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.
AfriForum wins case against UNISA plan to phase teaching in Afrikaans out
Unisa decided to phase out Afrikaans as a primary medium of instruction, and in response, Afriforum took this decision to court to dispute the decision. Why? We speak to Leeto Nthoba, a lecturer at Central University of Technology to answer this question, what drove the resistance from Afriforum, and whether…
City of Tshwane Workers Protests against contract exterminations (Oliver Dickson Stand-In)
We speak to Katleho Sekhoto, Kaya 959 News Reporter after protests have broken out since workers in the City of Tshwane’s contracts were terminated without any warning or prospect of renewals. She gives us further details about how the protest’s started and how the situation is looking for the workers.
Elections Updates: COPE’s Campaign for Municipal Elections (Oliver Dickson Stand-In)
We speak to COPE’s deputy president, Willy Madisha, about the upcoming elections and what they plan to offer to the citizens of Ekurhuleni, and throughout the country.
DA Mayoral Briefing in Ekurhuleni
We speak to Refiloe Nt'sekhe, the DA’s Mayoral Candidate in Ekurhuleni about what she can offer to better the living conditions of the citizens of Ekurhuleni. Nnyakallo Tefu, a Kaya News reporter, was at the briefing to give us further details about the briefing that took place. To close off,…
Corruption Watch releases latest corruption trends
The latest analysis report of corruption trends in South Africa has just been released by Corruption Watch, and to give us further details about the highest forms of reported corruption – from COVID-19 related corruption to police corruption - we speak to Melusi Ncala, a researcher on the report, to…
Book Famine: Fighting for inclusive access to books for the visually impaired
The fight for inclusive publishing rights that assist blind and visually impaired people get access to literature has taken a step in the right direction: The Gauteng North High Court ruled that it’s unconstitutional for publishing rights holders to prevent their works to be converted to forms that are accessible…
Karpowership Deal: Why Does It Matter?
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved a R200-billion+ deal from Karpowership to provide electricity in the country. This decision has turned heads about the negative environmental impact on us. Why does this matter to us? What will it mean for you as a citizen? We speak…
Looking at ‘ukuthwala’, the South African ‘bride abduction’ custom
We speak to Nyasha Karimakwenda, a postdoctoral researcher at UCT, offers a new perspective on the history and customary practices of ukuthwala – where young women are forced into marriages with older men – to show that, without disregarding certain bad elements of the practives, it is not rooted in…
Patient allegedly stabs two doctors and a patient at a Kimberley hospital
The Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe hospital in Kimberley was shocked after a patient allegedly attacked two doctors and a patient. Their patient is expected to appear in court this week, facing charges of attempted murder, we speak to Dr. Mvuyisi Mzukwa to find out more.
Zuma Trial: Advocate Dali Mpofu wants Billy Downer removed as state prosecutor
Former president Jacob Zuma’s trial continued today, and one of the big outcomes of today is that Advocate, Dali Mpofu, argued that prosecutor, Billy Downer lacks "title" to prosecute him and should be removed as state prosectuor. To give us more updates, we speak to Karen Maughan, Legal journalist, Analyst…
Tension rises between Alexandra residents and JHB City Power
Tensions have risen between the residents of Alexandra and Joburg City Power after illegal power connections were being removed by the municipal. To find out more about the situation in Alex, we speak to Kaya 959 News Reporter, Nyakallo Tefu.
Africa News Updates: Coup in Guinea; Mali and France tensions and more
We speak to Channel Africa’s Nixon Katembo to catch up on the latest news happening in Africa. Today, we look at the coup in Guinea – where Mamady Doumbouya has appointeds himself as the leader of Guinea after overthrowing the president, Alpha Condé; France’s defence minister warning against hiring Russian…
Psychic Readings with Cindy Kruger
In this special segment, we spend time with psychic medium, Cindy Kruger to connect some of our listeners with their lost loved ones.
Looting Updates: Jabulani Mall & Diepkloof Square
Two months after the looting affected hundreds of stores and suppliers around the country, Kaya 959 Reporter, Katleho Sekhoto visited both Jabulani Mall and Diepklook Square to see how some businesses have picked themselves since their stores had been damaged. We speak to her in this segment to reflect on…
Looking At: Childhood Cancer
September marks Childood Cancer Awareness month, and in this segment we look into everything about the disease, the warning signs to look out for in children, and more with Janet Poole – Paediatric Oncologist at Charlotte Maxeke and Wits University.
News Updates: Parties campaigning ahead of Municipal Elections
We speak to Kaya 959 News Reporter, Nosipho Radebe to look at what happened over the weekend’s campaign trails conducted by the various political parties in preparation for the upcoming elections. For further clarity on the parties’ plans for the country’s future, we speak to Veronica Mente - Chairperson of…
SA remains on UK's travel "red list"
What will it take for our vaccination programme to be recognized? The UK government’s decision to keep us on the “red list” of restricted countries to travel to the country, despite our steadily growing vaccination rollout raises questions. We speak to Prof. Mosa Moshabela, Associate Professor and Deputy Vice Chancellor…
Most South Africans think corruption has worsened under the Ramaphosa tenure
A recent survey has shown that South Africans see corruption as worsening during President Ramaphosa’s tenure so far. To find out more about the report, we speak to Jaynisha Patel, one of the key researchers of the study; and Mashudu Masutha, Legal Researcher at Corruption Watch.
Concourt to hand down Zuma rescission judgment on Friday (Oliver Dickson Stand-In)
The Con Court is set to make a judgement on the recission on Zuma – in conversation with writer, and broadcaster, Eusebius McKaiser to ask the question, Why Does This Judgement matter?
Looking at Local Elections (Oliver Dickson Stand-In)
We are looking at the coalition governments that exist around a few metropolitans in Gauteng and ask whether they have been effective in their work. To help us in the conversation, we speak to author and political journalist, Jan-Jan Joubert.