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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 Africa Report

In this week's Africa report, we look at the following: -French MPs vote to return artefacts plundered by colonial forces to Benin and Senegal. -Protesters in Nigeria call for reform across entire police system following allegations of police brutality. -Youth in Namibia protest against Gender Based Violence. On line is…
14 Oct 2020 10AM 11 min

How Covid-19 exposes the economic gap between cities & rural areas

New evidence has revealed how COVID-19 has widened the gap between cities and rural areas. According to the authors, the crisis has also enlarged the chasm between suburbs, townships and informal settlements within cities. More than a third of all shack dwellers (36%) lost their jobs between February and April,…
14 Oct 2020 10AM 11 min

Battle of the sexes: DA releases candidates for elective conference

The DA has announced its candidates for the elective congress at the end of October. John Steenhuisen and Mbali Ntuli are the only candidates for the party's leadership. At its recent policy conference, the party resolved to oppose policy that uses race and gender as criterion. This aims to set…
14 Oct 2020 10AM 8 min

Palestinian prisoners have begun an open-ended hunger strike

A Palestinian man on hunger strike for nearly 80 days since his arrest by Israel in late July is “on the verge of death”, according to rights groups. Maher al-Akhras, 49 was arrested near Nablus and placed in administrative detention, a policy Israel uses to hold suspected fighters without charge…
13 Oct 2020 11AM 18 min

Weekly Economic Report

In this week's world economic report, we look at the following: -Cabinet economic recovery plan underpinned by the unbundling of Eskom and the preparation for the nuclear build program. -Investors advised to sell the dollar as chances for decisive win by Democratic Joe Biden at next month's US election progresses…
13 Oct 2020 10AM 12 min

Moving beyond the racial tensions in Senekal

The violent protests that took place in Senekal following the arrest of suspects in Brendin Horner's murder shows that the country has not yet escaped the divisions and mistrust of our past. In his weekly address, the president said Senekal shows how easily racial hatred can be stoked. So how…
13 Oct 2020 10AM 12 min

Why is there a war of words between MKMVA and Fikile Mbalula?

Umkhonto We Siswe Military Veterans have slammed minister Fikile Mbalula for labelling some of the association members as thugs. In a series of tweets, the transport minister claimed some of the association members were “thugs calling themselves military veterans”. There are reports of ANC factions positioning for the takeover of…
13 Oct 2020 10AM 13 min

Study reveals SA stress levels increased by 56% since the start of pandemic

A recent national survey has found that South Africa's stress levels have shot up by 56 % since the start of pandemic. The results have been made public in October, which is recognised as Mental Health Awareness Month. More than 1,200 South Africans adults were polled across the country to…
13 Oct 2020 4AM 7 min

The danger of US expansion of Africom

The Afro-Middle East Centre (AMEC) will host a webnar looking into US-Africa Command operations that is set to expand. The US- Africa Command has been operating on the continent since 2008, and currently undertakes operations or training exercises in almost all African countries, with bases in 27 countries of them…
12 Oct 2020 11AM 18 min

Zuma's attack on chief justice dangerous for SA

Former president Jacob Zuma has demanded that deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo, the head of the state capture inquiry investigating grand corruption during Zuma's tenure, recuse himself. His lawyers says the commission is biased against him. So is the attack on the judge dangerous for South Africa? On line is…
9 Oct 2020 10AM 15 min

Study: Patients from Covid-19 free areas show better post-op outcome

Researchers in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Wits working-affiliated hospitals contributed to the study that found that patients who had operation and hospital care in Covid-19 free areas had better outcomes. Millions of patients around the world had their surgery delayed because of coronavirus. On line for comment is…
9 Oct 2020 10AM 8 min

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: -British MPs and international lawyers launch investigation into the disappearance of crown prince Bin Nayef -A public opinion survey in the Arab region finds overwhelming Arab opposition to normalisation. -French…
8 Oct 2020 11AM 20 min

Free State University signs MoU with Haifa University

The MJC has condemned the co-operation agreement by the University of Free State with the University of Haifa in Israel. It comes ahead of webnar session which will be hosted by the universities on the developments in the Middle East. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in between the…
8 Oct 2020 10AM 13 min

Can politicians help diffuse racial tensions?

National Assembly speaker Thandi Modise has urged parliamentarians to step up the plate and help diffuse racial tensions in the country. The call comes after angry white farmers stormed the Senakal courts demanding suspects in the murder of young farm manager be handed over to them. The EFF has come…
8 Oct 2020 10AM 9 min

Is Macrons continued critique on Islam and Muslims bordering on obsession?

French president Emmanuel Macron has once again offered his unsolicited opinion on the purported “crisis” within Islam. The comments by the French leader come on the back of previous attacks against the Muslim community in the country, with Macron earlier criticising members of the faith for 'separatism”. He announced stricter…
7 Oct 2020 11AM 16 min

Weekly Africa Report

In this week's Africa report, we look at the following: -Ethiopian parliament votes to cut ties with Tigray region leaders -ECOWAS lift post-coup sanctions on Mali -Belgium arrests three Rwandans in connection with 1994 genocide. On line for analysis is political science lecturer at Chrizzma University in Zambia, Dr Charles…
7 Oct 2020 10AM 11 min

Free state protests: Are the police inconsistent in their response?

The chaos that unfolded outside the Senekal magistrate court in the Free State yesterday has become the subject of scrutiny. Two men implicated in the murder of young farm manager Brendin Horner appeared in court. But farmers who attended the court session stormed the court premises and demanded the suspects…
7 Oct 2020 10AM 12 min

Trumps re-election campaign conflicted with crisis

The tangle of crises affecting US president Donald Trump's re-election bid and the way forward for the presidential debates as a result of Covid-19 offer grounds for much speculation about possible conflicts in this election And not all of these possibilities have been fully worked out yet. That is according…
6 Oct 2020 11AM 20 min
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