused her career on advancing the Shared Value Business Management concept, which aligns business success with social progress…
26 May 4PM 18 min
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