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.
Legal Matters: Racial Harassment/ Age Discrimination
In this week’s Legal Matters, Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses racial discrimination in the workplace and alleged age discrimination.
Legal Matters: Racial Harassment/ Age discrimination
In this week’s Legal Matters, Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses racial discrimination in the workplace and alleged age discrimination.
Important takeaways from Budget 3.0
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the third reiteration of the 2025 National Budget Speech on Wednesday (21 May). The budget revised several key points, including the country’s economic status, growth projections, substantial debt servicing costs, the withdrawal of the contentious VAT increases, and the continuation of the social relief grant…
SA-US relations: Trump meets with Ramaphosa at the White House
US President Donald Trump has maintained his stance in the presence of President Cyril Ramaphosa that Afrikaner people are being targeted in a genocide in South Africa. Trump is hosting a South African delegation led by Ramaphosa at the White House in Washington on Wednesday. The primary purpose of the…
How Budget 3.0 can restore educational integrity and infrastructure in SA
Equal Education says more than 23,000 posts in education departments have been cut, and now South African classrooms are paying the price for austerity. The organisation says budget 3.0 which will be tabled on Wednesday is a historic moment for our nation’s democracy, which had until now failed to meaningfully…
SA/US relations: Ramaphosa to meet US President Donald Trump
A cool and calm President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africa that its sovereignty will remain intact as he declares that he'll always do what's best for the country. Ramaphosa arrived at the South African embassy in Washington, where he's due to get a briefing from his ministers ahead of…
Gauteng govt defends itself amid ongoing sanitation crisis in Emfuleni Local Municipality
The Gauteng government has defended itself amid an ongoing sanitation crisis in the Emfuleni Local Municipality, where portable toilets have gone unserviced for months. Mobile toilets at the Ramaphosa informal settlement in Vereeniging haven’t been cleaned since early this year, after the provincial government stopped funding the sanitation programme. The…
Music Feature
This week musicologist, Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal takes us down memory lane with five decades of SA music.
200 Barberton mine workers dispute retrenchments
More than 200 mine workers who have been retrenched by the Barberton Mines in Mpumalanga say the retrenchment process was unfair. They claim most of the retrenched employees are locals who have been working for the mining company for many years. They say most of the workers, who were employed…
What to Watch
In this week’s feature of What to Watch, Leroy Marc reviews, Jane Austen - Wrecked My Life, Shadow Force and Friendship which are all in theatres.
Legal Matters
In this week’s feature of Legal Matters, Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses criminal case & lack of Fidelity Fund Certificate and we also delve into a case involving former employees that used social media instead of the CCMA to voice out their grievances.
BOSA's Maimane launches 'Budget to the people' initiative at Parliament
Build One South Africa (BOSA) leader Mmusi Maimane has launched his party’s "Budget to the people" initiative at Parliament to mobilise and give citizens a chance to make inputs. The party said the initiative would ask South Africans exactly what they wanted to see in the national budget, which Finance…
Government settles land claims worth over R200 million since start of 2024/25 financial year
The South African government has spent more R217 164 192 on land claims in the 2024/2025 financial year. This land was privately owned by individuals and private companies; the claims were largely submitted by black people. This information was recently revealed in a parliamentary reply to questions directed to the…
Eskom says power system remains constrained
Eskom says while there’s been a slight improvement in unplanned outages, the power system remains under pressure. Stage 2 load shedding will continue during evening peak hours from 4 pm to 10 pm on Wednesday and Thursday. Phemelo speaks to Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena.
International Stories wrap
Phemelo speaks to Director at RiskRecon and former diplomat, Dr Kingsley Makhubela about several stories making international headlines including Ramaphosa’s plans to meet with Trump next week, China/US tariff agreement, Afrikaner immigration to the US and US Canada border towns hit by Trump’s trade war.
AG concerned about NLC's handling of grant funding
The auditor-general says it remains concerned about the way in which the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) handles grant funding, despite slight improvements in its audit outcome over 2024. On Tuesday, the office told Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) that grant beneficiaries had also been found wanting and unable…
DISCUSSION: Paying Tax and living abroad
In this week’s episode of Taxing Times with the Tshabalala’s, tax practitioner and CEO of Netvest Busisiwe Mdletshe discusses tax obligations while living and working abroad.
Court rules that Omotoso can stay in SA for now
Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso is once again a free man. He was released after appearing in the East London Magistrates Court on Tuesday afternoon. Omotoso was arrested on immigration-related charges over the weekend. It's alleged that he contravened provisions of the Immigration Act. This came to light after a Department…
Grant Cameron-Smith and his son, Julian, complete cycling journey across Europe
15-year-old Julian Cameron-Smith and his dad Grant Cameron-Smith have completed an extraordinary cycling journey across Europe - riding over 2,500km from Warsaw to Milan and raising R350,000 in support of Logwood Village, a warm and safe haven for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Phemelo speaks to both Julian and Grant about…
Changes to overtime pay causes Gauteng state doctors to gear up for health department fight
Trade unions, medical associations and universities are raising the alarm that Gauteng budget cuts at the cost of doctors’ take-home pay will have dire consequences for public sector health. Meanwhile, the National Minister of Health has convened a committee to review the future of overtime for state doctors. Dysfunction in…