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.
South Sudan celebrates it’s 11th year of independence & Africa Union marks 20 years
South Sudan’s nation building never really started. Two years into its hard-won independence, a civil war broke out in December 2013. This robbed the country of an opportunity to lay down its foundations. The country’s first elections were scheduled to be held in 2015 but the war prevented this. A…
Calls for a national shutdown by SAFTU
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is planning a national shutdown to protest the rising costs of living in the country and the ongoing energy crisis. SAFTU is the country’s second-largest trade union confederation with an estimated membership of 800,000 workers. Zwelinzima Vavi, SAFTU General Secretary joins us…
COSATU calls for extra intervention on matters of fuel prices and loadshedding
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has joined several organisations calling for the country to be placed under a state of emergency due to the ongoing electricity crisis. Bheki Ntshalintshali, COSATU General Secretary gives us further details
Percy Mabandu’s Dashiki Dialogues – In conversation with Sibusile Xaba and Yonela Mnana
Charismatic guitar savant Sibusile Xaba will sit down with Percy Mabandu for a conversation on the fourth instalment of the Dashiki Dialogues, and follow with a Solo performance on 9 July 2022, 19:00 at The South African State Theatre in Pretoria. For the fifth instalment taking place on 15 July…
Profile: Carlo Mombelli
In his 40-year career as a bass player, band leader and composer, the South African Carlo Mombelli currently living in Johannesburg has bridged gaps between genres, musicians and the audiences.
Action Society member in a heated exchange with Minister Cele as he speaks out against the lack of policing
We speak to Ian Cameron, who invited the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, to do patrols with the women from the area, and commented on the lack of state policing. Cele replied by going into a political tirade about freedom fighting and told Cameron to shut up and sit down.
SA Tourism gears itself up to bring an influx of Americans to SA
We speak to Michael Basdien, an nationally-syndicated radio personality and radio host, and Nomasonto Ndlovu about SA Tourism about why it is important for SA Tourism to host people like Michael in the country, what are Americans looking for, and the importance of the American market.
What do you do when your partner is nice to the world but mean to you?
Nice to others, but once you are alone with your partner, another side roars out? Keep asking yourself, ‘why am I so mean to my partner?’ Why can’t I stop being so mean? It’s a loaded question. And the answer might be something entirely different than you expect.
ANC Veteran, Mavuso Msimanga calls for Ramaphosa to step down and allow the Phala Phala investigation to take place
African National Congress (ANC) veteran Mavuso Msimang has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to immediately step aside pending investigations into the 2020 robbery at his Phala Phala farm in Limpopo. The President and his office have chosen not to comment on the matter saying they would rather allow relevant law…
Nurses are still owed payment by Gauteng Health
The Gauteng Department of Health has denied reports that it is retrenching nurses. On Sunday, the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) accused the department of planning to retrench nurses. The union accused the department of ill-treating nurses and failing to pay their salaries. Basani Baloyi, Gauteng Health DDG…
Psychic Readings with Shannon Walbran
Internationally-certified life coach, psychic and spiritual mentor, Shannon Walbran joins us again to take on-air psychic readings.
Corporate Wellness Week
The first week of July is Corporate Wellness Week - an opportunity to raise awareness of the need to create a healthy work environment. In an unhealthy work environment.
An Open Letter to South Africans Who Have Moved Abroad…
We speak to Deborah Aremband, a writer who has penned a surprisingly optimistic letter about how to view our country, directed at South Africans who have moved abroad.
How is Load-Shedding Affecting The Police Service?
We speak to Lesiba Thobakgale, the National spokesperson for the South African Policing Union (SAPU) about how loadshedding has affecting policing in South Africa.
Scrapping deadlines to fix schools could have human rights implications
South African Human Rights Commissioner Andre Gaum has cautioned that proposals to remove the deadlines for school infrastructure projects could have human rights implications. Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga has proposed draft amendments to the Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure, the legislation governing provision of infrastructure at…
Heritage Careers Expo 2022
We speak to Dr Sibongile Masuku, a senior lecturer in Heritage and Culture at Mpumalanga University about the upcoming Heritage Careers Expo 2022
Response from the City of Johannesburg’s MMC of Finance on rate hikes
Last night, we spoke to Morne Mostert, head of local government at AfriForum on the unexpected hikes in rates that schools in Johannesburg will be paying from here on. This evening, the City’s MMC of Finance, Julie Suddaby joins us on POV to set the record straight and share their…
Profile: Sydney Mavundla
Jazzy July is keeping Jazz alive in Newtown. Since its launch in 2018, an eclectic mix of South Africa’s most innovative voices will be part of this year’s exciting bill of the Jazzy July at the Market Theatre. Kicking off the exciting line up is legendary Trumpeter Sydney Mavundla, he…
What do you do when your partner is nice to the world but mean to you?
Nice to others, but once you are alone with your partner, another side roars out? Keep asking yourself, ‘why am I so mean to my partner?’ Why can’t I stop being so mean? It’s a loaded question. And the answer might be something entirely different than you expect.
Wits Professors embark to the Amazon Rainforest to raise awareness on climate change
Senior accounting professor at Wits University Professor Kurt Sartorius, associate professor Wayne van Zijl and Benn Sartorius will embark on a month-long expedition to the Amazon Rainforest to create a long-term accountancy climate change initiative by inspiring the commitment of Corporate South Africa to fund reforestation projects in the Amazon…