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Ugandan Elections

Veteran Ugandan leader, Yoweri Museveni was declared winner with 60 percent of votes in elections marred by violence and allegations of ballot fraud. Museveni , who has ruled Uganda for 30 years, has been re-elected the country's president in an election overshadowed by arrests of politicians and allegations of rigging…

22 Feb 2016 5AM 17 min

Face To Face With Rehad Desai

Our Face to Face guest this week is ... Guest : Rehad Desai Position : Emmy Award Winning File-maker, Director and Producer

19 Feb 2016 9AM 12 min

Shimon Peres visit causes uproar from Jewish community

The ninth Israeli president Shimon Peres will be coming to South Africa at the end of this month for a fleeting visit to boost the fund-raising efforts of the Israel United Appeal and United Communal Fund. Peres will be in Johannesburg for one night only on February 28. His visit…

19 Feb 2016 9AM 7 min

Venzuela Petrol Price Increases Sixty Fold or 6000%

Venzuela's President announced a currency devaluation and ramped up its petrol price for the first time in about 20 years on Wednesday in an attempt to shield the country's oil-dependent economy from collapse. President Nicolas Maduro announced that the pump price of premium gasoline would jump from just under 0.1…

18 Feb 2016 9AM 6 min

Aid Convoys Reach Starving Syrians

Humanitarian aid has reach besieged areas of Syria after trucks filled with supplies left Damascus, as the United Nations said a task force seeking humanitarian access throughout the conflict-torn country will meet on Thursday in Geneva. At least 100 trucks rolled out of the capital on Wednesday afternoon in the…

18 Feb 2016 9AM 6 min

Ebola, The Bigger Picture

Guest : Ebba Kalondo Position : Spokesperson, World Health Organisation, Sierra Leone

17 Feb 2016 10AM 20 min

Seven killed in another MSF-supported hospital attack in Idlib province

A hospital in north-west Syria backed by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has been destroyed in an air strike. The medical organisation said seven people were killed in the attack in Maarat al-Numan and that eight members of staff were missing, presumed dead. The strike comes days after Russia and other…

16 Feb 2016 9AM 7 min

Update from #SONADebate

Joining us online now with an update from the SONA Debate is... Guest: Shuaib Hassen Position: Journalist with Turkish based, Anadolu Agency

16 Feb 2016 9AM 4 min

The problem with Pakistan's foreign policy

Guest: Tom Hussain Position: Asia-Pacific Editor of The World Weekly

15 Feb 2016 10AM 19 min

Former Israeli PM starts prison sentence

Ehud Olmert, the former Israeli prime minister, has begun serving his prison sentence, making him the first Israeli head of government to go to prison. Olmert will enter Ma’asiyahu prison near Tel Aviv on Monday to start serving a 19-month sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice. To discuss the…

15 Feb 2016 9AM 8 min

How will possible Parly move affect CT economy

During President Zuma's State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday night, President Jacob Zuma said the cost of maintaining two capitals, a legislative capital in Cape Town and an administrative one in Pretoria, was too high. It means duplicating houses and cars for ministers and their deputies, and covering…

15 Feb 2016 9AM 7 min

Face to Face

Guest : Ryland Fisher Position : Editor , journalist , coulmnist , author , senior manager and executive

12 Feb 2016 10AM 23 min

Daily Vox - weekly update

Guest : Benazir Cassiem Position : Sub Editor, Daily Vox

12 Feb 2016 9AM 7 min

COPE SONA Walk Out

As President Jacob Zuma began delivering his State of the Nation address last night , he was disrupted by Cope Leader Mosiuoa Lekota. Lekota said Zuma admitted to the nation in the Constitutional Court that he had broken his oath of office. Lekota was then asked to leave the chamber…

12 Feb 2016 9AM 8 min

Zuma's U-Turn on Nkandla

In an extraordinary string of concessions, President Jacob Zuma’s lawyer told the Constitutional Court on Tuesday that he accepted not only that the public protector’s findings against him in the Nkandla scandal were binding, but that the police minister’s conflicting report on the subject was meaningless.Zuma also placed no reliance…

10 Feb 2016 9AM 15 min

US Presidential Elections - Trump and Sanders win big in New Hampshire

Voters in New Hampshire delivered a resounding rebuke to the US political establishment on Tuesday, with strong wins for leftwing Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican outsider Donald Trump in the second major test of the 2016 presidential race. The Vermont senator’s victory over Hillary Clinton will give him much needed…

10 Feb 2016 9AM 9 min

District 6 , 50 years on...

The 4-6 pm current affairs Drivetime Show is hosted by veteran journalist Shafiq Morton, winner of two Vodacom Awards, and an AfriCAN author’s award. Analytical and thought-provoking, Morton brings his decades of experience as a photo-journalist, historian and broadcaster to the show, added with his unique brand of humour and…

9 Feb 2016 5PM 13 min

Nkandla Con Court Saga

The Constitutional Court is today hearing whether President Jacob Zuma must pay back the money over Nkandla, if he broke the law by disregarding the Public Protector and how far advocate Thuli Madonsela’s powers extend. The Economic Freedom Fighters and the Democratic Alliance have approached the court in an attempt…

9 Feb 2016 9AM 8 min

Nkandla Con Court Saga Continue...

Online now to help us make sense of what the Constitutional Court case and its proceedures are all about, we are joined by... Guest: Phephalaphi Dube Position: Legal Officer, Centre for Constitutional Rights

9 Feb 2016 9AM 8 min

Muslim Judicial Council to host historic symposium on the life of Said Nursi

The Muslim Judicial Council will be hosting a symposium of the life of of Badee uz Zamaan Said Nursi. The symposium will aim to bring awareness of the life and contributions of Said Nursi and the legacy he has left behind. Joining us online now is... Guest: Hamza B. Oztas…

9 Feb 2016 9AM 20 min