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Pro-Israel lobbying in the UK: Cheap to play

The British Foreign Office usually comments on every significant world event: the current Ukrainian crisis, the Ebola outbreak and even ISIS. However, one world event we still don't hear much from the Brits about is Operation Protective Edge. The Israeli assault on Palestine last year that left thousands, most of…

20 Aug 2015 10PM 20 min

Expose It! Campaign

Expose It is a project of the Justice Alliance of SA. It is a new platform for South Africans to take action and unite against corruption by reporting cases of bribery and corruption. Expose It uses reports of bribery and corruption collected on its website and ussd phone app to…

20 Aug 2015 10PM 8 min

Bangkok blasts

A bomb blast yesterday tore through a shrine in the commercial centre of the Thai capital, killing at least 20 people and injuring scores. The bombing, which many are calling the “worst ever attack” on Thailand, occurred around 7 p.m. at the Erawan Shrine, a Hindu religious site and popular…

19 Aug 2015 10AM 19 min

marikana

A parliamentary committee has visited Marikana today to assess the site after 3 years since the tragic killing of striking miners. The committee has said that “they are impressed with the amount of progress in the area”. But with 3 years gone, no apology nor accountability and a commission that…

19 Aug 2015 5AM 18 min

Syrian refugee crisis worsens

The plight of Syrian refugees continues. In an attempt to get to better living conditions, Syrian refugees have and are embarking on life-threatening journeys across the Mediterranean to reach Europe. Thus far, it is estimated that 264,500 people have attempted this and many times, with no good coming from it…

19 Aug 2015 3AM 17 min

DA takes Zuma to court over Nkandla

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has initiated legal action, on Wednesday, to have the minister of police’s Nkandla report declared unconstitutional. The move comes barely 24 hours after the National Assembly adopted a report which absolves President Jacob Zuma of financial liability for the upgrades to his private homestead in rural…

18 Aug 2015 10PM 5 min

Islamic Relief International Islamic Climate Change Symposium

Islamic Relief is part of the International Islamic Climate Change Symposium where Muslim leaders from across the world discussed the first Islamic Declaration on Climate change urging Muslims to take action ahead of UN Climate talks in Paris at the end of the year. Online from Islamic Relief is…

18 Aug 2015 10PM 11 min

NPP's decision to withdraw prosecution of Adv. Jiba

The National Prosecuting Authority deputy director for public prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba says she feels vindicated after charges of fraud and perjury against her were dropped in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria yesterday. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head, Shaun Abrahams, briefed the media yesterday where he announced that the case would…

18 Aug 2015 10PM 7 min

Marikana Anniversary

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…

18 Aug 2015 10AM 7 min

HRW SA report on exclusions of children with disabilities from education

Over half a million children with disabilities are currently excluded from formal education in South Africa and face multiple barriers and discrimination when trying to access schools. Although the government claims that it has reached its Millennium Development Goal of universal access to primary education, Human Rights Watch’s new report…

17 Aug 2015 10PM 7 min

Britta Frede visits

Women in Ḥassāniyya- speaking Sunnī Muslim communities in Mauritania have long served as spiritual guides (muqaddamāt) and as teaching scholars (limrābuṭāt) for other women. Yet those who have done so have tended to come from a small number of prominent scholarly families. Furthermore, their activities have usually remained hidden outside…

17 Aug 2015 10PM 20 min

Egypt adopts controversial anti-terror law

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has approved stringent new counter-terrorism laws to fight a growing jihadist insurgency. The laws establish special courts and offer additional protection from legal consequences for military and police officers who have used force.

16 Aug 2015 10PM 9 min

ERIC WAHLBERG

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…

16 Aug 2015 10PM 48 min

Toib Olomowewe and Hafsa Ahmed in studio

We often have guests who come to Cape Town and somehow we manage to get them in studio. This week, we have two guests in studio. Toib Olomowewe and Hafsa Ahmed are involved in various leadership schools in the UK and join us now to discuss…

16 Aug 2015 10PM 25 min

The Colour of our Future

The Colour of Our Future is a timely book. The individual chapters clearly show that questions of race have not withered away with the installation of a progressive constitution intended to create a nonracial society. That there might be good reason for understanding and accepting racial identities that are not only…

14 Aug 2015 5AM 13 min

Women's Profile: Zubeida Jaffer

In light of Women's Month, Drivetime seeks to explore and feature women who have excelled in their fields. Every Friday feature a woman who has done so. This week we feature Zubeida Jaffer. Jaffer is an award-winning South African journalist and author. She is based at the University of the…

13 Aug 2015 10PM 11 min

Rabaa Event

Today marks the anniversary of the Egyptian Rabaa massacre that an estimated 1000 protesters dead. Worldwide events are happening to mark and pay tribute to those lives lost. SA is no different. Tomorrow there will be a rally in Cape Town and a protest at the Egytian Embassy in Pretoria…

13 Aug 2015 10PM 7 min

Political landscape of Egypt

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…

13 Aug 2015 6PM 21 min

China blasts: seen from space

At least 50 people are known to have died, and more than 700 injured, following two major explosions in China's northern port city of Tianjin. Twelve firefighters are among those who lost their lives; 36 are still missing. The blasts happened in a warehouse for hazardous chemicals and caused a…

13 Aug 2015 5AM 5 min

Khayelitsha Inquiry

Last year’s commission of inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha heard horrifying evidence of just how badly the South African Police Service is failing township residents. Thanks to the release of her previously classified report, we now know how National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega responded to the commission’s recommendations: with denial…

12 Aug 2015 10PM 6 min