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Water Crisis Vs Markets

The water crisis will be far worse than the Eskom woes. This is according experts who say that SA should brace itself for a tough economic period as the water crisis and droughts continue throughout a large part of South Africa. Guest: Dawie Roodt Position: Director & Chief Economist, Efficient…

9 Nov 2015 9AM 3 min

Face to Face With Shauket Fakie

Mr. Shauket A. Fakie, B.Com, B.Compt, C.A(SA), served as the Group Chief Business Risk Officer at MTN Group Limited until February 2015. Mr. Fakie served as the Head of Group Risk and Internal Audit at MTN Group Ltd. since 2007. Mr. Fakie has over 30 years experience in accounting, auditing,…

6 Nov 2015 10AM 22 min

DA ConCourt bid to prevent police in Parliament

The Constitutional Court has reserved judgment in the case about whether National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete should have the power to order police to remove Members of Parliament (MPs) from the house, as was the case during the State of the Nation Address in February. For more, we are joined…

5 Nov 2015 9AM 8 min

Motlante Vs COSATU

Cosatu met former president Kgalema Motlanthe yesterday after he lashed the labour federation's leadership. Motlanthe lambasted the ANC's tripartite alliance with the SA Communist Party and Cosatu on Monday, saying it was "dead" and only "existed on paper".Motlanthe said the ANC was "presently made up mostly of members devoid of…

5 Nov 2015 9AM 13 min

Krugersdorp 'Execution'

The officers arrested in connection with the killing of Khulekani Mpanza felt hurt about the way they are being treated following the incident, this according to the South African Policing Union (SAPU). A video of the officers apparently chasing the suspect and shooting him dead after he was disarmed had…

4 Nov 2015 10AM 9 min

Robotic Surgery

SA is on the cusp of a revolution in robotic prostate and kidney cancer treatment. This is according to one of the world’s top urologists and a leading robotic surgeon, Dr Vipul Patel. Patel, who travels the world educating physicians on robotic surgery, says robotics is now the standard care…

4 Nov 2015 9AM 8 min

Water restrictions on the cards for Cape Town

South Africa is enduring its worst drought in 23 years and as such, our water supply is under heavy strain. Ernest Sonnenberg, MayCo member for the City of Cape Town's Utility Services said the municipality would introduce a 20% water saving target as early as 1 December 2015.

4 Nov 2015 9AM 8 min

Public Reposnse to Turkey Elections

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won a critical parliamentary election, regaining the majority it lost in June. With almost all ballots counted, the AKP had won 49.4% of the vote, with the main opposition CHP on 25.4%. The pro-Kurdish HDP crossed the 10% threshold needed to claim…

3 Nov 2015 10AM 7 min

Supreme Court Reserves Judgement in Oscar Appeal

Judgment has been reserved in the appeal against Oscar Pistorius’ culpable homicide conviction, which means he could find out his fate in days or even weeks. A full bench, led by Judge President Lex Mpati, heard the case at the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein today. Pistorius, who…

3 Nov 2015 10AM 4 min

Turkish Elections

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won a critical parliamentary election, regaining the majority it lost in June. With almost all ballots counted, the AKP had won 49.4% of the vote, with the main opposition CHP on 25.4%. The pro-Kurdish HDP crossed the 10% threshold needed to claim…

2 Nov 2015 10AM 19 min

Egypt Plane Crash

Russian airliner Metrojet says Saturday’s plane crash in Egypt, which killed all 224 people on board, was not caused by technical problems or pilot error.The flight from the Egyptian beach resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg broke up over the Sinai peninsula. Guest: David Soucie Position: Aviation Expert and…

2 Nov 2015 9AM 8 min

Guantanamo detainee Shaker Aamer realeased after 14 years

Shaker Aamer, whose detention at the Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba attracted the attention of human rights lawyers, political leaders and rock stars, was freed on Friday after more than 13 years in captivity. To find out more, we are joined online by... Guest: Massoud Shadjareh Position: Chairperson, Islamic Human…

1 Nov 2015 10PM 10 min

Turkish Elections

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won a critical parliamentary election, regaining the majority it lost in June. With almost all ballots counted, the AKP had won 49.4% of the vote, with the main opposition CHP on 25.4%. The pro-Kurdish HDP crossed the 10% threshold needed to claim…

1 Nov 2015 10PM 19 min

Face to Face – Faiz Jacobs

Today, we are Face to Face with Faiz Jacobs... Faiz Jacobs was elected to the ANC Provincial Executive at the eighth elective provincial conference in June this year…

30 Oct 2015 11AM 20 min

Secret to peace in Palestine - Daoud Kuttab

Much has been said about the intention by Israel to divide Masjidul Aqsa to accommodate both Muslim and Jewish worshippers. Saudi Arabia and Jordan has however warned that this move could spark a religious war. With much speculation on the way forward, our next guest has suggested the secret to…

29 Oct 2015 11AM 19 min

Egyptian Parliamentary Elections 2015

Egyptians returned to polling places to vote Tuesday in run-off elections for more than 200 parliamentary seats where no clear winner emerged in first-round elections last week. Only about 26 percent of eligible voters turned out last week for round one of Egypt's first parliamentary elections in three years. Guest:…

28 Oct 2015 11AM 23 min

UK Academics join BDS Movement

Hundreds of university professors in the United Kingdom say they will halt all cooperation with Israeli schools in an effort to draw attention to Israel's violations of international law. In a statement released on Tuesday, 343 UK academics announced that they would no longer accept invitations to visit Israeli academic…

28 Oct 2015 10AM 8 min

Genocide in Myanmar

Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit has uncovered what amounts to "strong evidence" of a genocide coordinated by the Myanmar government against the Rohingya people, according to an assessment by Yale University Law School. The Lowenstein Clinic spent eight months assessing evidence from Myanmar, including documents and testimony provided by Al Jazeera…

28 Oct 2015 10AM 16 min

Islamists, secularists and old regime elites in Tunisia

This article analyses the confrontations and compromises for domination of the political arena and its rules that are going on in Tunisia since the 2011 revolution between the Islamists of Ennahda party and the networks of so-called secularists and old regime elites – in particular, Nidaa Tounes. On the contrary…

27 Oct 2015 11AM 18 min

Ahmed Timol Inquest Papers Released

The 44th anniversary of Ahmed Timol’s death in detention too place earlier today. The commemorative event saw the inquest documents into his death, officially being made available to the public. The event took place at Johannesburg Central Police Station, in the very building from where supposedly, “he plunged ten storeys…

27 Oct 2015 10AM 7 min