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Book Review: Hack with a Grenade

Hack with a Grenade offers a newspaper's editor social perspective on the characters that shape South Africa's physche. In a book that is one part humour and one part social commentary, Gasant Abader draws on his broad experiences as a journalist to tackle such issues as religion, prejudice and injustice.

14 Dec 2020 7AM 19 min

SANZAF women gain international recognition

Sanzaf women gained international recognition in the Womani report with chairperson Fayruz Mohamed and CEO Yasmina Francke featuring among the 300 most influential women in Islamic Finance and Business. They both join us on show.

11 Dec 2020 9AM 24 min

MSF urges health dept to improve emergency response

Doctors Without Borders has urged the national department of health to improve its national emergence response capacity by ensuring that medical staff are assigned to developing covid-19 hotspots throughout the country. We now chat to Claire Waterhouse, head of operations and care unit at MSF.

11 Dec 2020 8AM 7 min

Weekly Middle East Report

In this week's Middle East report in partnership with the London based Middle East Monitor, we look at the following: -Palestinian teen killed by Israeli forces during protest -EU delegation visits Gaza to assess coronavirus treatment -UN General Assembly votes in favour of affirming Syria sovereignty over Golan Heights. On…

11 Dec 2020 8AM 16 min

UCT law student graduate breaks boundaries

Tabeth Masengu became the University of Cape Town's( UCT) first recipient of a jointly awarded PhD in Law with Gent University in Belgium. He examiners were unanimous in awarding her the doctorate without corrections. We now chat to Dr Tabeth Masengu, Gender, Rule of Law and Human Rights expert, UGent…

11 Dec 2020 8AM 13 min

Socio-political impact of Brexit on Africa

As the Brexit cloak nears, both the UK and EU fear they will be unable to reach a deal before the Brexit transition period ends on December 31. While the debate in Africa about Brexit has only concentrated on the economic impact, there are also other socio-political impact Brexit will…

9 Dec 2020 10AM 14 min

Weekly Africa report

In this week's Africa report, we look at the following: -The two leading candidates in Ghana;s presidential election both pronounce victory. -DRC political crisis deepens as MPs debate to remove speaker -Liberia's George Weah faces test over planned constitutional changes by referendum. On line for comment political science lecturer at…

9 Dec 2020 9AM 12 min

Load shedding in the pipeline for SA until September 2021

Power utility Eskom says South Africa is likely to experience load shedding from now up until September 2021. In 2019, the company implemented stage 6 load shedding in an effort to ease pressure on the constrained grid. We now chat to Energy Expert, Roger Lilly.

9 Dec 2020 9AM 8 min

Why should the US be afforded the power to kill?

The US government's argument that it has every right to assassinate anyone, anywhere that it deems a national security risk, even its own citizens, heralds its descent into despotism. One such example is the case of Bilal Abdul Kareem, whose case is before the Court of Appeals. The Trump administration…

7 Dec 2020 10AM 17 min

Webinar: ''Fixing our democracy''

The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation hosted a webinar titled “Fixing our Democracy”, tackling capture and corruption to prevent state failure. The panel discussed on what is state failure and how civil society can help prevent it. On line is Ahmed Kathrada Coordnator of Strengthening Democracy Programme, Zaakirah Vadi.

7 Dec 2020 9AM 7 min

Reshaping the value of procurement and post-covid roles

The current environment of reshaping the strategic value of procurement and its post-Covid-19 role has exposed several vulnerabilities. The supply chain is being discussed on all platforms in determining the growth and survival of companies. This was part of the discussion at the just ended Annual Smart Procurement World Indaba,…

7 Dec 2020 9AM 15 min

Book review: ''Six Years with Al Qaeda'' by Stephen McGown

In today's book review, we have a book called “Six Years With Al-Qaeda”, the story of Stephen McGown who in 2011 was held captive by Al-Qaeda while touring Mali. Steve was held in captivity for nearly six years, giving him the unenviable record of Al-Qaeda's longest held surviving prisoner. The…

4 Dec 2020 10AM 22 min

Nelson Mandela declared Covid-19 hotspot

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday evening announced that Nelson Mandela Bay had been declared a coronavirus hotspot due to a spike in Covid-19 infections. Recently there had been evidence of a resurgence in infections in parts of the country, especially in the Estern Cape and Western Cape. On line for…

4 Dec 2020 9AM 5 min

What's in store for South Africa post Covid-19?

The University of Free State hosted a webinar with Thought Leaders about South Africa post Covid-19. We now chat to one of the panelists, Professor Ivan Turok, SARChi Research chair in City Region Economies at University of Free State.

4 Dec 2020 9AM 14 min

High Court suspends Refugee Act

The Western Cape High Court has ruled that certain provisions of the Refugee Act be suspended. This comes after Scalabrini Centre took the Department of Home Affairs to court regarding certain sections of recently changed refugee laws. On line for comment is Sally Gander, Head of Advocacy and Legal Advisor.

4 Dec 2020 8AM 9 min

Israel restrictions harm people with disabilities in Gaza.

Israel's 13 year closure of the Gaza Strip along the with neglect by Hamas authorities, have significantly been challenging on the day to day life of thousands of Palestinians with disabilities. Human Rights Watch (HRW) says episodes of armed conflict have compounded the barriers that people with disabilities face, which…

4 Dec 2020 8AM 7 min

Weekly Middle East Report

In this week's Middle East Report in partnership with the London based Middle East Monitor, we look at the following: -Iran's top nuclear scientist assassinated -Israel's Benny Gantz votes to dissolve parliament as protests against Netanyahu mounts -UN body cuts aid to Yemen. www.MiddleEastMonitor.com Twitter: @MiddleEastMnt On line for comment…

4 Dec 2020 4AM 16 min

How will Iran respond to the killing of its scientist?

The Iranian authorities have promised to exact harsh revenge after top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated near Tehran. Fakhrizadeh, head of the research and innovation organisation in Iran's defence ministry, had long been suspected by Western and Israeli intelligence of leading the nation's military nuclear program unit until it…

4 Dec 2020 4AM 14 min

Weekly Africa Report

In this week's Africa report, we look at the following: -Southern African leaders meet in Botswana to discuss regional action for Mozambique unrest. -Bob Wine suspends election camapign in Uganda over violence -More than 100 killed in Nigerian massacre. On line for comment is political science lecturer at Chrizmma University…

2 Dec 2020 9AM 10 min

National Coronavirus Command Council recommends for night curfew

The National Coronavirus Command Council have met Tuesday and recommended that areas deemed Covid-19 hotspots be placed under curfew between 10pm and 04.00 am. Reports indicate that there would be regionalised restrictions in place to curb the spread of the virus as people begin to travel during holiday season. We…

2 Dec 2020 9AM 12 min