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.
Music feature with Musicologist, Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal
Today we celebrate singer, songwriter, and producer Babyface who turns 65.
Research Fellowship Opportunities at HUMA UCT
HUMA announces 30 current research fellowships tenable at Huma Africa for doctoral, postdoctoral & visiting fellowships. Divine Fuh is associate professor of social anthropology at the University of Cape Town and Director of HUMA – Institute for Humanities in Africa joins Phemelo on the line.
FORMATION OF THE MAYORAL COUNCIL
Ekurhuleni has a new mayor, -the third in three years. This metro has been suffering from instbility since the local municpality elections in 2021. Dirk Kotzé , Professor in Political Sciences at the University of South Africa gives us his analysis on the appointment and the formation of municipal councils.
New Mayor for Ekurhuleni Council
After a period of instability, the City of Ekurhuleni metro municipality has a new leader after the ANC's Nkosindiphile Xhakaza was elected as mayor on Thursday, April 11, 2023. Phemelo gets reactions and analysis from various politicians.
MADIBENG MUNICIPALITY CRISIS CONTINUE
Service delivery in Madibeng Municipality in the North West is so poor that some of its residents want out – and they are prepared to fight for the right to do so. Phemelo speaks to both Cllr Douglas Maimane ,Madibeng Municipality Mayor and Koekie Mashego, Hartbeespoort Inhabitants Forum Secretary.
Hammanskraal residents still demand clean water
The South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) in Hammanskraal says that it does not want government promises and reports on the dire water situation but demands clean water for the residents. This follows an oversight visit earlier by Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu, together with the City of Tshwane…
DA and ActionSA calling each other out for possible coalitions with other parties
A leaked memo intended only for members of Action SA has revealed the party's concern about a possible DA-ANC coalition. Action SA is one of the signatories to the DA's Multi-Party Charter, set up in the hope of toppling the ANC's majority. Action SA's Michael Beaumont shares his concerns on…
Mayor and Minister visit Hammanskraal to seek solution for their water crisis
Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink says plans to upgrade the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works are on track, as they prioritise security. Brink and Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu were at the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works for an oversight project inspection. Deputy Director General, Water and Sanitation Services Management Risisati…
Specialized police and Ekurhuleni metro police units have shot and wounded 6 suspected illegal miner
The Ekurhuleni Illegal Mining Unit is conducting an illegal mining operation in the area. One suspect was caught while trying to flee the scene bringing a total to 7 illegal miners arrested. According to the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department Rapid Tactical Response Unit the suspects opened fire when they saw…
Is SA overspending on VIP Protection?
The ANC-EFF coalition with minor parties in the City of Johannesburg is spending more on VIP bodyguards than any other city in South Africa, even as its finances are in trouble. The coalition government has adjusted its budget from R83-billion to R76-billion as declining revenue harms services — but the…
Car feature
Understanding Vehicle Podium and Motorbike road safety awareness.
Gauteng Transport is calling on battling Soweto taxi associations to end the violence
Gauteng Transport is calling on warring Soweto taxi associations to end the violence. MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela wants the WATA and Nanduwe associations to come to the negotiating table. The two are engaged in a battle over routes. The department impounded 47 taxis belonging to both associations recently . MEC joins…
ZUMA WINS APPEAL AGAINST IEC DISQUALIFICATION
Former president Jacob Zuma can contest the elections as an uMkhonto weSizwe Party candidate, the Electoral Court has ruled. The court dismissed the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) decision to prevent Zuma from contesting a seat in Parliament. The IEC said he could not be a candidate because he…
Political Guest feature/Road to 2024: Patrica de Lille, Leader of Good Political party
Phemelo Motene was joined in the studio by Good Party leader Patricia de Lille to unpack her party's election manifesto
City of Ekurhuleni mayorship crisis
The City of Ekurhuleni’s window to elect a new mayor is fast closing. This after it postponed a sitting to vote for Sivuyile Ngodwana’s replacement last week. Ngodwana was removed through a motion of no confidence in March. The city, which is run through a working agreement between the African…
Rwanda 30 Years after genocide
It has been three decades since the April 1994 Rwandan genocide when members of the majority Hutu ethnic group killed an estimated 800,000 minority Tutsis, moderate Hutus and members of a third ethnic group, the Twa, in one of the darkest episodes in world history. Advocate Kennedy Gihana who's odyssey…
ZUMA and MK PARTY VS IEC
Advocate Dali Mpofu argued that former president Jacob Zuma can contest the election, because he did not serve more than 12 months in jail. Mpofu was representing the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party in its bid to overturn the Electoral Commission of SA’s (IEC) decision to bar Zuma from being one…
Music feature: Celebrating Thandiswa Mazwai
As her fans await the release of her album, legendary musician Thandiswa Mazwai has dropped her NPR Tiny Desk concert. Musicologist, Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal reminds listeners why she is loved by South Africans.
IEC hosts electoral code of conduct signing
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has announced the instituting of a new category of staff who will support the presiding officers during the vote counting process. They hosted the signing of the Electoral Code of Conduct by parties and candidates contesting the elections. Among other provisions, Commissioner Judge…
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula hands herself over to the authorities
Less than 24 hours after resigning as the speaker of the National Assembly, the corruption-accused Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula made her first appearance in the Pretoria Magistrates Court to face 12 charges of corruption and one charge of money laundering. The charges levelled against Mapisa-Nqakula include allegedly soliciting bribes from a contractor…