Drivetime

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…

23 Apr 2014 11AM 9 min

Ebrahim Rasool

Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool is currently in South Africa on tour to try and convince most in the country to vote. Cape Town - The ANC in the Western Cape may have suffered due to internal divisions that tore the party apart a decade ago, but is now showing signs of…

23 Apr 2014 11AM 16 min

Hugo Chavez legacy

Prof. Edgardo Lander Of Universidad Central De Venezuela argues that a major success of President Hugo Chavez’s Bolivarian Revolution was that social policies led to a very significant reduction of poverty and inequality making Venezuela the least unequal country in Latin America. More importantly there was a significant transformation of…

23 Apr 2014 10AM 11 min

Economic Equality Charter

Today the Economic Equality Charter held a with a number of community and civil society organizations and structures. According to the organisers the march was because their voices are not being heard and because our living circumstances and living conditions, plight, has been neatly tucked away from the eyes of…

23 Apr 2014 10AM 4 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…

22 Apr 2014 11AM 9 min

General Sisi planning to run in the next elections

General Sisi planning to run in the next elections following Muhammed Morsi ousting. With the Muslim Brotherhood out of the way, Sisi is tipped to be the next president of the conflict ridden Egypt. London based journalist Alastair writes whether the European Council is legitimising Sisi's coup as they are…

22 Apr 2014 11AM 19 min

GlobalGirl Media

GlobalGirl Media, a digital media co-­‐operative of young female journalists aged between 17 and 25, on will from (15 – 30 April 2014) will take to the streets of Johannesburg to ask the free-­‐born generation how they feel about the elections, the various political parties, and the experience of voting…

22 Apr 2014 11AM 7 min

Lack of tarabiya in the Muslim community epi1

The Madina Institute will begin the first lectures of it's series on the lack of tarabiya in the Muslim community. Voc journalist Raeesah Isaacs spoke to the Institutes Ghaafith Mahmood Ghatieb.

22 Apr 2014 10AM 8 min

Sudanese civilians were killed, tortured and arrested

Scores of Sudanese civilians were killed, tortured and arrested during anti-government protests in September last year. None of the perpetrators have been held to account, nor have these crimes been investigated. Instead, Sudan is using brutality and violence to silence perceived opponents and is blocking victims' families from pursuing justice…

22 Apr 2014 10AM 13 min

Democratic elections in South Africa

Another round of democratic elections in South Africa is two weeks away. Political parties are campaigning fiercely for votes and the electorate is expecting to make their voices heard on that day. Glenn Asthon writer and researcher has written a interesting pieces titled If the DA ran South Africa. In…

22 Apr 2014 10AM 9 min

FXI SABC

The DA and SABC reached a compromise reinstating the airing of the previously banned DA election ads by the state broadcaster. The Freedom of Expression Institute condemned the banning and the use of what they call the draconian National Key Points Act to target and effectively silence journalists from blowing…

18 Apr 2014 10AM 11 min

Woman killed with Crossbow while in Sajdah

A Benoni woman was allegedly shot dead with a crossbow by her husband while making salah on Wednesday evening. Gauteng police Spokeswoman Lt-Col Katlego Mogale said the woman was found dead in their house and details were still sketchy. The woman has been identified as Shameema Mohammed Shamoon.

18 Apr 2014 10AM 8 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…

17 Apr 2014 10AM 5 min

Muslim/NYCPD

The New York City Police Department is disbanding a controversial spying unit that targeted Muslim communities. The so-called "Demographics Unit" secretly infiltrated Muslim student groups, sent informants into mosques, eavesdropped on conversations in restaurants, barber shops and gyms, and built a vast database of information. Democracy Now has more

17 Apr 2014 10AM 13 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…

16 Apr 2014 11AM 7 min

The international Palestine Political Prisoners

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 Apr 2014 11AM 6 min

Why does Britain back the Muslim Brotherhood

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 Apr 2014 10AM 19 min

SABC’s decision not to flight a DA advertisement

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 Apr 2014 10AM 10 min

Centre of Excellence in Food Security

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 Apr 2014 10AM 10 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…

15 Apr 2014 11AM 8 min