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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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Looking at the SACP: 100 Years Later

We look at the impact and work of the South African Communist Party over the years, and the future of the party as they celebrate their 100th anniversary.
3 Aug 2021 2PM 18 min

Zuma Only Wants To Appear in Court in Person

Former President Jacob Zuma maintains that it would be illegal for him to appear virtually for his court date in the arms deal corruption trial. We look at the legal tiptoeing going on between Zuma and the Court, and what effects it could have on our political climate.
3 Aug 2021 2PM 10 min

Local Elections Have Been Announced

We look at the Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s announcement of 27 October 2021 as the date for the local government elections. We break down what happened in the briefing, and our predictions about how this will pan out.
3 Aug 2021 2PM 9 min

Police Briefing on Phoenix’s Civil Unrest

The numbers from the recent unrest in Phoenix, KZN have been released and it’s known that 36 people lost their lives at the hands of community members who claimed to be “protecting” their communities. We break down the severity of the situation and what the police’s plan moving forward.
3 Aug 2021 2PM 12 min

NAPTOSA calls for schools to remain closed

We speak to an Executive Director at NAPTOSA about their call to keep schools closed to keep teachers and learners safe. Though they support the drive to get learners back to school, they feel it is still unsafe to.
3 Aug 2021 2PM 10 min

Understanding the Digital Vibes Scandal

We saw the latest SIU report on what has happened around the Digital Vibes tender-rigging scandal. In this segment, we look at the origins of the tender, how it was rigged to benefit a select few people, and the other shocking revelations that have come out in the report. To…
2 Aug 2021 2PM 20 min

Schools Reopening: What was the first day back like?

All schools have opened again and in light of concerns about managing COVID protocols and ensuring both children and teachers are kept safe, we look into how the first day back was. We look at this with Kaya News reporter, Nosipho Radebe, and take a few listener's perspectives.
2 Aug 2021 2PM 19 min

SA Banks assisting SASSA grants payments

SA banks have announced that they will be assisting SASSA grant payments through the use of mobile ATMs, and other modes of access. We look at how this will function best for our communities, safety concerns and more with Lebo Phasha, General Manager at African Management Institute and a few…
2 Aug 2021 2PM 13 min

Catching up on the Olympics with Sandile van Heerden

Amidst everything, it’s good to sit back and just get into some sports for a while. We can’t look over the fact that it’s the Olympics again! To talk to us about all the latest news coming out of the Olympics, the heartwarming stories, and more – we are joined…
29 Jul 2021 2PM 27 min

Mavuso Msimang’s unauthorised ANC apology to the nation

A letter has been penned to apologise on behalf of some ANC members who feel that South Africa deserves an apology for everything that has led up to this moment we are in now, as a country. We speak to the author, Mavuso Msimang to talk further about his thoughts…
29 Jul 2021 2PM 24 min

The Editor’s Forum

We look at the past week’s events and what various media houses focused their reports on – from the ‘aftermath’ of the looting, the reintroduction of economic relief grants, a mention of a cabinet reshuffle, the Phoenix situation, and more.
29 Jul 2021 2PM 20 min

Kliptown Youth Program celebrates 14 years

We speak to the co-founder of the Kliptown Youth Program, Thulani Madondo about the program and how it assists young people in Kliptown in finding opportunities to stay out of poverty – to celebrate 14 years since it started, and its plans moving forward.
29 Jul 2021 2PM 7 min

Vaccines in the Workplace

It has been made clear that we all have the right to choose whether we take a COVID-19 vaccine or not, but will it rise issues with employment? Are you allowed to be barred from working if you do not take it? How will it work?
28 Jul 2021 2PM 8 min

The Craddock Four Murders Pt. 2

This is the second part of our look into the 1985 murders of the Cradock Four. We look into the lives of these men, their relationships with their families and friends - as a way to rehumanise them beyond the murders.
28 Jul 2021 2PM 55 min

Construction Workers Protest in Sandton

Construction workers have gathered in Sandton to protest about not being paid a salary in weeks for their work. In the process of these happenings, a security guard was injured. We speak to the JMPD to find out more.
28 Jul 2021 2PM 15 min

Government’s Spending Plan

It was announced that R27-billion will be dedicated towards social grants and relief funds for South African communities after the recent events in the country. We look at how this may or may not help us moving forward.
28 Jul 2021 2PM 14 min

Recovering Looted Goods

There have been reports that police and community members have been looking through various areas of suspected looters who have stolen goods in their possession.
28 Jul 2021 2PM 10 min
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