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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 wit. The show has its own distinct local and global flavour and was nominated for the MTN Awards in 2014 and the Liberty Life Awards in 2016. The 5.10pm interview on Drivetime is its in-depth highlight and has covered stories in over 100 countries. During the show listener participation is encouraged via WhatsApp and SMS.
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Face to Face – Prof Dr Ibrahim Ozdemir

İbrahim Özdemir, author of The Ethical Dimension of Human Attitude Towards Nature (1997) and co-editor of Globalization, Ethics and Islam (2005), is an environmentalist and professor of philosophy and ecology and religion at Ankara University, Turkey, and Director General of the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Education,…
4 Dec 2015 10AM 17 min

Press Freedom appears to be increasingly under threats in Morocco

Press freedom has been placed into question in Morocco, following the deportation of foreign journalists in the country. On such journalist, who wrote a piece on his experiences, Rik Goverde, joins us online now for more on this matter... Guest : Rik Goverde Position : North and West African Correspondent
3 Dec 2015 10AM 19 min

British MPs authorise UK action against Islamic State

British MPs have overwhelmingly backed UK air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria, by 397 votes to 223, after an impassioned 10-hour Commons debate. A total of 66 Labour MPs sided with the government as David Cameron secured a larger than expected Commons majority. To unpack this much debated…
3 Dec 2015 9AM 8 min

SCA Finds Oscar Pistorius Gulity Of Murder

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Thursday found that Oscar Pistorius was guilty of murdering Reeva Steenkamp. It overturned the culpable homicide conviction imposed on him by the High Court in Pretoria in September last year. The appeal court found that the principles of dolus eventualis were incorrectly applied…
3 Dec 2015 9AM 7 min

SCA Finds Oscar Pistorius Guilty Of Murder

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Thursday found that Oscar Pistorius was guilty of murdering Reeva Steenkamp. It overturned the culpable homicide conviction imposed on him by the High Court in Pretoria in September last year. The appeal court found that the principles of dolus eventualis were incorrectly applied…
3 Dec 2015 9AM 5 min

Low Cost Airline SkyWise Suspends Flights Until Further Notice

Low-cost airline Skywise has suspended all its flights because of a pay dispute with the Airports Company South Africa, leaving passengers stranded. The airline, which took off in February this year, has confirmed it received a notice from Acsa warning it would be shut down because of unpaid airport charges…
2 Dec 2015 9AM 6 min

Negotiation channels open for SA hostage in Mali

The Gift of the Givers Foundation says a new video released by South African Stephen McGowan’s captors in Mali opens the channels for further negotiations. McGowan and Swede national Johan Gustafsson were kidnapped four years ago, reportedly by al-Qaeda militants. In the fresh video footage, the two men say they're…
2 Dec 2015 9AM 4 min

Govt. Given ‘Climate Red Lines’ On Drought in SA

With parts of South Africa in the grip of one of the worst droughts in thirty years, civil society organisations today called on Government to stand for climate justice at the upcoming climate negotiations by securing finance for adaptation and increasing ambition to cut emissions at home. The next round…
1 Dec 2015 2PM 7 min

World Aids Day

Today marks World Aids Day and although SA has changed its' attitude towards the disease, there's still a lot to be done in the prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS in this country. Joining us online now to share in some of the successes and failures in the treatment…
1 Dec 2015 10AM 18 min

Burkina Faso Election Results

Roch Marc Kabore was proclaimed the winner of the presidential election in Burkina Faso and will become the country’s first new leader in decades, the Independent National Electoral Commission said on Tuesday. The election of the former prime minister represents a pivotal moment for the West African nation, which has…
1 Dec 2015 9AM 6 min

Lebanese Army And Al-Nusra Front Conduct Prisoner Swap

The Lebanese army and Syria's al-Nusra Front have conducted a long-awaited prisoner swap outside Lebanon's border town of Arsal, where a group of Lebanese soldiers were kidnapped last year. The deal, brokered by Qatari mediators, entailed the release by al-Nusra Front of 16 Lebanese security officers - soldiers and policemen…
1 Dec 2015 9AM 8 min

Woolworths AGM

The NC4P and BDS SA activist today attended the Annual General Meeting of Woolworths and questioned Woolworths Executives on its' trade links with Israel. A group of activists belonging to the National Coalition for Palestine and the BDS movement had bought shares in Woolworths Holdings Limited in order to attend…
30 Nov 2015 9AM 6 min

Face to Face - Habib Malik

Today we are Face to Face with internationally renowned philanthropist, Habib Malik…
27 Nov 2015 10AM 19 min

Russia-Turkey Relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin has bitterly condemned the incident in which a Russian Su-24 bomber was shot down by the turkish air force near the Syrian-Turkish border and warned that it will have serious consequences for Russian-Turkish relations. Turkey however argues that the Su-21 violated the country;s airspace , while…
26 Nov 2015 9AM 8 min
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