Drivetime

Iranian Nobel Laureate Dem Now

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…

27 Apr 2015 6PM 18 min

Freedom Day Special

As the country commemorates Freedom Day, President Jacob Zuma has called on South Africans to reflect on the progress made in the past 21 years. Celebrations are underway at the Union Buildings in Pretoria this afternoon with thousands of people gathered for the event. Thousands of people from across the country have descended…

27 Apr 2015 10AM 3 min

R2K Campaign launches Big Brother Exposed

The Right2Know Campaign, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), and the United Front national working committee invite you to a press conference to launch this new research on surveillance and harassment of activists. Tomorrow the Right2Know Campaign launches Big Brother EXPOSED, a report that documents the stories…

27 Apr 2015 10AM 10 min

Saudi coalition continues

As we heard in the latest world headlines from VOA News, the Saudi colaition is still ongoing in Yemen. To understand the politics behind it all, we listen to Shafiq speaking to Prof Farid Senzai about it all…

27 Apr 2015 7AM 21 min

Saudi warehouse strike violation of laws of war

Yesterday we focused on the political side of the Yemeni crisis and today we turn our attention to the humanitarian side of things as reports surface of an airstrike on a warehouse which violate the laws of war. Online to tell us more is…

27 Apr 2015 5AM 17 min

-The Raft

Yesterday was a big day for South African author Fred Strydom. Not only did he celebrate the launch of his book, The Raft, but United States publisher SkyHorse Publishing has acquired the rights to publish his book in North America. The book is Fred's captivating debut novel and has been described as :…

24 Apr 2015 12PM 19 min

immigration laws

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…

23 Apr 2015 11PM 8 min

Will SA ever prosecute SAns in IDF

When South African security services prevented a Cape Town girl from boarding a plane allegedly to join ISIS, many South Africans were pleased but at the same time surprised at how swift the reaction of our security services were. How come the same reaction is not applied to South African…

23 Apr 2015 10AM 15 min

immigrantion laws under review

In light of the recent xenophobic attacks in SA, yesterday President Jacob Zuma held a briefing to address the issue. While he says that South Africans have a history of being violent, he also mentioned that immigration laws are being reviewed to not only address the xenophobic crisis we face…

23 Apr 2015 10AM 7 min

19th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine

The 19th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine kicked off Tuesday in Cape Town. with the theme "Creating Capacity, Building Resilience," foreshadowing a focus on building strong communities and robust disaster response. The meeting has never before been held in Africa. Creating disaster-resilient communities seems especially relevant here, where fragile…

23 Apr 2015 10AM 18 min

Yemen still in crisis

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…

22 Apr 2015 6PM 20 min

Migrant crisis in the Mediterranean

As we have mentioned on Drivetime, a few days ago a boat capsized in the Mediterranean. More than 800 passangers died in the wreckage which now brings the total of deaths in the area to more than 1 700 for the year thus far. Online to help us understand the…

22 Apr 2015 10AM 13 min

CT march against xenophobia

Passop and anti-xenophobia supporters marched from Keizersgracht to Parliament today, shedding light on the recent spate of horrific xenophobic attacks. VOC journalist, Ra'eesah Isaacs attended the march earlier today and now joins us in studio for feedback.

22 Apr 2015 10AM 7 min

Social media reaction to xenophobia

Social media is always abuzz with news, views, fights and critique and the past few weeks have been no exception. From campaigns in solidarity with xenophobia victims, to even Donald Trump giving his two cents on the matter, we now check in with social media expert Tonya Khoury, to give…

22 Apr 2015 10AM 9 min

Vigil for #NoToXenophobia

A silent vigil was held at St Georges Cathedral today by the Western Cape Religious Leaders Forum. VOC journo was in attendance and joins us now in studio to discuss…

21 Apr 2015 11AM 4 min

Anwar Dramat resignes

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…

21 Apr 2015 11AM 8 min

Morsi trial

A Cairo court has sentenced former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and 12 other defendants to 20 years in prison. Morsi was charged with inciting the killing of protesters, in connection to the deaths of 10 people outside the presidential palace in December 2012. The court acquitted the former president of…

21 Apr 2015 11AM 12 min

IJR Discussion: Responses to xenophobia

Amidst the current spate of violent attacks on foreigners in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the IJR will host a public debate to interrogate responses, interventions and the political will needed to address South Africa’s xenophobic crisis. Through this event, the IJR hopes to raise public awareness about xenophobia and offer an opportunity…

21 Apr 2015 11AM 11 min

Molefe could be Eskom's answer

It was was a good surprise when Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown announced the secondment of heavyweight Transnet CEO Brian Molefe to Eskom. Molefe will be acting as Eskom CEO with or without Tshediso Matona for at least a year. The move has been well received and Brown’s reasoning makes…

21 Apr 2015 11AM 10 min

Morsi trial cont.

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…

20 Apr 2015 6PM 10 min