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.
SA's Crime Intelligence is in a crisis
According to Dr Anthony Turton – a military intelligence analyst and member of the former South African Secret Service - SA's crime intelligence services are in a crisis. His statement follows the gunning down of 16 people in Soweto and four others in Pietermaritzburg at the weekend. Both incidents happened…
Department of Home Affairs's show findings on 'fraudulent' immiration permits
We find out more about the Department of Home Affairs push to not extend the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit.
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi responds to report on Zimbabwean permit holders
The Department of Home Affairs responds and details their call to not extend the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit.
New perspectives on the recent tavern shootings
What links can we start seeing between the different tavern shootings over the past few weeks? Are there any? Gogo Aubrey Matshiqi sits with us to propose new ways we can look at the tavern shootings.
Responses to Dept. of Sports, Arts & Culture's new R30m national orchestra
We speak to esteemed conductor and former orchestra leader about the newly proposed R30-million national orchestra; if it is a sustainable option for the future, or not.
A look at the Orlando East tavern shooting
Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for the murder suspects of a Soweto tavern tragedy. This comes after 15 people were shot and killed during the early hours of Sunday morning. To give us the facts around what happened, the demands made by the community to SAPS and Police Minister,…
Zondo let the State Capture bankers off the hook
How did the State Capture network move billions of rand stolen from the South African people across the globe? The Zondo Commission report provides some of the details of the network of banks who profited from this — but fails to provide any remedy of how to prevent a repetition…
Growing concerns over monkeypox in SA
Monkeypox has arrived in the country – and while it’s nowhere near as devastating as Covid and authorities have stressed there’s no need to panic – it is still here. And we do need to know what to do about it.
South Sudan celebrates it’s 11th year of independence & Africa Union marks 20 years
South Sudan’s nation building never really started. Two years into its hard-won independence, a civil war broke out in December 2013. This robbed the country of an opportunity to lay down its foundations. The country’s first elections were scheduled to be held in 2015 but the war prevented this. A…
Calls for a national shutdown by SAFTU
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is planning a national shutdown to protest the rising costs of living in the country and the ongoing energy crisis. SAFTU is the country’s second-largest trade union confederation with an estimated membership of 800,000 workers. Zwelinzima Vavi, SAFTU General Secretary joins us…
COSATU calls for extra intervention on matters of fuel prices and loadshedding
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has joined several organisations calling for the country to be placed under a state of emergency due to the ongoing electricity crisis. Bheki Ntshalintshali, COSATU General Secretary gives us further details
Percy Mabandu’s Dashiki Dialogues – In conversation with Sibusile Xaba and Yonela Mnana
Charismatic guitar savant Sibusile Xaba will sit down with Percy Mabandu for a conversation on the fourth instalment of the Dashiki Dialogues, and follow with a Solo performance on 9 July 2022, 19:00 at The South African State Theatre in Pretoria. For the fifth instalment taking place on 15 July…
Profile: Carlo Mombelli
In his 40-year career as a bass player, band leader and composer, the South African Carlo Mombelli currently living in Johannesburg has bridged gaps between genres, musicians and the audiences.
Action Society member in a heated exchange with Minister Cele as he speaks out against the lack of policing
We speak to Ian Cameron, who invited the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, to do patrols with the women from the area, and commented on the lack of state policing. Cele replied by going into a political tirade about freedom fighting and told Cameron to shut up and sit down.
SA Tourism gears itself up to bring an influx of Americans to SA
We speak to Michael Basdien, an nationally-syndicated radio personality and radio host, and Nomasonto Ndlovu about SA Tourism about why it is important for SA Tourism to host people like Michael in the country, what are Americans looking for, and the importance of the American market.
What do you do when your partner is nice to the world but mean to you?
Nice to others, but once you are alone with your partner, another side roars out? Keep asking yourself, ‘why am I so mean to my partner?’ Why can’t I stop being so mean? It’s a loaded question. And the answer might be something entirely different than you expect.
ANC Veteran, Mavuso Msimanga calls for Ramaphosa to step down and allow the Phala Phala investigation to take place
African National Congress (ANC) veteran Mavuso Msimang has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to immediately step aside pending investigations into the 2020 robbery at his Phala Phala farm in Limpopo. The President and his office have chosen not to comment on the matter saying they would rather allow relevant law…
Nurses are still owed payment by Gauteng Health
The Gauteng Department of Health has denied reports that it is retrenching nurses. On Sunday, the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) accused the department of planning to retrench nurses. The union accused the department of ill-treating nurses and failing to pay their salaries. Basani Baloyi, Gauteng Health DDG…
Psychic Readings with Shannon Walbran
Internationally-certified life coach, psychic and spiritual mentor, Shannon Walbran joins us again to take on-air psychic readings.
Corporate Wellness Week
The first week of July is Corporate Wellness Week - an opportunity to raise awareness of the need to create a healthy work environment. In an unhealthy work environment.