Drivetime

Oscar might be out in August

Things might be looking up for jailed paralympian, Oscar Pistorius. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, but he becomes eligible for parole after serving 10 months. Online to discuss is…

10 May 2015 10PM 7 min

Awqaf SA

Awqaf SA in conjunction with the Boland Islamic Society hosted its first session of Waqf training over the weekend. The free course which attracted respected shuyoog, ulema and students alike, is aimed at enabling members to not only be more informed on all things waqf, but to use that knowledge…

10 May 2015 10PM 6 min

Saudi authorities have conducted concerted campaign

Saudi authorities have conducted concerted campaign since 2013 to detain and deport hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrant workers. This has resulted in abuses against many of these workers, as Human Rights Watch documents in a report which was released yesterday. Online from HRW is…

10 May 2015 10PM 20 min

UK's dramatic election

As the world is continuing to be stunned by the outcome of the 2015 British elections, for those of you who are trying to make sense of it all, we play an interview with UK journalist, Harry Fear for pre-election predictions…

8 May 2015 10AM 1 min

PSC dispute with Labia cinema

Back in 2012, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign approached Labia cinema to screen the award winning documentary “Roadmap to Apartheid”. The agreement was cancelled and thus taken to court where it was held that the decision was unconstitutinal. Three years later and Labia cinema has again rejected the decision to screen…

7 May 2015 10AM 7 min

British elections kick off

Britain is taking to the polls today in what many media houses and citizens alike are calling 'the closest, most unpredictable election in decades'. The elections sees Prime Minister, David Cameron go up against the Labour Party's Ed Miliband. What will happen? Who will win and how will policy change…

7 May 2015 10AM 17 min

HRW vs Saudi

Human Rights Watch is accusing the Saudi Arabia-led coalition of dropping banned cluster bombs manufactured and supplied by the U.S. on civilian areas in Yemen. We cross to Democracy Now for that interview…

7 May 2015 10AM 8 min

The future of Africa

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…

6 May 2015 6PM 20 min

Sectarian and tolerance in the MENA

Amnesty international released a report yesterday in which it states that the Syrian government is committing crime against humanity by continuing the bombing of Aleppo. the report also criticizes opposition forces for abuse which includes war crimes …

6 May 2015 10AM 11 min

France: The new Big Brother

France is about to take one step to becoming a surveillance state with a new bill up for a first vote on 5 May dramatically expanding the government's power to spy on what people do online and offline …

5 May 2015 10PM 15 min

Debate unpacked

The top two candidates for the position of Democratic Alliance leader, Mmusi Maimane and Wilmot James, expressed differing opinions on certain pertinent rights issues during a televised debate last night. A section of the 30-minute debate, which aired on DStv’s kykNet channel, was spent discussing their stances on the death…

5 May 2015 10AM 8 min

Bassiouni update

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…

5 May 2015 10AM 5 min

Islamophobic Organizations declared

The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) publishes the groups list that spreading anti-islam prejudice in America and the world. According to its official website statement, the Islamophobic Organizations include NGO's and media houses like Fox News Channel and The Washington Times. Online to discuss this is…

5 May 2015 10AM 21 min

Boko Haram

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…

5 May 2015 10AM 19 min

GOTG hospital in Gaza bombed

The Gift of the Givers Foundation hospital in Syria’s Darkoush area has been bombed by airstrikes overnight but the foundation said no one was injured and has described the damage as minimal. The relief group built the hospital in Syria soon after clashes between the free Syrian people's army and President Bashar…

5 May 2015 10AM 17 min

Mangaung prison

Investigations and reports into allegations of widespread human-rights violations at G4S-run Mangaung prison have stalled. Can anyone wrangle the private security behemoth?  Senior journalist for Wits Justive Porject, Ruth Hopkins has been investigating this for years and joins us online to discuss…

4 May 2015 10PM 8 min

Al Imdaad in Nepal

As the death toll in Nepal rises to more than 7400 following the 7.8 magnitude quake that hit the area last week, VOC news editor, Tasneem Adams, spoke to Al-Imdaad's Qadri Ziyaad Patel about their relief work in the area…

4 May 2015 10PM 11 min

BDS SA

BDS South Africa held a press conference at UNISA HQ in Pretoria today where the crowd was addressed by the Student Representative Council (SRC) presidents of 5 South African universities. VOC journalist, Umrah Hartley spoke to BDS' Kwara Kekana shortly after the conference…

4 May 2015 10AM 7 min

Ethiopian Jews

Clashes erupted in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square yesterday as thousands of people gathered to protest police brutality toward Israeli Jews of Ethiopian descent. Dozens of people were injured, many of them police officers. Police made 43 arrests. Later, police stated that 56 police officers were lightly wounded in the protest,…

4 May 2015 10AM 15 min

Islam Beyond Violent Extremism

In order to better under current events where Muslim groups are implicated in acts of extreme violence, a new course is being offered. Entitled Islam Beyond Violent Extremism, the 7 week course, will provide students with an opportunity to examine the major ethico-legal principles of Peace and War In Islam…

4 May 2015 10AM 19 min