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What does the Bashir saga tell us about the state of SA?

The Bashir saga is still making the rounds and rightfully so. Despite our courts calling for his arrest, SA government has allowed for him to leave. What does this tell us about the state of South Africa and the respect our courts ought to have?

18 Jun 2015 5AM 17 min

Angola-Rights Activists Face Outrageous Trials

Author Rafael Marques de Morais and two other human rights activists have been sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years, on charges stemming from writing about alleged corruption and human rights violations in Angola. The move has been criticised by other governments and today, human rights groups…

18 Jun 2015 4AM 10 min

DA pushing for debate over Bashir saga

The official opposition is pushing for an urgent debate in Parliament on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's unlawful departure from South Africa after attending the African Union (AU) Summit. There's an international warrant out for al-Bashir’s arrest in connection with war crimes and alleged genocide. Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) are…

18 Jun 2015 2AM 7 min

Fact or Fiction: SA troops fear for their lives in Sudan?

In light of the Al-Bashir saga, various media houses are alleging that SA troops based in Sudan, were held hostage while the it all unfolded over the weekend. Apparently, Sudanese troops had held 1 400 South African soldiers serving in the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (Unamid) hostage as a…

17 Jun 2015 1AM 6 min

Bombing ISIS into existence

With news of Syrian Kurdish groups and US allies not only cutting ISIS oil supply but also gaining a strong of victories over the terrorist group, we now have an exclusive interview with John Wight. His most recent piece, Bombing Isis Into Existence, explores the origins, growth and the crisis…

16 Jun 2015 10PM 20 min

Then & Now: South African Youth

As we commemorate Youth Day, we now have in studio guests to chat about how not only South African youth have changed but also how Muslim youth and their roles in SA have changed as well.

16 Jun 2015 1PM 19 min

Youth Day

There is something exciting happening in Cape Town come this June 16th! Youth Day will see the launch of an ambitious project, a first not only in South Africa – but also in Africa. The culmination of the project being launched is the actual launch of Africa¹s first private satellite…

16 Jun 2015 10AM 9 min

Xenophobia Conference

Earlier today I attended a xenophobia conferece at Islamia College. An initiative between The Palestine Museum, Kaaf Trust, Islamic Relief and Muslim Refugee Association of SA, the conference was centered around the theme of Personal Experiences and Reflections on racism & Xenophobia in our Community. One of the speakers, Minhaj…

16 Jun 2015 10AM 8 min

Marikana aplication dismissed

The urgent application brought by miners who were injured and arrested in the 2012 Marikana massacre was dismissed in the High Court in Pretoria today. Judge Neil Tuchten gave no reasons for his decision. The miners submitted the application to try to force president Jacob Zuma release the Farlam Commission's…

16 Jun 2015 4AM 7 min

ICC and African Leaders

He's come and gone and maybe even gotten a T-shirt, but Sudanese president, Omar Al-Bashir is still making news both in SA and abroad. If you missed the full story, here is what happened: the ICC has a warrant out for his arrest, he came to SA, which is a…

14 Jun 2015 10PM 17 min

Sisi cancels trip to SA amid calls for his arrest

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi yesterday cancelled his scheduled trip to South Africa, where he would attend the African Union Summit, after a group of lawyers filed an official legal request for his arrest.  The Egyptian president was supposed to arrive Friday in Johannesburg to lead his country's delegation in…

12 Jun 2015 1PM 10 min

FreeBassiouni Rally

Protest action and mass Jumuah salaah took place outside of the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg today calling for the release of Sheikh Abdus Salaam Bassiouni. Inside the centre, delegates and African leaders are taking part in the African Union Summit. The aim of the protest is to urge leaders…

12 Jun 2015 10AM 9 min

Child labour day turns harsh on India

Today is the World Day Against Child Labour. Held very year on June 12, itis intended to foster the worldwide movement against child labour in any of its forms. Media outlets are all focused on this issue today, however, a country that is facing great scrutiny for child labour is…

12 Jun 2015 10AM 18 min

BDS SA

BDS South Africa and the Progressive Youth Alliance held a press conference in Johannesburg today to make an important announcement on the Israeli lobby. VOC journalist, Umarah Hartley spoke to BDS spokesperson, Kwara Kekana, shortly after…

11 Jun 2015 10AM 2 min

AU Summit: meeting in a time of xenophobia

South Africa’s hosting of a summit of African leaders gives it the chance to repair relations with the rest of the continent after an outbreak of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals that left seven people dead. While this issue is definitely top of the agenda, media outlets and think-tanks alike…

11 Jun 2015 10AM 11 min

US deploys more troops to Iraq

US President Barack Obama has ordered the deployment of up to 450 more US troops to Iraq to advise and assist local forces in an effort to reverse the recent gains of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Under the plan, the United States will open a…

11 Jun 2015 10AM 20 min

Day 1 of Sibiya hearing

Cellphone records were presented at the disciplinary hearing of suspended Gauteng Hawks head Major General Shadrack Sibiya today to prove that he was not involved in the arrest of a group of Zimbabweans later subjected to an alleged rendition. Barry Bateman was in attendance and joins us now online…

11 Jun 2015 10AM 7 min

Final nail in the coffin for Numsa

The National Union of Metalworkers of SA's (Numsa) urgent application to be able to appeal its expulsion from Cosatu at the federation's Special National Congress (SNC) in July has been thrown out of the High Court in Johannesburg. The ruling means that Numsa will have to wait until November for…

9 Jun 2015 10PM 12 min

Muslim Views June Edition

As Ramadaan is in our midst, we check in with Muslim Views for a preview of what we can expect in this month's edition…

9 Jun 2015 10PM 14 min

ICC members should lead on justice

The African Union Summit takes place in Johannesburg this week and high on the agenda are issues such as xenophobia, migration and terrorism. However, the AU's relation to the ICC is something that needs to be looked at as well. It's an open question as to whether Mugabe will continue…

9 Jun 2015 10PM 20 min