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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 wit. The show has its own distinct local and global flavour and was nominated for the MTN Awards in 2014 and the Liberty Life Awards in 2016. The 5.10pm interview on Drivetime is its in-depth highlight and has covered stories in over 100 countries. During the show listener participation is encouraged via WhatsApp and SMS.
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Weekly Middle East Report

In this week's Middle East Report in partnership with the London based Middle East Monitor, we look at the following: -Saudi Arabia to pay $335 million for Sudan in order to accelerate normalisation with Israel. -Qatar welcomes UN initiative to reduce tensions in the Gulf. -Prosecutors in Saudi Arabia are…
22 Oct 2020 11AM 20 min

UCT team creates Covid-19 safe Tap and Door Opener Multitool

A novel multitool designed by a UCT electrical engineering team will make opening doors and taps much safer for communities who rely on communal facilities but are wary of Covid-19 contaminating public surfaces. The Tap and Door Opener Multitool can be used to open a number of different tap and…
22 Oct 2020 10AM 10 min

South Africans experiencing growing pandemic fatigue and greater regulations complacency

The Centre for Social Change, University of Johannesburg and Human Science Research Council have released the latest summary findings Covid-19 democracy survey. The findings illustrate a growing pandemic fatigue and greater complacency in compliance with public health measures. On line for comment is Associate Professor, Centre for Social Change at…
22 Oct 2020 10AM 8 min

Weekly Africa report

In this week's Africa report we look at the following: -US to remove Sudan from state sponsor of terrorism. -Curfew imposed in Lagos Nigeria as protests continue over police brutality -Campaigning starts for tense Ivory Coast presidential vote. On line for comment is political science lecturer at Chrizzma University in…
21 Oct 2020 10AM 11 min

Study: SA lockdown restrictions far from effective

At the start of October, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Chines government lauded South Africa's response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Yet data concerning both the spread of the virus and the indirect consequences of the lockdown suggest that the severe restrictions imposed in South Africa, some of…
21 Oct 2020 10AM 9 min

NPA still investigating Steinhoff

The NPA says it is still investigating Steinhoff scandal, one of South Africa's biggest financial fraud. Its now close to three years and nothing much has happened against former CEO Markus Jooste. Steinhoff , a one time top performer at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, was in December 2017 implicated in…
21 Oct 2020 10AM 10 min

How will Joe Biden change US foreign policy?

With only two weeks before the US presidential election, the focus is on Joe Biden and how he would change US foreign policy. Seen as the foreign policy showdown, the two candidates have very fundamentally different visions of what the world should look like and what American leadership in the…
20 Oct 2020 11AM 17 min

Weekly Economic Report

In this week's economic report, we look at the following: -US agency to support 2 500MW nuclear project in South Africa -Tourism income declined more than 81 % as sector struggles continue. -China's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic showed signs of broadening, making it the quickest to recover. On line…
20 Oct 2020 10AM 2 min

District Six: Back in time to 1964

District Six is a former inner city residential area in Cape Town. Over 60,000 of its inhabitants were forcibly removed during the 1970s by the apartheid regime. On October 2, 1964 a department committee set up by the minister of community development met to investigate the possible replanning and development…
19 Oct 2020 11AM 15 min

France rallies after teachers beheading

Tens of thousands of people rallied in Paris and cities across France on Sunday in solidarity with a secondary school teacher who was beheaded outside his school in an attack that shocked the country. Samuel Paty was killed on Friday, after he discussed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed with students…
19 Oct 2020 10AM 9 min

Alternative economic plan launched

A new report has been launched to help stimulate a changed economy and renewal of South Africa's growth trajectory. The proposed alternative economic strategy for SA by Dr Nthabiseng Moleko and Prof Mark Swilling, could see GDP doubling in 10 years. So how will this proposal restructure and rebuild the…
19 Oct 2020 10AM 16 min

Media Hit Parade

We are back with our Weekly Media Hit Parade where we look at the stories hitting the numbers. On line is Acumen Media director Tonya Khoury.
16 Oct 2020 11AM 12 min

Book Review: Prisoner 913 by Rianne de Villiers

Today's book bring to life the untold story behind the release of Nelson Mandela, as revealed in previously top- secret records. Kobie Coetsee, minister of justice at the time, kept an archive on “Prisoner 913”, on which the authors draw to retell the story. This is history as it actually…
16 Oct 2020 11AM 19 min

World Food Day: NGOs call for government to uphold right to food

As the world commemorate World Food Day today, South Africans will protest to demand their right to food as enshrined in the Constitution. Levels of hunger and malnutrition got worse under the Covid-19 lockdown, which saw about 47% of house hold running out of money to buy food. So has…
16 Oct 2020 10AM 7 min

Weekly Middle East Report with Middle East Monitor

In this week's Middle East Report in partnership with our London based Middle East Monitor, we look at the following: -Hollywood actor, Mark Ruffalo calls out Israeli apartheid -Israel approves first occupied West Bank settler homes since Gulf normalisation deals. -Algeria: protests as police find bodies of three women in…
15 Oct 2020 11AM 19 min

How the Camissa Museum aims to decolonise Cape identities

The recent event in Senekal in the Free State have thrust the related issues of farm murders, racial tension, violent crime, and the response of political leaders to these issues on the national agenda. This drama is playing out while the country is still reeling from continuing incidents of gender…
15 Oct 2020 10AM 15 min

Is there an inherent culture of violence in SA?

The recent event in Senekal in the Free State have thrust the related issues of farm murders, racial tension, violent crime, and the response of political leaders to these issues on the national agenda. This drama is playing out while the country is still reeling from continuing incidents of gender…
15 Oct 2020 10AM 11 min

Ramaphosa's new economic recovery plan unpacked

President Cyril Ramaphosa has today released a formal economic response plan to the Covid-19 pandemic. The plan seeks to chart a growth path for South Africa's battered economy. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the economic damage as well as the health costs caused by coronavirus has left African…
15 Oct 2020 10AM 11 min

Saudi Arabia dealt a blow in its failed UNHCR entry bid

Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to become a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Human Rights groups hailed the snub to Riyadh, which deals a blow to the Kingdom's attempt to improve its image in the international community. China and Russia were elected to the three year…
14 Oct 2020 11AM 11 min
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