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.
In conversation with Childline on their Childline Peace Campaign.
Childline has embarked on a campaign dubbed Peace is Calling. The campaign is aimed at sparking collective engagements about structural reforms required to achieve a peaceful society where children are protected from violence and given a chance to succeed. The campaign is being rolled out in seven communities across the…
Gift of the Givers comes to the rescue for flood victims in Gauteng.
Heroes Rally to the Rescue as Heavy Rains Devastate Parts of Johannesburg, South Africa Following the hugest hail storm in decades on Monday, Johannesburg was again hit today by inclement weather – this time devastating flooding that left cars stranded, bricks and tiles torn off constructions, tar roads destroyed, and…
Gauteng MEC of Human Settlements visits flood victims in Soweto.
As heavy rain lashes parts of Gauteng, members of the Human Settlements Department will on Monday visit some of the areas affected by flooding in Soweto. Minister Mamoloko Kubayi, together with Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Lebogang Maile and MMC Mlungisi Mamabaso, are expected to meet with the affected residents. The…
The COJ asks Eskom to withhold blackouts for 72 hours due to floods.
The City of Johannesburg has requested that Eskom grant the City a three-day exemption from rolling blackouts. This is due to the impact of devastating floods and thunderstorms, resulting in prolonged power outages in several parts of the City. Eskom is currently implementing Stage 5 power cuts due to a…
Challenges faced by blended families pt. 2
LETS TALK RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ZWANES: Challenges faced by blended families. Blended families, or stepfamilies, are now common in the United States. Nearly half of marriages in the United States end in divorce. At least half of children in the U.S. live with a biological parent and a stepparent. This…
PRASA says no more trading and praise singing on their new trains.
No more gospel on the tracks, as new Prasa rules raise the ire of train traders and preachers While the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) and the Department of Transport forge ahead with efforts to recover train corridors following the collapse of the rail network, Prasa has instituted…
SA hits stage 6 again. Expert suggests it’s time for some imported help.
Today, the ailing power utility announced more plans to thrust the country into the darkness by implementing Stage 6 load shedding indefinitely. Energy expert - Lungile Mashele has recommended that Eskom should import skills from countries such as China and the United States (US) to assist in addressing the country's…
In conversation with Dr Zikalala on where the ANC is going.
ANC Veterans League, released a statement on where the ANC is going. Dr Zikalala will be taking us through the positioning the ANC will be taking before we get to the ANC conference.
HEALING HOUR: Surviving GBV and finding ways to inspire other.
Lerato Senoko Dube, Founder of Lerato Inpires & she is a GBV survivor, joins us and takes us through her journey and how she started Lerato Inspires.
Final report by the WC Police Ombud on the alleged links between gangs & SAPS
Alan Winde receives a final report by the Western Cape Police Ombud on the alleged links between gangsters and SAPS in the Western Cape. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has expressed his disappointment at confirmation that some top police management were colluding with gangs, essentially assisting them in running their…
ATM to challenge Ramaphosa's application for a review of Sec. 89 report.
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) said it would be challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa's application for a review of the Section 89 committee report that found he may have violated the Constitution. The president approached the apex court for it to set aside the panel's report on the theft of millions…
Unpacking Phala Phala.
ANC national executive committee member Nkenke Kekana said the committee could not recall President Cyril Ramaphosa. Kekana, who is a key Paul Mashatile lobbyist, said Ramaphosa must explain himself on the Phala Phala saga during a parliamentary process. ANC presidential candidate Zweli Mkhize is expected not to agitate for Ramaphosa's…
South Africa’s health regulator approves ‘innovative’ HIV-prevention injection.
South Africa’s health regulator approves ‘innovative’ HIV-prevention injection The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has authorised an injection containing the antiretroviral cabotegravir to prevent HIV infection. A duo of large clinical trials found that people who were given an injection of the antiretroviral cabotegravir every other month were about…
Remembering Nelson Mandela 9 years after his passing.
Remembering an icon: Today marks 9 years since Madiba’s passing Today marks nine years since the passing of South Africa’s first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela. 9th anniversary of Madiba’s passing It was on this day – on 5 December 2013 – when Madiba, as he was affectionately known, died…
An update on Jukskei drownings.
Search and rescue crews have recovered 14 bodies from the Jukskei River after a group of people were swept away during a baptism ceremony in the river on Saturday evening. Johannesburg Emergency Medical Services (EMS) said they were searching for a group of people after they were swept away in…
ANC NEC says it will support Ramaphosa by rejecting the section 89 report.
ANC NEC says it will support Ramaphosa by rejecting the section 89 independent panel’s report. The Nasrec conference centre south of Johannesburg was a hive of activity on Monday as the party’s highest decision-making body between conferences met. At the national executive committee meeting the centre of discussion was the…
LETS TALK RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ZWANES: Challenges faced by blended families.
Blended families, or stepfamilies, are now common in the United States. Nearly half of marriages in the United States end in divorce. At least half of children in the U.S. live with a biological parent and a stepparent. This person might also be called a "bonus" parent. Bringing two parents…
SACP turns to the law to ensure Chris Hani’s killer is not released on parole.
The South African Communist Party (SACP) says it is turning to the law to ensure that Chris Hani’s killer, Janusz Walus, is not released on parole. This comes after the Constitutional Court on 21 November ordered that Walus be released on parole within 10 days. He was serving a life…
Final Phala Phala report handed to Parliament…but what now?
The much-awaited report was handed over to National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on Wednesday. Ngcobo said that the panel was required to examine all the information presented to the panel. "The research that was required was limited, and most of it was done by ourselves. The gist of the research…
Living positively with HIV – Yvette tells her story of healing.
Yvette is a co-founder and co-director of Advocacy for Prevention of HIV and AIDS (APHA) in South Africa. She is a human rights activist with a focus on people living with HIV (PLHIV), young women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) communities. She became involved in HIV/AIDS advocacy…