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.
Parliament gives Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals underpinning budget green light
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has described the first budget cycle of the Government of National Unity (GNU) as a painful journey. But he’s standing by the second version of the budget he presented to Parliament three weeks ago, saying he believes he’s delivered an expenditure-and-revenue raising plan that is fiscally…
Soweto residents protest over power outages
After enduring three days without power, the residents of Meadowlands in Soweto took to the streets and set tyres on fire in protest. Some of the protesting residents missed work on Wednesday, while pupils did not go to school as the protesters took over the streets and limited the movement…
Legal Matters: Customary marriages
In this weeks feature of Legal Matters, Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses a case where a diner swallowed a needle-like object after ordering a hamburger at a restaurant. We also delve into a customary marriage case where a woman who thought she was lawfully married for 6 years lost her claim to…
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Guest: Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal
Consultants bungling municipal audits despite receiving over R1 billion: COGTA committee chair
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Committee Chairperson, Dr Zweli Mkhize, says consultants are bungling municipal audits despite being paid over R1 billion to ensure the books balance. Mkhize has also noted what he calls a deepening crisis in the local government sector, saying there’s a lack of accountability and leadership…
Ramaphosa: “Teacher Assistants Are Building the Future of South Africa” as BEEI Reaches Two Million Youth
President Cyril Ramaphosa says “Teacher assistants are building the future of South Africa,” Ramaphosa was speaking during a visit to Sefako Makgatho Primary School in Saulsville. He was there to celebrate a major milestone for the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI), which has now helped over two million young South…
Sassa Fraud Charges Classified as Schedule 5
The Lenasia Magistrate's court has categorised the 260 million Rand SASSA fraud case as a schedule 5 matter. 11 suspects including SASSA officials applied for bail . They were arrested after being implicated in an elaborate scheme involving fake cards used to siphon funds from the agency. The defense lawyers…
SAFTU declares solidarity to Good Year workers
SAFTU declared its full solidarity with NUMSA and the more than 900 workers facing retrenchment due to the planned closure of Goodyear South Africa’s plant in Kariega. SAFTI Secretary General Zwelinzima Vavi, joined us to expound more.
Boys don’t have safe spaces – we must create them, says The Character Company
On Impact POV, we shone a spotlight on The Character Company, an NPO that provides long standing mentoring to young boys with absent fathers. The organisation’s Mentorship Manager, Thando Malepe shared how they achieve this.
UN Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Series: struggle for justice and accountability for Apartheid (Part 1)
For the next four weeks, we’ll delve into UN Crimes Against Humanity Draft Treaty that’s currently in the works. Tonight, we kick it off with Senior Gender Justice and International Law Fellow, Wendy Isaack, who looks at the struggle for justice and accountability for Apartheid.
Concerns raised over a humongous sinkhole in Krugersdorp
A growing sinkhole on the R563 in Krugersdorp, on the West Rand has become a serious danger for motorists, with Ward 39 councillor Gwen Blitz claiming that it has caused more than 10 accidents since February. To get answers on questions to this dangerous situation, Phemelo Motene invited Evert du…
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…