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.
Inland schools opened today.
1. Some grade 1 and 8 students still have not been placed for the 2023 academic year 2. In Soweto, at Mdelwa Hlongwane Primary School in Pimville, we witnessed tensions between community members and the EFF on issues around schools infrastructure – Ndelwa 3. In Pretoria North, racial tensions occurred…
In conversation with Dr Gwen Ramokgopa.
In conversation with Dr Dwen Ramokgopa, ANC Treasurer General on the state of the party post conference and the Jan 8 statement. ANC January 8th Statement: Promises, promises — but can they be kept? While the official start of the 2022 political year, the ANC’s January 8th Statement, has been…
Gauteng education MEC assures parents that all children will be placed in school
Gauteng education MEC assures parents that all children will be placed in schools. Gauteng MEC for education Matome Chiloane has assured parents that when schools open tomorrow, their children looking to start primary and secondary school will all have places. “We are aware that some parents have not yet had…
City Power needs communities to protect infrastructure, help prevent cable theft
Several areas west of Johannesburg have been plunged into darkness following reported cable theft and damages to infrastructure. City Power has pleaded with residents across various communities to remain vigilant and assist in protecting the infrastructure which it claimed has come “under siege”. Several areas west of Johannesburg have been…
Understanding the complexities around the Ditsobotla local municipality.
New mayor of Ditsobotla resigns hours after being elected PA's Lethoko vexed with ANC's motion for appointment of municipal manager Patriotic Alliance’s Elizabeth Lethoko resigned as the mayor of Ditsobotla local municipality a few hours after she was elected in a council sitting on Monday. Lethoko tendered her resignation letter…
Jan 8 statement delivered by President Ramaphosa.
ANC’s 55th National Conference concluded on the 5th of Jan & Jan 8 statement delivered by President Ramaphosa. ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa said load shedding, crime, and corruption were harming the party's public standing and should be tackled head-on in its 2023 priorities. Ramaphosa was speaking at the party's January…
Former apartheid minister Adriaan Vlok has died.
Adriaan Vlok, a feared minister under South Africa's apartheid system and one of its few high-ranking officials to be prosecuted, died Sunday aged 85 in a hospital near Pretoria, his family said. The former law and order minister, who oversaw a brutal police crackdown on opponents of white rule, "passed…
Gift of the Givers’ Cape Town office burgled.
Gift of the Givers’ Cape Town office burgled: appliances, donations and awards stolen. Humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers, known for helping anyone in distress, has been dealt a heavy blow after its offices in Cape Town were burgled on Monday. The offices in Athlone were found trashed with valuable…
COVID XBB 1.5 variant detected in South Africa – what does this mean for SA?
South Africa has found its first case of a coronavirus infection caused by the new, highly transmissible XBB.1.5 variant. Maria Van Kerkhove, Covid-19 technical lead at the World’s Health Organisation, this week called XBB.1.5 “the most transmissible sub-variant” detected so far in the pandemic.
Dept. of Higher Education, Science & Technology reacts to the Fort Hare incident
'Barbaric': Nzimande condemns assassination of Fort Hare vice-chancellor's bodyguard Minister of Higher Education, Blade Nzimande, has condemned the murder of the vice chancellor's executive protector, Mboneli Vesele. It's believed the assassination hit was meant for VC professor Sakhele Buhlungu. He was not in the vehicle at the time. The professor…
1. ANC’s 55th National Conference concluded on the 5th of Jan.
The incident on Friday, 6 January, in which Buhlungu’s driver, Mboneli Vesele, was killed, was the latest violent attack on Fort Hare staff and management. There have been several instances of targeted violence against management. When Vesele arrived at Buhlungu’s home in the latter’s car on Friday evening, he was…
DAY three of the 55TH ANC conference.
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.
DAY two of the 55TH ANC conference.
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.
DAY one of the 55TH ANC conference.
ANALYSIS: Day one of the ANC Elecetive conference kicked off with a delayed start to proceedings and heckling from the KZN delegates towards President Ramaphosa. We speak to KAYA959 Reporter, Pitso Molemane and Political Analysis, Sanusha Naidoo.
LET'S TALK RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ZWANES: A look at what we discussed this year.
LET'S TALK RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ZWANES: A look at the top topic we discussed this year.
Eskom boss De Ruyter resigns.
Eskom boss Andre de Ruyter quit this week in the midst of the most acute rolling blackouts South Africa has had since 2008. Eskom officials were not immediately reachable for comment, but several insiders confirmed the move. Richard Mantu, the spokesperson for the department of public enterprises which oversees Eskom,…
Aggrieved ANC members challenge ‘suspicious’ NEC nominations.
Disgruntled ANC members are disputing the list of 200 candidates who are up for election as national executive committee (NEC) members. ANC electoral committee chairperson Kgalema Motlanthe released the list last week. The bone of contention is that it takes into account in gender parity and not who received the…
HEALING HOUR: Surviving Forced Sterilizations of HIV-Positive Women.
After she began attending meetings of people living with HIV/AIDS and publicly discussing her positive status, her partner became abusive. Despite the abuse, Mthembu felt pressured to marry him because he had already paid the bride price to her parents. However, she eventually managed to leave him, despite significant social…
Parliament votes on the adaptation of the Phala Phala report.
The ANC Parliamentary caucus meeting ahead of a National Assembly sitting to adopt the Phala Phala report was a heated affair. News24 understands that ministers Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Lindiwe Sisulu disagreed with the party line that ANC MPs must vote against the report. If all 400 MPs are present at…
ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE NEWSMAKER: Carl Neihaus, Former ANC member.
Carl Niehaus has been expelled from the ANC. The former spokesperson for the ANC’s Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veteran’s Association was found guilty by the ANC’s national disciplinary committee (NDC) on six counts of misconduct for bringing the party into disrepute, following sentiments uttered following former president Jacob Zuma’s being…