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.
Holiday Home Rental vs Hotel Stays - What is Better?
Airbnb, the largest peer-to-peer exchange service for hospitality around the world, and many other 'vacation rental' platforms have totally disrupted the hotel industry. Does it fare against staying in a hotel on holiday? Our travel expert, Mandisa Magwaxaza, Travel Marketing Expert from Molo Mhambi Relations discusses with us.
Ringo Madlingozi discuses his career, his move to politics, and more
Ringo Madlingozi is a South African singer, songwriter, record producer and a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa. Madlingozi rose to fame when he and his band Peto won the Shell Road to Fame contest in 1986 and has rose to critical aclaim since. We discuss his career,…
Is it Black Tax or Black Thanks?
Every black person knows how it goes: there’s the normal tax every South African citizen has to pay then there’s black tax – the burden of having to share your salary with every family member until you have nothing left to save or invest. Frankly, you’re lucky if you have…
New policy for informal traders
Economic development MMC says 'mushrooming' pavement stalls make the city dysfunctional. A new informal trading policy is being drafted which will affect informal traders like Wispo on Kerk Street in Johannesburg. One of the biggest challenges Johannesburg faces is the informal trading that has mushroomed in almost every corner of…
Tech innovator Noluvuyo Gqadu on why she teaches three-year-olds to code
Noluvuyo Gqadu is the founder of Codengwana, which teaches kids aged 3-12 coding. She knows what it's like to not have access to computers and the internet. Noluvuyo Gqadu grew up in the Eastern Cape and like most children from the rural areas, she didn’t have access to technology but…
Gauteng municipality owes Eskom R732m, urges residents to pay municipal bills
The Rand West City municipality has given non-compliant residents some leeway after Eskom warned about blackouts. The municipality owes Eskom R732 million, which has been accumulated over the past 12 years. The mayor, Gladys Khoza, said the municipality was failing to collect revenue in townships. Gladys Khoza, Executive Mayor at…
Medical Experts say they are owed R150m by Road Accident Fund and they need them to pay up.
More than 100 medical experts have joined a media campaign against the Road Accident Fund (RAF), saying they are owed about R150m. Dr Percy Miller, a Neurosurgoen who is one of the medico-legal experts who is affected by the non-payment from the RAF and he’s going to talk for the…
Learning All About Alopecia
Alopecia areata is a common autoimmune disorder that often results in unpredictable hair loss. In most cases, hair falls out in small patches around the size of a quarter. For most people, the hair loss is nothing more than a few patches, though in some cases it can be more…
Will Smith and Chris Rock debacle – What Is The Fine Line Between Telling A Joke And Insult?
Will Smith stormed the Oscars stage and struck comedian Chris Rock across the face for joking about his wife, in a moment at Sunday's gala that immediately went viral and left stunned viewers questioning if it had been scripted or genuine. David Kau, Comedian gives us his take.
Driving Licenses are Extended again - But, What's The Catch?
The national Department of Transport has announced another 3 months license extension grace period for motorists who apply to renew their driving license cards before 31 March 2022. The department says that it is working to clear the backlog and hope backlog to have cleared it off by September 2022…
What You Should Consider When Buying Your First Car For Your Child
It may feel good to sit in a new car or perhaps buy one for your child, but make sure your budget is good enough to deal with all the expenses that come with vehicle ownership. There are many aspects to consider when purchasing a vehicle, and finding a car…
Miriam Makeba is celebrated in Somi's new reimagination of her work
Musician and singer, Somi's Reimagination of Miriam Makeba comes to The State Theatre later this month. On the heels of a triumphant premiere at the iconic Apollo Theatre in Harlem, Somi has brought the project home to South Africa. She joins us on the line to talk about her new…
Making The Second Time Work: Remarrying an Ex-Spouse
One rarely hears about someone remarrying their ex-spouse. We usually hear stories of people healing and moving on from their exes by seeing new people. But there are times that remarriage does occur. In fact, according to a study, as many as 15% of all divorced couples will reconcile. We…
Who will be SA’s Next Top Cop?
President Cyril Ramaphosa is considering appointing a career police officer as the next chief of the SAPS. A few names have come up in the running, but who will it be? We speak to Themba Masuku, Programme Manager at the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum.
World Water Day
We are joined by a panel of water experts, and environmental activists to discuss world water day, the state of water access in South Africa and more.
Human Rights Day: How far have we come in protecting our Human Rights?
We unpack the nitty gritty behind Human Rights Day, and look at how far we have actually come with protecting our human rights in South Africa. We are joined by Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast, Senior at Nelson Mandela University; Adv. Tseliso Thipanyane, SA Human Rights Commission CEO; and Sharon Ekambaram, Head…
EFF ‘reject’ Human Rights Day – and they now want it renamed
As the country commemorates today as Human Rights Day, the Economic Freedom Fighters [EFF] released a statement earlier rejecting the name that has been given to today’s holiday and calling for title change to Sharpeville Day. Sinawo Tambo – EFF Spokesperson joins us to explain the EFF’s stance.
Understanding your comprehensive car cover
There are many things that could happen to your car but only one type of car insurance that can make it right again, and that is fully comprehensive car insurance. Mojalefa Mohlamme, Insurance Expert joins us to discuss what to understand about comprehensive car cover.
What is causing the recent spike in airline tickets?
The Competition Commission has cautioned airlines against price gouging after the South African Civil Aviation Authority announced the permanent grounding of Comair, and its subsidiaries Kulula.com and British Airways, whose suspension has since been lifted this morning. Aaron Munetsi, CEO for Airlines Association of South Africa join us to discuss.
Writers Festival makes a comeback and chooses to focus on mental health this year
The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts opened the 25th edition of the Time of the Writer International Festival hosted virtually on its social media channels on March 14. Dr Siphiwo Mohale, Author and Sphindile Hlongwa, Writers Festival Co-Curator talk to us about the importance of the writers festival,…