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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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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.
3 Oct 5PM 21 min

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.
3 Oct 5PM 39 min

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,…
3 Oct 5PM 24 min

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.
3 Oct 5PM 9 min

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.
2 Oct 6PM 49 min

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…
2 Oct 6PM 12 min

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…
2 Oct 6PM 14 min

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…
2 Oct 6PM 18 min

FEATURE: Family Meeting

In this week’s Family Meeting feature, we discuss the importance of communication in relationships especially when it comes to intimacy.
1 Oct 4PM 40 min

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.
1 Oct 4PM 41 min

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,…
1 Oct 4PM 23 min

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
30 Sep 4PM 20 min

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…
30 Sep 4PM 22 min

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…
30 Sep 4PM 12 min

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.
30 Sep 4PM 34 min

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…
30 Sep 4PM 22 min

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…
26 Sep 4PM 20 min

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…
26 Sep 4PM 37 min

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.
26 Sep 4PM 32 min

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.
26 Sep 4PM 10 min
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