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.
All eyes on Operation Dudula as the Wednesday deadline looms
The community of Rosettenville is calling for government’s urgent intervention in land invasion and crime issues caused by illegal immigrants in the area. They say illegal immigrants take advantage of not being documented to commit their crimes. This follows a march by a group of community members at the weekend…
Census 2022 excludes the LGBTQIA+ community from the count
the Census 2022 questionnaire includes a question relating to sex which provides only 2 options – male or female – and this refers to biological make-up of the person or the sex that is assigned at birth”. This effectually means that Transgender and Intersex persons will not be counted in…
Principal improves Eastern Cape school's matric pass rate from 28% to 88% - how did he do it?
A young Eastern Cape principal has been lauded by the education department for steering his school to an 88.6% matric pass rate. Ngqalwa Secondary School in Tsolo had only managed a disappointing 28% overall pass rate in 2018, with 0% for Maths and Physics. Abonga Mdze was roped in to…
Reaction To Students Returning to School Full Time
The coronavirus pandemic and resultant lockdown has been particularly damaging for school-aged youth, many of whom lost huge amounts of learning time, have been cut off from their networks of friends, and in some cases, have gone hungry as the government first shut down schools and then imposed a system…
Ramaphosa’s debacle with SCOPA
Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has decided not to summon President Cyril Ramaphosa to appear to provide information on the leaked audio recording. Parliament’s legal services and various committee members have agreed that a summons should be the last resort. Sunasho Naidoo, a political analyst, gives us more…
Why do South African men choose to die in silence?
Why are the signs of depression in men not quite the same as those in women? Men are known to socialise less and often are not as open to talking about their feelings. They also tend to avoid medical care and this includes mental healthcare. We discuss how to find…
Kaya Reporters: Ntutuko Shoba Case
Convicted killer Muzi Malepane says he was angry that it was Ntutuko Shoba that told police about CCTV footage after he was arrested. Malepane was arrested on 15 June 2020, a few days after killing Tshegofatso Pule. Malepane says he was hired by Shoba to kill Tshegofatso Pule. Shoba is…
An update on Ukraine
When asked by a reporter on Tuesday whether he would consider targetting Putin personally with sanctions, he responded "yes," the BBC and Bloomberg reported. He said that if Russia invaded Ukraine, it would have "enormous consequences worldwide" and could be the "largest invasion since World War Two." To understand the…
Employee fired for refusing mandatory Covid-19 jab loses CCMA challenge to her dismissal
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has dismissed an employee’s claim for unfair dismissal for refusing to vaccinate against Covid-19. CCMA commissioner Lungile Matshaka last Thursday dismissed business-related and training officer Theresa Mulderij’s bid to challenge her dismissal on the grounds of incapacity.
Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital still in a dire situation
A leading figure at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) reveals that nine months after a devastating fire ravaged the facility, nothing has been done to repair it. The fire last April forced the closure of key parts of the hospital which has had a devastating impact on the…
Today marks 1000 days since families of trapped Lilly Mine workers have been camping outside the premises
Families of the three Lily Mine tragedy victims say they will only get closure if the bodies of their loved ones are brought out of the mine. Today marks exactly 1 000 days since Pretty Nkambule, Solomon Nyirenda and Yvonne Mnisi were trapped underground at Lily Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga…
Burkina Faso Military Says It Has Seized Power from the current President
The military in Burkina Faso says it has seized power and overthrown President Roch Kaboré. The announcement was made on state television by an army officer, who cited the deteriorating security situation for the military takeover. Mr Kaboré had faced growing discontent over his failure to stem an Islamist insurgency…
Kaya Reporters: Education Fraternity Saddened By Death of Phomolong Secondary School Deputy Principal
Deputy principal Thembisile Ngendane has been described as an educator who went the extra mile, often working long hours in the service of education at the Phomolong Secondary School in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga and MEC Panyaza Lesufi visited the school on Tuesday morning. This…
SIU report on PPE tenders worth R14 billion released by President Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has released the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) report into COVID-19 procurement to the public this morning. The report is a culmination of an 18-month investigation by the SIU into billions of Rands worth of contracts entered into by the state for resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic…
How is Tholimfundo Primary is still in construction 22 years later, while students are taught in mobile classrooms?
Parents in Protea Glen Extension 3 in Soweto approached Kaya 959 to complain about Tholimfundo Primary School that has never been fully constructed. Since the government built the first phase of the school in 2000, no progress has been made. While students of the school are taught in mobile classrooms…
Clover strike: Company claims security guard killed by protesting workers
Clover Industries said it is “shocked and appalled” after a Fidelity security guard died while protecting a Clover delivery vehicle from striking workers in Olifantsfontein on Saturday. Clover said the guard, Tsephe Molatsi, was in an escort vehicle assigned to protect a Clover delivery vehicle from attack by striking workers…
Kaya Reporters: Lesufi Visits Family Of Murdered Deputy Principal; Bongani Baloyi Joins ActionSA
Kaya 959 News reporters, Nosipho Radebe and Buhle Mbele gives us updates on the Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi visiting the family of Phomolong Secondary's murdered deputy principal, Thembisile Ngendane, to convey his condolences; and Bongani Baloyi leaves the DA to join Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA.
A mis-balance in children’s diet is causing an increase in diabetes and hypertension amongst children
To find out more about this phenomenon, we speak to Lerato Radebe, a Nutritionist, and Ria Tintswalo Mukhari, a Dietician.
Do we still need the national state of disaster to be in place?
Prof Mosa Moshabela, Deputy vice-chancellor of research and innovation at the University of KwaZulu-Natal; and Dr Jeremy Nel, Head of Department, Infectious Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand speak about whether the country can move on from being in a national state of disaster
Gauteng Township Economy Development Bill
Mpapa Kanyane , Acting Chairperson: Gauteng Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Economic Development, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development joins us to talk about how his committee will convene public hearings in all 5 regions of Gauteng for members of public to make input and submission on the Gauteng Township Economic Development…