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.
Gang Violence in Westbury and surrounds
Residents in Westbury and surrounds stormed the Sophiatown police station following yet another fatal shooting in the area. The latest victim was a pharmacy owner Faizel McKenzie in nearby Newclare who was gunned down in the store last week. His death comes in the wake of three shootings in Eldorado…
Mapisa-Nqakula approaches court in urgent interdict against arrest
The Investigating Directorate decided to prosecute Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, on ‘special leave’ as speaker of the National Assembly, but her interdict and discovery application was a ‘surprise’, according to court papers before the Pretoria High Court where the matter is set to be heard on Monday afternoon. By 10 March the…
Music Feature: Human Rights Songs
Musicologist, Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal looks at human rights songs and the history behind the popular tracks which include, Bob Marley’s Redemption Song, Brenda Fassie’s Black President and Tracy Chapman’s Talkin’ ‘Bout A Revolution and much more.
Sharpeville massacre, summary, significance & facts
It’s been 64 years since 69 protesters who were marching peacefully against discriminatory pass laws were shot and killed by apartheid police. Phemelo speak to Historian, Steve Lebelo who believes the Sharpeville massacre was not a violation of human rights as the ANC government would like us to believe. He…
Analysis: ANC KZN & traditional Prime Minister
African National Congress officials in KwaZulu-Natal have requested a meeting with King Misuzulu kaZwelithini to apologise for the drama involving its chairperson, Siboniso Duma. The dramatic scenes where Duma snatched the microphone away from traditional Prime Minister Thulasizwe Buthelezi happened in the presence of the king, during the commemoration of…
ANC & MK Party square off in Electoral Court
The ANC wants to place a banning order on the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party by asking the Electoral Court to order that its registration as a political party be declared unlawful. This was the argument made by the MK Party's lawyer, advocate Dali Mpofu, in opposing the ANC's case in…
Road to Elections 2024: ACDP
As South Africans prepare to head to the polls for the 2024 general elections Phemelo unpacks election manifestos with various political leaders, this week she is joined in studio by the African Christan Democratic Party leader Reverend Kenneth Meshoe .
Rand Water warns of wider system collapse
It is not only Johannesburg that is under strain. The City of Tshwane says it had been told by Rand Water to manage its water consumption. According to Rand Water the strain could lead to a “total system collapse”. “The system is currently below 30% and an immediate intervention is…
Diepkloof hostel residents vow to protest over housing until elections
Diepkloof hostel residents have warned they will take to the streets again to protest against what they describe as a deplorable state of housing. Residents barricaded the N12 east and N1 north at the Diepkloof Interchange, disrupting peak traffic. The residents said they want dignified living spaces with water and…
Music Feature: Songwriters who have won the Oscars, Golden Globe & Grammy Award
Musicologist, Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal joins Phemelo in studio to discuss 6 songwriters who have won the awards season Trifactor which are the Oscars, Golden Globe and Grammy Award.
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Charred bodies found at Roodepoort mine where turf war has broken out
Police in the West Rand have discovered 3 bodies suspected of being that of illegal miners in Randfontein.The bodies were found with gunshot wounds in a veld. Authorities have told Kaya News that there was a turf war among so-called zama zamas from Finsbury and Mohlakeng. Phemelo speaks to West…
SA, Zimbabwe sign agreement for treated water transfer to Musina
Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, and his Zimbabwean counterpart, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development Minister, Dr Anxious Jongwe Masuka, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the transfer of treated water to Musina. The bilateral agreement between the two countries will allow for supply of about 15…
Talking Legal Matters
Human Rights Month is commemorated in March in South African to remind citizens about the sacrifices that accompanied the struggle for the attainment of democracy. Human Rights Day is celebrated on the 21 st of March. This week Legal Expert Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses the rights to Freedom and security and…
Sifiso Mkhwanazi found guilty of murdering 6 sex workers
Sifiso Mkhwanazi, 21, has been found guilty of murdering six Johannesburg sex workers. He was emotionless in court when Judge Cassim Moosa handed down a scathing judgement. Mkhwanazi will be taken for a mental assessment prior to his sentencing. Phemelo speaks to Kaya News Reporter Juliet Joseph who attended court…
Joburg Mayor calls urgent meeting over Joburg water woes
Joburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda called a hastily-arranged meeting with ward councillors as the water shortage crisis in the city deepened. The meeting came as Joburg residents entered a second week without water, with some people in various areas threatening to take to the streets and protest. The water crisis is…
POV Road to 2024 Elections: IFP
Phemelo is joined in studio by Inkatha Freedom Party Deputy President Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi to unpack the party’s 13 point plan election manifesto which it says would give South Africans hope and rescue the country from poverty, unemployment, rampant corruption, a stagnant economy and high levels of crime and criminality.
Israeli forces target aid seekers in Gaza again
Israel and Hamas are not close to a deal to halt the fighting in Gaza and free captives, mediator Qatar says, warning that the situation remained ‘very complicated’ At least eleven people were killed when Israeli forces again targeted aid seekers in Gaza. Phemelo speaks to visiting professor at Wits…
Gauteng records rise in murders and robberies
Between October and December 2023, Gauteng witnessed a surge in contact crimes, according to statistics released by provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Tommy Mthombeni on Tuesday. The province recorded an increase in contact crimes, with figures climbing from 50 039 in 2022 to 51 327 in 2023, marking a rise of…
Road to 2024 Elections : Al Jama ah
Phemelo is joined in studio by Al Jama ah’s Gauteng Provincial Chairperson and Premier Candidate, Thapelo Ahmad to unpack the party’s manifesto.