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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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2,919 Episodes
1632 – 1652

Joburg CBD fire claims over 70 lives

Point of View speaks to officials on the ground following a deadly fire at a hijacked building in Marshalltown in the Johannesburg inner city that claimed the lives of over 70 people, including seven children with the youngest being a one-year-old. Phemelo speaks to Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements, Lebogang…
31 Aug 2023 5PM 57 min

Talking Relationships: Emotional Incest

The Zwanes join us in studio and this week they discuss: Emotional Incest, when a man is too attached to his mother to a point of neglecting his wife.
30 Aug 2023 5PM 51 min

Opposition parties slam SARB explanation on Phala Phala

Opposition parties have slammed SA Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago’s explanation of the Bank’s investigation into Phala Phala calling it a ‘whitewash’. Kganyago told Parliament that the bank’s proble found that the $580 000 in cash handed to a lodge manager in 2020 was a ‘security deposit’ and not a…
30 Aug 2023 4PM 13 min

Gabon military coup

Researcher at UNISA’s Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs, Adv Sipho Mantula helps us understand what is currently unfolding in Gabon where military officers have seized power and put President Ali Bongo under house arrest, stepping in minutes after the central african State’s election body announced he…
30 Aug 2023 4PM 14 min

Ace Magashule & Shembe launch political parties

Three months after he was suspended from the ANC, former Secretary General Ace Magashule has announced the formation of his new political party, the African Congress for Transformation (ACT). We unpack Magashule’s new party and another newly formed political organisation by the Shembe Church - 'Afrika Unite Congress’ with Political…
30 Aug 2023 4PM 9 min

Tshwane Mayor calls on intelligence to assist in SAMWU strike

Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink speaks to Point of View about the SAMWU strike which has impacted the city’s services. Brink says the city has requested assistance from national intelligence to deal with the strike by municipal workers which began in July.
30 Aug 2023 4PM 18 min

KAYA Car Torque: Car Racing

In this week's Car Feature we discuss car racing and new SA Traffic by-laws with Motoring Expert, Pogiso Dibakoane , Drag Racer, Mash & Instructor/Trainer in the Motor Industry Katlego Moagi.
29 Aug 2023 4PM 1 hour

Minister Mchunu visits Emfuleni, Midvaal Municipalities

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu speaks to Point of View about his oversight visit to Midvaal and Emfuleni Municipalities where he was assessing the progress made to ensure water systems function optimally.
29 Aug 2023 4PM 22 min

Contact crimes increase by 6% in Gauteng

Chairperson of the Gauteng Legislature Portfolio Committee on Community Safety, Dr Bandile Masuku speaks to Phemelo about the Gauteng Crime Stats which have seen an increase of 6 % in contact crimes for the quarter under review as compared to the same period last year
29 Aug 2023 4PM 10 min

Health Feature: The role of a dietitian in PCOS

Director at Newtricion Wellness Dieticians, Omy Naidoo discusses the role of a dietitian in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. PCOD is one of the most common endocrine and metabolic disorders in South African women of childbearing age.
28 Aug 2023 5PM 42 min

ActionSA withdraws motion of no confidence in Gwamanda

DA Gauteng Leader, Solly Msimanga speaks to Phemelo about the Party’s decision not to discuss coalition agreements involving the Patriotic Alliance meaning the motion of no confidence in Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda brought by ActionSA would not succeed. ActionSA National Chairperson, Michael Beaumont joins in on the conversation expressing the…
28 Aug 2023 5PM 36 min

5 children die in shack fire while mothers party

Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements, Lebogang Maile speaks to Phemelo following his visit to Itireleng Informal Settlement in Pretoria where five children died in a shack fire while their mothers were allegedly out drinking at a tavern. It’s understood two sisters were taken in by police for questioning after the…
28 Aug 2023 5PM 10 min

Feature Profile: Gugulethu Mfuphi

In this week’s Profile Feature we sit down with award-winning Broadcaster and Host of KayaBiz, Gugulethu Mfuphi. Gugu summitted Mount Kilimanjaro on Women’s Day raising funds for the Caring4Girls programme.
24 Aug 2023 4PM 16 min

What to Watch

This week Entertainment Reporter Leroy Marc reviews Bottoms, Scrapper which are both in Theatres and much more.
24 Aug 2023 4PM 19 min

ANALYSIS: 15 TH BRICS Summit

Political Analyst, Gogo Aubrey Matshiqi discusses the outcomes of the 15 th BRICS Summit which has wrapped up with 6 nations joining. The inclusion of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran and Egypt marks the first MENA representation in the group and the inclusion of Argentina was championed by member Brazil.
24 Aug 2023 4PM 32 min

Talking Relationships

The Zwanes are back this week and are continuing with their conversation about the so called 'Me and my husband wives'.
23 Aug 2023 4PM 45 min

Gwamanda faces motion of no confidence

A motion of no confidence has been tabled against Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda ActionSA brought the motion after Gwamanda was accused of running a Ponzi scheme which stole from residents in Soweto. We speak to ActionSA Joburg Caucus Chief Whip, Zark Lebatlang on the prospects of their motion being supported…
23 Aug 2023 4PM 15 min

Kaya Car Torque

This week we discuss SA’s new Online Registration System and we take a look at the country’s used car market with Motoring Expert, Pogiso Dibakoane.
22 Aug 2023 4PM 38 min

IFP Youth wants the party to dump Multiparty Charter

IFP Youth Brigade Chairperson, Sanele Zondo speaks to Phemelo about their open letter to the party’s top brass objecting to the mother body being part of the newly formed Multiparty Charter for South Africa.
22 Aug 2023 4PM 12 min
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