Drivetime

Pakistan school attack

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 9AM 10 min

Reconciliation in Islam

To kick off the show, we are going to be looking at reconciliation in Islam. This morning on the breakfast show, we heard one analyst speaking about South Africa being plagued by cases of racism and profiling, despite the country being 20 years as a democracy. Why is the concept…

16 Dec 2014 9AM 9 min

Beauty pageants

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…

15 Dec 2014 5PM 9 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…

15 Dec 2014 10AM 5 min

SA alleged involvement in CIA ops

Former president Thabo Mbeki and his then security-cluster ministers could be hauled before the International Criminal Court over claims South Africa facilitated CIA "black operations''. The move comes less than a week after the release of the US Senate intelligence committee report into the CIA's clandestine operations involving torture and…

15 Dec 2014 10AM 6 min

EFF conference

The Economic Freedom Fighters elected its top six officials, with Julius Malema as president and his long time ally Floyd Shivambu as deputy president. Former SABC chief executive, Dali Mpofu, was elected new chairperson while EFF MP Godrich Gardee was elected secretary general. Former ANC Youth League spokesperson Magdalene Moonsamy…

15 Dec 2014 9AM 8 min

China bans beards, hijab and niqab

The capital of China's restive western region of Xinjiang has introduced a law banning veiled robes in public as part of measures taken by Beijing to curb "Muslim extremism", authorities have announced.The law in the predominantly Muslim region comes as Beijing intensifies a campaign against religious "extremism" that it blames…

15 Dec 2014 9AM 9 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…

12 Dec 2014 10AM 7 min

Palestinian & Israeli officials dispute autopsy of dead minister

Jordanian and Palestinian doctors said Ziad Abu Ein had died from "being struck, inhaling tear gas and a delay in providing medical attention." But an Israeli medical source familiar with the autopsy results claimed the minister died from a heart attack. To help us understand and shed light on the…

12 Dec 2014 9AM 10 min

Korkie memorial

The Free State government has described slain school teacher Pierre Korkie as a brilliant thinker, committed to developing his pupils in South Africa and abroad at his memorial service, which took place in Bloemfontein earlier today. VOC reporter, Nishta Sookdiyal spoke to Daan Norde who was in attendance

12 Dec 2014 9AM 2 min

Iraqi Embassy Symposium

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…

11 Dec 2014 9PM 9 min

Power war room

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…

11 Dec 2014 5PM 8 min

Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong police have ordered the last remaining knot of demonstrators to leave the city's main protest site after a deadline for the crowds to disperse passed. Authorities on Thursday began dismantling barriers and breaking up rallies in the final showdown of a protest that has lasted two-and-a-half months and…

11 Dec 2014 10AM 14 min

Cabinet sets up a power 'war room'

Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe announced today of a power 'war room' in hopes to deal with the long going energy crisis. Nishta Sookdiyal has more on this as she speaks to Senior Communications Manager from South African National nergy Development Institute

11 Dec 2014 9AM 7 min

Understanding & Countering Extremism & Terrorism in AME Symposium

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…

11 Dec 2014 9AM 8 min

MJC briefing on Qaradawi

The Muslim Judicial Council and the Al-Quds Foundation SA have expressed its support for Shaykh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi in light of the warrant issued for his arrest by Interpol. The warrant seeks to hold al-Qaradawi accountable for offences committed in Egypt years ago. The frail Egyptian theologian said he is stunned…

11 Dec 2014 9AM 10 min

CIA report

According to a Senate report of the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) “enhanced interrogation programme” released on Tuesday, detainees faced sleep deprivation, rectal feeding, isolation in a coffin, water boarding, and other practices described as “abhorrent”. The exhaustive reported found the CIA tortured suspected terrorists in a brutal programme that produced…

10 Dec 2014 10AM 12 min

Qaradawi contests Interpol warrant

Responding to an Interpol warrant for his arrest, leading international Muslim scholar, Yusuf al-Qaradawi has hit back by insisting that he has “neither killed anyone nor inciting murder.” Qaradawi’s statements came following the international police agency claimed that he made an “agreement, incitement and assistance to commit intentional murder, helping…

10 Dec 2014 10AM 10 min

BDS and Woolies meet for the first time

Representatives of BDS South Africa met with a delegation of Woolworths yesterday at the offices of the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation in Cape Town. The meeting, long sought and requested by BDS South Africa and the NC4P, was convened as per a recent South Gauteng High Court order

10 Dec 2014 9AM 4 min

State granted leave to appeal Pistorius conviction

South African prosecutors have won their bid to appeal the "culpable homicide" sentence handed down to Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius for killing his girlfriend. Now they are going to seek a murder conviction for the world-famous athlete at the Supreme Court. The amputee athlete was sentenced to five…

10 Dec 2014 9AM 11 min