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.
Music feature: Celebrating Thandiswa Mazwai
As her fans await the release of her album, legendary musician Thandiswa Mazwai has dropped her NPR Tiny Desk concert. Musicologist, Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal reminds listeners why she is loved by South Africans.
IEC hosts electoral code of conduct signing
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has announced the instituting of a new category of staff who will support the presiding officers during the vote counting process. They hosted the signing of the Electoral Code of Conduct by parties and candidates contesting the elections. Among other provisions, Commissioner Judge…
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula hands herself over to the authorities
Less than 24 hours after resigning as the speaker of the National Assembly, the corruption-accused Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula made her first appearance in the Pretoria Magistrates Court to face 12 charges of corruption and one charge of money laundering. The charges levelled against Mapisa-Nqakula include allegedly soliciting bribes from a contractor…
Ekhurhuleni council seeks legal recourse
The Ekurhuleni council is seeking legal recourse after the municipality speaker, Nthabiseng Tshivhenga, failed to convene a sitting on Thursday the 4th of April which was scheduled to elect a new mayor. According to ActionSA caucus leader Siyanda Makhubo, Tshivhenga had sent out a notice informing the council that the…
IIran has vowed to retaliate after it accused Israel of bombing its embassy complex in Syria
International news update with Prof Chis Landberg on Iran, Israel and Syria.Alayatollah Ali Khamenei has promised revenge for an Israeli air raid in Syria that killed senior military officers. Iran’s supreme leader declared that “Israel will be punished” for the attack the previous day that killed members of the Revolutionary…
Parents ask MEC for Education to shutdown Tholimfundo Primary school in Soweto
Angry parents protesting outside the Department of Education in Johannesburg have told MEC Matome Chiloane to rather shutdown Tholimfundo primary school in Soweto. The parents are complaining that since the school was built in 2001 in Protea Glen it is no longer maintained. They say promises to build phase 2…
MK appeals IEC decision to remove Jacob Zuma from parliamentary seat
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party and its leader Jacob Zuma have approached the Electoral Court in Bloemfontein to appeal against last week’s IEC decision which upheld its earlier ruling disqualifying Zuma from appearing on the ballot during the May 29 elections. Mpumelelo Zikalala helps us understand what the law says about…
Political parties react to Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's resignation
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has stepped down as National Assembly speaker but emphasised that her resignation does not imply her admission of guilt in the corruption allegations brought against her. Different political parties react to the news on Point of View with Phemelo.
Mmusi Maimane's political party has announced Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster as its Gauteng premier candidate
Build One South Africa (BOSA) made the announcement in Soweto. The party said Hlazo-Webster would lead BOSA's campaign to form a new government in what the party calls the economic heartland of South Africa (SA). Hlazo-Webster is the co-founder and deputy leader of BOSA.
Tshwane residents are hit with increased municipal rates and services.
Residents of the City of Tshwane can expect to dig deeper into their pockets to pay for increases in municipal rates and services from July 1. This follows the tabling of the metros draft budget for 2024/25, which has been passed in council and is now out for public participation…
High court dismiss Mapisa-Nqakula's urgent bid to interdict her arrest
Phemelo and legal expert Mpumelelo Zikalala discuss Mapisa Nqakula losing bid to stop arrest. South African Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula lost a court bid to prevent the authorities from detaining her over allegations of corruption, and now faces arrest. Judge Sulet Potterill handed down the ruling in the High…
Music Feature
Musicologist, Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal takes us through family tied music .
Arise SA claims the IEC ;unlawfully; kicked it off national ballot
Newly formed political party, Arise SA, has accused the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) of unlawfully kicking them off the national ballot.When the Electoral Commission published the candidates list on Tuesday, Arise SA said it appeared on all three ballots - national, regional and provincial. However, the party said…
E-toll to be scrapped officially from April
E-tolls will start officially being scrapped next month, after a decade of controversy that created little more than a huge pile of debt for authorities, and widespread animosity among Gauteng motorists. The segments of Gauteng road where e-tolls have been operating will be stripped of their status as continuous toll…
Ekurhuleni mayor Sivuyile Ngodwana voted out by council while the Speaker survives
The City of Ekurhuleni will have to elect a new mayor following African Independent Congress (AIC) councillor Sivuyile Ngodwana’s removal from office. Ngodwana was voted out of his position in a council meeting on Thursday 29 March after a motion of no confidence was filed by ActionSA. Phemelo, Kaya News…
Gauteng SAHRC receives 1 500 complaints in past year
Gauteng SAHRC receives 1 500 complaints in past year In the past year alone, 1 500 complaints have been received by the Gauteng Human Rights Commission. The commission gave feedback on several high-profile cases that dominated the public space in 2023. From the rampant cholera outbreak in Tshwane to the…
Legal Matters with Nthabiseng Dubazane
The rights of those who have committed an offence
Public sector strike warning for South Africa
South Africa could see disruptions to public services in the policing and correctional services sector as the representative union pushes back against the 4.7% wage hike approved for next month. Minister for Public Service and Administration Noxolo Kiviet recently announced that non-senior management service (SMS) workers in government will see…
Opposition parties slam government for opposing load-shedding ruling
Lawyers representing Eskom in the North Gauteng High Court have argued that exempting key institutions from load-shedding will disrupt the energy action plan. The utility is appealing a ruling made in the court last year - to not implement loadshedding in hospitals and clinics, schools and police stations or to…
ANC argues that MK trademark matter is not an Electoral Court issue
The ANC has argued, through its legal counsel, that the Electoral Court does not have the jurisdiction to hear the matter relating to the infringement of the Trademark Act. Advocate Tshidiso Ramogale relied on the Electoral Commission Act in assessing the jurisdiction that the Electoral Court and the IEC have…