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.
Rolling blackouts have become a nightmare for healthcare workers.
Healthcare workers face substantial stresses in the course of their daily duties. The added complications of rolling blackouts – from non-functioning life support machines to essential medications going bad and power surges causing expensive equipment to blow – have made life hellish for them. ‘We had to just keep her…
ANC MP arrested for wife's murder.
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will today, 23 January 2023, attend the court hearing of ANC Member of Parliament Sibusiso Kula to oppose bail in order for perpetrators in positions of power to know that their abusive behaviour will be met with…
AfriForum on its plans to start its own power generation company.
Plans for new private power company in South Africa: report Civil action group AfriForum says it has plans to start its own power generation company. Speaking to the City Press the group said it is fed up with South Africa’s decade-long battle with load shedding – which has caused significant…
LETS TALK RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ZWANES: Do you want a good marriage?
LETS TALK RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ZWANES: We give you the tools to make your marriage a success. What Makes a Good Marriage / Relationship Sometimes individuals and couples can feel dissatisfied, unhappy and unfulfilled in their marriages/ relationships and be unsure as to what exactly is wrong There are many…
AA expresses concerns over road fatality stats for during the festive season
AA expresses concerns over road fatality stats for during the festive season released by the Department of Transport. 2021-festive-season-road-fatalities-statistics The 14 percent increase in the number of road fatalities during the 2021/2022 festive season compared to the 2020/2021 festive season is shocking and worrying and points to the need for…
EFF calls for Ramaphosa to step down over the electricity crisis.
The EFF has called out President Cyril Ramaphosa over a meeting involving Eskom and political party leaders, convened to discuss the country’s electricity crisis that has seen periodical rolling blackouts. The red berets released a statement yesterday, slamming Ramaphosa, asking for his resignation and accusing him of lying in the…
Azapo stages sit-in at Nersa offices in protest of the tariff hike.
Members of the Azanian People’s Organisation (Azapo) have staged a sit-in at the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) in Pretoria. The party’s protest against the recent Eskom tariff increase has seen its deputy president Kekeletso Khena and others participating in a sit-in at the offices of the energy…
IEB results released – A look at how did the independent schools perform?
Independent Examinations Board matric candidates have obtained a 98.4% pass rate. Of those, 89.32% achieved a bachelor's pass. The pass rate is slightly higher than last year's 98.39%. The 2022 IEB matric results are available now on News24! Find them here Although they "missed out on the most" during their…
Readings with medium, Precious Madisha.
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.
Tribute to Dr Frene Ginwala.
Dr Frene Ginwala: SA loses another giant as stalwart hailed as an iconic leaders of the nation’s liberation struggle A baobab has fallen. This is how the death of South Africa’s first Speaker of a democratic parliament, Dr Frene Ginwala, has been described. Ginwala died on Thursday evening at the…
Department of Transport releases the 2022-'23 festive road traffic stats.
National Department of Transport releases the 2022-'23 festive season road traffic statistics. More than 1 400 people died on SA roads during festive season, most deaths in Gauteng - Mbalula More than 1 400 people died on South African roads during the festive season. Most of them died during the…
City Power to cut off defaulters in Alexandra in bid to recover R363m.
According to a notice from the City, the entity will "take a tough line on defaulting prominent business accounts and cut off power supply on businesses that refuse to pay for services". "The objective of this operation is to recover R363 million owed to the Alexandra Service Delivery Centre, improve…
Rand Water warns of low water reserves due to loadshedding and high temperatures
Rand Water has threatened to impose water restrictions on top of the current high stages of load shedding if South Africans do not consume water sparingly. The state company issued a statement on Tuesday complaining that the current heat wave was contributing to the high consumption rate of water and…
A national shutdown looming.
National shutdown threat in protest against Eskom’s rolling blackouts and tariff hikes — Ramaphosa cancels Davos trip A national shutdown might be looming in response to the Eskom tariff hikes and ongoing rolling blackouts. The recent approval by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), the energy regulator, to…
Understanding more about the measles outbreak in South Africa.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has urged parents to get their children vaccinated after a measles outbreak that has spread to five provinces in fewer than two months, with data revealing dismal vaccination rates. The first outbreak was confirmed in Limpopo in October 2022.
Umalusi gives the greenlight for the release of the 2022 Matric results.
Umalusi has approved the 2022 National Senior Certificate examination results. While some irregularities were identified, Umalusi said it did not compromise the credibility and integrity of the results. The quality assurance body also confirmed there were no leaks of exam papers. The 2022 matric results have been approved by Umalusi,…
Judgement handed down in the Zuma vs Ramaphosa matter.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the decision by the Johannesburg High Court to interdict his predecessor Jacob Zuma's private prosecution case against him. Zuma has accused Ramaphosa of being an accessory after the fact in the case against State prosecutor, Billy Downer, and journalist, Karyn Maughan.
Live radio readings from a medium - Precious Madisha.
Precious Madisha joins us in studio to do some live readings and clarifications on some things.
In Pretoria North, racial tensions occurred as black parents tried to get space.
As schools open, thousands of pupils don't have a classroom to go to As government schools open for the new academic year in the five inland provinces on Wednesday, it has emerged that 5,201 pupils in three of them are yet to be placed.
Analysis on ESKOM.
1. Eskom being moved to the Energy department 2. With the CEO leaving, what kind of a replacement would be ideal to take over from him? 3. Stage 6 load shedding. Energy department will oversee Eskom, Ramaphosa says accreditation South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the energy department will take…