Drivetime

Top international stories for 2014

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…

26 Dec 2014 5PM 24 min

RECAP OF 2014 - FOUWZIA SIDDIQUI

Welcome back. In this part of the show, we recap a heart-wrenching conversation I had in June with Dr Fowzia Siddiqui, the sister of Dr Aafia Siddiqui. Dr Aafia is the Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui serving 86 years in a federal prison on charges that she assaulted U.S. soldiers in Ghazni, Afghanistan,…

25 Dec 2014 10AM 11 min

RECAP OF 2014 – DR MADS GILBERT

One of my favourite Drivetime guests this year was Norwegian doctor  Mads Gilbert, who visit South Africa at the end of August, after his stint at Al Shifa hospital in Gaza during the Israeli aggression. Dr Mads made global news headlines when he wrote an open letter to the world’s most…

25 Dec 2014 10AM 27 min

RECAP OF 2014 - PALESTINIAN DELEGATION

Our first recap is that of the large Palestinian government delegation who visited Cape Town earlier this year. Their visit was the first official state visit by officials of the Palestinian Authority, since that of the late struggle icon Yasser Arafat’s visit 20 years ago. Shafiq chatted to them in May this year…

25 Dec 2014 10AM 26 min

RECAP OF 2014 – PROF ILAN PAPPE

In July this year, round about the time of the Israeli offensive on Gaza, South Africa hosted distinguished Israeli historian and social activist Prof. Ilan Pappe. He conducted a national public tour addressing the Israel-Palestine conflict to packed audiences. Shafiq chatted to him during his visit to CT

25 Dec 2014 5AM 19 min

ISIS harrowing sexual violence towards Yezidi women

ISIS is capturing Yezidi women and keeping them in sexual slavery. According to a new report by Amnesty International, members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have enslaved and sexually brutalized scores of women, selling them into marriage or giving them as gifts to militant fighters. Since…

24 Dec 2014 6AM 18 min

EFF wins interdict against Parliamentary sanctions

The Western Cape High Court on Tuesday lifted the sanctions imposed on the 20 EFF MPs suspended from Parliament. Granting the urgent interdict sought by the Economic Freedom Fighters, Judge Dennis Davis ruled it would come into effect immediately. The disruptions in the House on 21 August this year, led…

23 Dec 2014 7AM 6 min

Ivan Pillay vs Sars...again!

South African Revenue Service (Sars) Deputy Commissioner Ivan Pillay will spend the next few weeks preparing to argue against his second suspension. Weekend reports say Pillay was handed a suspension notice on Friday, one day after the Labour Court in Johannesburg ordered that he be reinstated.

23 Dec 2014 5AM 10 min

EFF wins interdict against Parliamentary sanctions

The Western Cape High Court on Tuesday lifted the sanctions imposed on the 20 EFF MPs suspended from Parliament. Granting the urgent interdict sought by the Economic Freedom Fighters, Judge Dennis Davis ruled it would come into effect immediately. The disruptions in the House on 21 August this year, led…

23 Dec 2014 5AM 6 min

UN preventing Muslims from leaving CAR

Hundreds of Muslims are trapped in enclaves in atrocious conditions in the Central African Republic, fearing attacks if they leave and blocked from fleeing abroad by the interim government. They fear attacks if they leave, but interim government authorities and United Nations peacekeepers block them from fleeing abroad or provide…

22 Dec 2014 5AM 13 min

Sony Hacked

North Korea has threatened unspecified attacks on the US in an escalation of a war of words following the Sony Pictures cyber-attacks. North Korea denies US claims it is behind cyber-attacks linked to a film that features the fictional killing of its leader Kim Jong-un. The latest statement comes days…

22 Dec 2014 5AM 9 min

Isis is not Islam

In light of all of the acts of terrorism in the name of Islam, it is important for us to remember what Islam truly is. Sh Hamza Yusuf has this to say…

22 Dec 2014 5AM 5 min

Mauritius has a new MP

Congratulatations are in order for the people of Mauritius on the peaceful transition of power that resulted from the successful elections held and Mauritius new Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth assumed office at the weekend. VOC's Nishta Sookdiyal spoke to Krishna Athal about this new change

19 Dec 2014 9AM 7 min

Whats Trending

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…

17 Dec 2014 10AM 4 min

Palestinians sceptical of UN statehood vote

An Arab-backed draft resolution on ending Israel's occupation of lands captured in 1967 is to be submitted later Wednesday to the U.N. Security Council for a vote. However, Riad Malki said the actual vote might be put off, suggesting a compromise is in the works to avoid a clash in…

17 Dec 2014 10AM 20 min

Ellen Tshabalala finally resigns

The charade is finally over. SABC chairwoman Ellen Tshabalala, lied about her qualifications and then tried to have the courts stop a Parliamentary committee investigating the matter, today threw in the towel. Tshabalala stated on her CV that she had a BComm degree from Unisa and a post-graduate degree in…

17 Dec 2014 9AM 10 min

EFF People's Assembly concludes

The EFF's first People's Assemble concluded yesterday and boy what an eventful three days it was. From delegates walking out to burning berets, the party definitely experienced bit of disruption somewhat like the type they cause in Parliament. Nonethelss, Richard Poplak, who seems to be obsessing over the EFF's antics,…

17 Dec 2014 9AM 12 min

Whats Trending

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 Dec 2014 10AM 6 min

Muslim Views Dec edition

Well, as always do our monthly profile of Muslim views, a paper that covers the most pertinent issues in the Muslim community. Uncle Farid..i believe this is the moulood edition…

16 Dec 2014 10AM 8 min

Sydney hostage situation

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 Dec 2014 10AM 14 min