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.
What to Watch
In this week’s feature of What to Watch, Leroy Marc reviews The Joker- Folie A Deux, The Wild Robot which are both in theatres, Jailbreak -Love on the Run on Netflix and much more.
Profile Feature- Macfarlane Moleli
TV Presenter and Journalist, Macfarlane Moleli joins Phemelo in studio to chat about life off camera and shares some of his most favourite songs.
National strike warning for next week
Union federation Cosatu is mobilising for a national strike on Monday, 7 October, where it aims to march against high levels of unemployment in the country, “rampant retrenchment” in the public and private sectors, the rising cost of living, and crime. The group is also making a list of demands,…
AfriForum asks DA & FF+ to rethink GNU should Bela Act stay
AfriForum wants the DA and FF Plus to use their positions in the GNU to address concerns about the BELA Act. According to AfriForum, the parties should reconsider their positions if issues are not addressed. Phemelo speaks to AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel.
Talking Legal Matters
In this week’s feature of Talking Legal Matters, Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses, maintenance of adult dependent children and changing of a man’s surname to his wife’s surname, both cases are case law.
Simelane’s VBS-linked ‘loan agreement’ likely backdated
The 'loan agreement’ that Justice Minister Thembi Simelane is relying on to validate the R575,600 benefit she received in 2016 from a corruption-accused fixer for VBS bank appears to have been backdated. Dodgy dates and timeline of events suggest a faked contract. Her recent explanation to Parliament of the circumstances…
Emfuleni Municipality unable to pay salaries after bank accounts attached
Emfuleni Municipality says it has been unable to pay the salaries of municipal workers for September. This comes after Eskom attached the municipality’s bank accounts to ensure it pays R8bn owed to the power utility. The municipality says it met Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa, Finance Minister…
Forum to address Vaal River pollution
Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Sello Seitlholo, is set to launch the Vaal River Anti-Pollution Forum, which is aimed at addressing long-standing pollution affecting water quality in the Vaal River. The Vaal River Anti-Pollution Forum will be a non-statutory forum, including various stakeholders with a particular focus on stakeholders that…
FEATURE: Family Meeting
In this week’s Family Meeting feature, we discuss the importance of communication in relationships especially when it comes to intimacy.
Imbizo: State of Gauteng Health
Phemelo is in conversation with Gauteng MEC for Health, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko about the state of the provinces health system.
Israel invades Lebanon
Israel's troops launched ground raids into Lebanon on Tuesday and its warplanes bombed from the skies, as arch-foe Hezbollah fired missiles at Tel Aviv and Washington said Iran could enter the fray with a ballistic missile fired at Israel. Phemelo speak to Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions,…
Impact on POV: Brent Lindeque
Phemelo speaks to Journalist and founder of Good Things Guy, Brent Lindeque. Good Things Guy is dedicated to telling good stories and shares things that inspire. The award-winning platform is one of the leading good news sites in South Africa & has grown from
Tshwane has 14 days to find new leadership
The ANC, ActionSA and the EFF have succeeded in their mission to remove Cilliers Brink as mayor of Tshwane. The metro now has two weeks to elect a new one. The DA wants to re-nominate Brink, while ActionSA, who ditched the DA in support of the ANC's motion, want their…
Death toll from Lusikisiki mass shooting rises to 18
Police in the Eastern Cape have confirmed that an eighteenth person has died from the Ngobozana village shooting, in Lusikisiki. Family members were wiped out by unidentified gunmen who opened fire at a homestead. A two-month-old baby was one of the people who miraculously survived the mass shooting, among those…
Health Feature: Prostate Cancer
Everything you need to know about prostate cancer. Phemelo is joined by Head of the Urology Department at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Professor Shingai Mutambirwa to discuss symptoms, treatment and causes.
Gauteng govt pays R3.8 bn instalment for e-toll debt
Gauteng MEC for Finance and Economic Development Lebogang Maile says the province will not go bankrupt. Maile has outlined the debt repayment structure of the failed e-toll revenue collection project. The first payment of R3.8 billion has been made and is the first of a five-year plan to cover the…
Reflection on repatriation of remains of fallen struggle heroes.
The South African government has received the remains of 49 liberation fighters who died in exile in Zimbabwe and Zambia. The remains were received at the Waterkloof Airforce Base on an emotional Wednesday evening (25 September 2024) for families of the fallen freedom fighters. Phemelo speaks to Ministry of Defence…
Brink removed as Tshwane mayor
The council sitting on Thursday in the City of Tshwane saw the DA’s Cilliers Brink voted out by 120 councillors while 87 voted against the motion of no confidence against him, while one member abstained. The ANC, EFF and ActionSA occupy 117 seats in the council and were further supported…
Music Feature with Tim Modise
Phemelo is joined in studio by veteran journalist and broadcaster, Tim Modise. Modise reflects on his career behind and the mic and shares some of his most favourite songs.
What to Watch
In this week’s Feature of What to Watch Entertainment Contributor, Leroy Marc reviews Monsters - The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story on Netflix, Lee in theatres and much more.