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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 Oct 2014 6PM 5 min

Dr Humaira Shahid

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 Oct 2014 6PM 17 min

What's trending on Drivetime

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 Oct 2014 11AM 7 min

Mozambique Elections kick off

Mozambicans started voting today in elections seen as a test for peace following a deal between the government and the armed opposition party Renamo to end a two-year insurgency. More than 10 million people are eligible to vote for the president, parliament and provincial assemblies at about 17 000 polling…

15 Oct 2014 10AM 6 min

Oscar Trial Continues

The sentencing of Oscar Pistorius has resumed this morning, with prosecutor Gerrie Nel continuing his combative cross-examination of witness Annette Vergeer. The social worker and probation officer yesterday warned that a prison sentence would "break" Pistorius and leave him vulnerable to violence, rape and disease. Nel has been picking apart…

15 Oct 2014 10AM 7 min

Mexican mayor a wanted man

You can't sit down and talk with the mayor of Iguala these days. He's on the lam. Implicated in the possible massacre of 43 college students, Jose Luis Abarca took a leave of absence as the atrocity came to light, walked out the back door of City Hall and hasn't…

15 Oct 2014 10AM 8 min

35th Annual Crime Stoppers International Conference

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 Oct 2014 10AM 5 min

First Lady Rula Ghani aims to elevate Afghanistan's women

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…

14 Oct 2014 6PM 14 min

What's trending on Drivetime

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…

14 Oct 2014 11AM 4 min

Showdown at Balkan

Karadzic, leader of the Bosnian Serbs, has been charged with 11 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity, and violations of the laws or customs of war - all allegedly committed in the Balkan wars in the 1990s. For five years he has defended himself against genocide charges in a windowless…

14 Oct 2014 11AM 20 min

South Sudan Local Peace Process Brings Together Geographically & Ethnically Dive

South Sudan’s Committee for National Healing, Peace and Reconciliation (CNHPR) is hosting an intensive four-week training from 1–28 October, which brings together state chairpersons and representatives from all ten states. The training, will equip the 76 participants with the knowledge and skills to train a further 40–50 persons in their…

14 Oct 2014 10AM 7 min

No further appeal for Aafia Siddiqui

The miscarriage of justice for the battered daughter of the Ummah, Dr Aafia Siddiqui continues. In the latest farcical twist to the legal proceedings surrounding her case, American officials claim that Dr Aafia allegedly requested an end to the appeal process of her conviction for the attempted murder of American…

14 Oct 2014 10AM 9 min

Tshabala Inquiry kicks off

SABC board chairwoman Ellen Tshabalala faces charges of misconduct at a hearing in Cape Town on Tuesday. Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications, headed by MP Joyce Moloi-Moropa, started to hear Tshabalala’s defence months after a newspaper investigation found no evidence of her having the academic qualifications listed on her curriculum…

14 Oct 2014 10AM 5 min

35th Annual Crime Stoppers International Conference

The 35th Annual Crime Stoppers International Conference has started in Cape Town yesterday. The three-day event, which will feature over 60 international delegates, is taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). VOC reporter, Andriques Petersen attended the conference today

14 Oct 2014 10AM 4 min

Diana Buttu

Earlier today, Drivetime Producer, Zahrah Isaacs spoke to Palestinian peace activist, Diana Buttu about her attendance and contribution to the 35th Annual Crime Stoppers International Conference. Heres is what she had to say…

13 Oct 2014 11AM 16 min

KHRAG

Kurdish human rights activists held a demonstration in Cape Town today to try to mobilise South African and international support to stop the self-styled Islamic State (IS) from carrying out what they say is a genocide threat against Kurds in Syria. The Kurdish Human Rights Action Group said its members…

13 Oct 2014 10AM 7 min

Donors pledge $5.4 bn for Gaza reconstruction

Global donors have pledged a sum of $5.4bn in aid to reconstruct the Gaza Strip amid warnings that the Palestinian territory remains a "tinderbox" following the summer war between Hamas and Israel. The pledged amount surpasses the $4bn which Palestinians had asked for during the conference to reconstruct the enclave,…

13 Oct 2014 10AM 5 min

Pistorius Trial: The Final Days

Oscar Pistorius’s legal team started with arguments today in mitigation of sentence for the double amputee, who was found guilty of culpable homicide last month. The athlete was acquitted of murder, with Judge Thokozile Masipa saying he did not intend to kill his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

13 Oct 2014 10AM 8 min

35th Annual Crime Stoppers International Conference kicks off

The 35th Annual Crime Stoppers International Conference has started in Cape Town today. The three-day event, which will feature over 60 international delegates, is taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The president of Crime Stoppers International (CSI), Alexander MacDonald, says their mission is to mobilise the…

13 Oct 2014 10AM 5 min

Behind the door: The Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp Story

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…

10 Oct 2014 10AM 17 min