Drivetime

What is left for Palestinians

Thousands of Palestinian commemorated the 70 th anniversary of Nakba following the 1948 declaration of Israel state. Their call demand is the right to return to their ancestral homes. After waiting for seven decades, what are their options. On line is Kammel Hawwash, Palestinian Activist and Engineer based in the…

16 May 2018 11AM 18 min

Africa Utility Week

The African Utility Week opened in cape town yesterday with over 7000 delegates at Africa's biggest power utility gathering. DT producer Ibrahim Kangwa Chibwe was at the event and spoke to Marcus Cornaro, European Union Ambassador to SA, Dr Rajeev Singh,CEO, India Chamber of Commerce and Abhishek Shukla, Indian Consular…

16 May 2018 10AM 13 min

IJR condemns Israel

The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation has condemned the recent acts of violence carried out by the Israeli armed forces against the Palestinians resulting in the deaths of 60 people with over 2000 wounded. On line is Stan Hekeman, Executive Director at IJR.

16 May 2018 10AM 10 min

Trump opens US embassy in Jerusalem

Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered at the Gaza's border with Israel on the eve of the Nakba anniversary. Seventy years ago Palestinians were forced from their land and state of Israel was created. The protests coincided with the opening of the US embassy which has been relocated from Tel…

15 May 2018 11AM 16 min

SA recalls ambassador from Israel

Now staying with the issue of Gaza, the big story overnight was that the SA government’s decided to pull its ambassador out of Israel. The withdrawal was in response to the Israeli army’s killing of 59 Palestinians protesting during the Great Return Marches, which has built up to today’s Nakba…

15 May 2018 10AM 12 min

Embassy downgrade, what it means

South Africa's decision to withdraw the its Ambassador from Israel has been welcomed by the Palestinian Solidarity Movement in SA, but certainly there questions around South Africa's broader foreign policy approach to the Palestine – Israel conflict. The decision comes on the back of a resolution from the ANC's Nasrec…

15 May 2018 4AM 9 min

AUW- Water takes centre stage

African Utility Week will have a strong focus on water when the strategic water conference will showcase how partnerships, financial models and latest technological advances can make the greatest impact in meeting Africa's water demand. On line is Gerardt P Viljoen, Water Expert and Managing Director at Sensus SA.

14 May 2018 10AM 8 min

Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians in protests as US embassy opens in Jerusalem

Israeli forces opened fire on demonstrators in Gaza on Monday, killing dozens and injuring more than 2,400 people protesting the Monday opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem. As bodies fell on the border on what became the bloodiest day in Gaza since the 2014 war, US and Israeli officials…

14 May 2018 10AM 7 min

Hawks confirm bomb found at Verulam Mosque

The Hawks have confirmed that a device found at the Imam Hussein Mosque in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal was a bomb. Worshippers who had gathered for the evening prayers on Sunday had to be evacuated. On line is Jasmine Opperman, Director , Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium and Na'eem Jeenah, Executive Director…

14 May 2018 10AM 20 min

Ke Yona Team Search

Nedbank Ke Yona Team Search is the largest football talent search in SA. Former Bafana Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba joins us to tell us more

11 May 2018 11AM 6 min

Surprise result in Malaysia's election

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed claimed election victory for the opposition coalition in a stunning comeback to politics 15 years after retirement. At 92. Mahathir now becomes the world's oldest prime minister. On line is Ali Sayed Akbar, a Malaysian political analyst and newspaper columnist.

11 May 2018 11AM 9 min

Verulam Mosque attack

Religious bodies have condemned the attack on a Mosque in Verulam in KwaZulu-Natal which left one person dead. Three men stormed the mosque and attacked the worshippers, one of them believed to be the Imam. We are now joined by Imam Rashied Omar, Moulana Aftab Haider, Mhamed Dangor and Shaykh…

11 May 2018 10AM 46 min

Iran Nuclear Deal and its impact on Middle East

Well of course, the global story dominating news headlines is US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and the renewal of sanctions on Iran. Trump said yesterday that the landmark pact, signed under his predecessor, Barack Obama, was "defective at its core" and would lead…

9 May 2018 11AM 16 min

Tech giants’ media control under scrutiny

The 2018 World Media Economic and Management Conference has kicked off in Cape Town, where the world’s leading scholars of media business and media management have gathered to discuss issues affecting the media industry. The global media summit comes at a time where the current policies of the media industry…

9 May 2018 10AM 6 min

ANC still recognizes De Lille as Mayor

The ANC in the Western Cape addressed the media following the decision by the DA to rescind Patricia de Lille's membership. VOC journalist Thakira Desai chatted to ANC provincial secretary Faiez Jacobs…

9 May 2018 10AM 11 min

Can the DA still win the Western Cape?

The DA has admitted that its battle with Patricia de Lille has caused immense reputational damage, expected to result in lower voter confidence — especially in Cape Town, where De Lille was the face of the party during her tenure as mayor. But the party already has a plan to…

9 May 2018 10AM 10 min

Patricia de Lille promises to "tell all"in new book

After a heavy day of media briefings, mayor Patricia de Lille caught up with Shafiq on her day post the DA rescinding her member ship in the party.

8 May 2018 11AM 14 min

DA terminates de Lille's membership

The DA Federal Executive has terminated cape town Mayor Patricia de Lille's party membership, thereby stripping her mayoral duties. On line is Natasha Mazzone, DA federal executive member.

8 May 2018 10AM 9 min

DA in 2019, what will happen?

The DA's short cuts to axe Patricia de Lille as mayor of Cape town may have a detrimental effect on the party come 2019 elections. On line is Keith Gottschalk, Independent political analyst.

8 May 2018 10AM 6 min

Palestine: Great March of Return

At least 45 Palestinians have been killed since the March of Great Return Movement begun a month ago. Gaza's medics have struggled to cope, not only just the sheer number of demonstrators but also to properly treat these kinds of wounds. On line is Mersiha Gazdo, Online journalist at Aljazeera…

7 May 2018 10AM 13 min