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International observers ahead of the election

In studio today we have three international observers ahead of the election tomorrow.   They are. Mrs Carolina Cerqueira (Angoloa, MPLA) Hon Anastacia Ndulovu (Zimbabwe, ZANUPF) Hon Makhojane Monyane (Lesotho, LCD). Our guests are here to speak independently of their experience and observations ahead of the elections. We also will…

6 May 2014 11AM 23 min

Abahlali Basemjondolo

On 2 May 2014 Abahlali Basemjondolo (ABM) - a social movement of shack dwellers - endorsed the Democratic Alliance (DA) for the 2014 general elections. Abahlali baseMjondolo are better known for their protests against unlawful evictions and their advocacy for public housing and urban land for the poor. The move…

6 May 2014 10AM 15 min

Service delivery in SA

Service delivery has been one of the main topical factors ahead of this year's general elections. Political party made promises. Service delivery protests were often unruly and violent. Today Cameron Brisbane executive director of Built Environment Support Group is online to look at service delivery in SA…

6 May 2014 10AM 7 min

Political parties to set the agenda

The media has allowed political parties to set the agenda for coverage of the election campaign and neglected issues affecting ordinary citizens says Media Monitoring Africa. Tomorrow is election day where South African's will cast their ballot in the 5th democratic elections. In an interim report on the media's handling…

6 May 2014 10AM 8 min

Madiba on Elections

In our special segment today here a clip of SA first democratic president's speech Nelson Mandela during the country's first post 1994 elections

6 May 2014 10AM 2 min

Whats Trending with Bonga D

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…

5 May 2014 11AM 11 min

VOA NEWS

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…

5 May 2014 11AM 20 min

SACSIS Democracy

In reflecting on 20 years of South Africa's democracy, a group of artists in Johannesburg have tapped into the major themes in our ambient culture to emerge with a exhibition of artworks that distil some of the key issues dominating our national discourse at this important juncture in South African…

5 May 2014 10AM 14 min

Situation in Syria

Despite a United Nations Security Council Resolution unanimously passed on February 22, demanding that all parties in Syria cease the indiscriminate use of barrel bombs and other weapons in populated areas, the Syrian government continues to indiscriminately strike civilians and civilian objects in Aleppo with unguided, high-explosive barrel bombs. That's…

5 May 2014 10AM 16 min

Whats Trending with Bonga D

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…

25 Apr 2014 11AM 9 min

Muslim Youth Movement

The Muslim Youth Movement will be hosting an Election Debate on 28 April in Crosby, Johannesburg on Monday. The Election Debate forms part of the build up to the Elections as politicians are making promises and conducting door to door campaigns. What will be on the agenda on this debate?…

25 Apr 2014 10AM 4 min

A high level Palestinian delegation arriving in South Africa

A high level Palestinian delegation is arriving in South Africa on Sunday, on an official state visit to the country. A week of activities have been planned, as part of South Africa’s 20 year democracy celebrations. To tell us more, we have one of the coordinators, Kashif Wickham

25 Apr 2014 10AM 7 min

SANHA’s complaint against Channel Islam International (Cii)

A settlement was reached on SANHA’s complaint against Channel Islam International (Cii) this week. Efforts going back several years of personal interventions by Ulama, correspondences and informal discussions yielded no results, and a  broadcast on the 4 November 2013  was the last straw that culminated in a complaint to the…

25 Apr 2014 10AM 7 min

Economic Freedom Fighters pressed charges

On 25 April 2014 the Economic Freedom Fighters pressed charges against Jacob Zuma and Helen Zille in the Equality Court for gross human rights violations against black women on The EFF says the South African State, as a member of the AU, did not honour the terms of the said…

25 Apr 2014 10AM 8 min

What's Trending with Bonga Dlulane

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…

24 Apr 2014 11AM 9 min

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

In an exclusive interview, Chilean novelist Isabel Allende remembers the life and legacy of late writer Gabriel García Márquez. She reads from his landmark novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and talks about how García Márquez influenced generations of thinkers and writers in Latin America and across the world.

24 Apr 2014 11AM 17 min

Debate at the Nurul Islam Hall in Lenasia

There was vociferous debate at the Nurul Islam Hall in Lenasia last night as seven political parties went head to head on the state of the country. The election debate called “War of the Words” was moderated by Radio Islam’s programme manager Maulana Sulaiman Ravat.  And Maulana Sulaiman, I’m told,…

24 Apr 2014 10AM 7 min

The Listen, Live and Learn (LLL)

The Listen, Live and Learn (LLL) Programme at Stellenbosch University (SU), which started as the first of its kind in South Africa in 2008, manages to prepare students as agents of change in society where they help to build and support thriving communities. LLL houses are living spaces where senior…

24 Apr 2014 10AM 10 min

Build up coverage

Each week we will be looking a different angle in our build up coverage of the upcoming elections. In our election special segment today we look at South Africa as a young democracy, political communication and the importance of the ballot. Are political parties effectively communicating their messages to the…

24 Apr 2014 10AM 13 min

Walkout with police minister Nathi Mthetwa

Roving reporter Andriques Che Peteren is back in the studio today after attending a walkout with police minister Nathi Mthetwa at election hotspots in the province. To find out what transpired there Andriques is here to give a report

24 Apr 2014 10AM 9 min