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.
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…
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…
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…
Calls for Dr Wouter Basson to be immediately suspended after it emerged he is still treating patients
EFF MP Carl Niehaus has raised concern after it emerged that Dr Wouter Basson dubbed Dr death is still practising. He wrote on X: It is totally unacceptable, and deeply disturbing, that #DrDeath, #DrWouterBasson, is continuing to practice as a cardiologist at 15 Paul Kruger St, Durbanville, Cape Town, 7550…
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…
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…
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…
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.
Businesses suffer as Gauteng Health Department fails to pay R4.8 billion worth of invoices
Thousands of businesses supplying services and products to the Gauteng Department of Health have been severely affected by the department’s failure to pay 30 914 invoices at the end of the fourth quarter of the 2024/25 financial year. According to the DA businesses struggle to sustain themselves, risking closure and…
What to Watch: The Phoenician Scheme, To Live and Die and Live
In this week’s feature of What to Watch, our entertainment contributor Leroy Marc reviews The Phoenician Scheme, To Live and Die and Live, The Wilde Girls which are theatres and much more.
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…
Legal Matters: Procedural fairness in legal disciplinary hearings
In this week’s feature of Legal Matters, our legal expert Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses procedural fairness in legal disciplinary hearings, and she also tackles some of your legal questions.
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…
AmaBhungane’s latest investigation into irregularities at PetroSA is yet another example of the dangers of secrecy in
AmaBhungane’s latest investigative piece details the scarcely believable story of how PetroSA effectively gave a little-known company a R933-million cargo of diesel with no contract and no guarantee it would be paid. This is just the latest in a series of stories centre for Journalism has published on PetroSA’s financial…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…