Drivetime

Sahuc haj complaints

The Haj complaints process was opened and to find out how it went VOC reporter Imogen Vollenhoven spoke to South African Haj and Umrah council president Saheen Essop about it

14 Jan 2014 5AM 3 min

Seperation anxiety back to school

Many children will be starting school tomorrow. For some it will be easy-going, but for others it will be a daunting experience filled with anxiety. On the line to tell us more about separation anxiety on the first day of school, we have educational psychologist, Dr Anand Ramphal on the…

14 Jan 2014 12AM 9 min

Umrah update from Kingdom

Mutamireens will be returning back from Umrah and to tell us more we have the Director of the South African Travel and Haj Operators Association (SATHOA), Sedick Steenkamp on the line…

14 Jan 2014 12AM 6 min

Book launch on celebration of moulood by Sh Ninowy

Madina Institute will be launching a historic and invaluable masterpiece on the authentic references for the status of commemmorating Mawlidan Nabi. The Launch will be taking place on the 17 January at the ICON Building at 18:30. Shaykh Ninowy who is the author of the book says this is a…

13 Jan 2014 10AM 23 min

Gift of the Givers update on Yemen hostage

South African aid organisation Gift of the Givers is pushing ahead with its strategy to secure the release of SA teacher Pierre Korkie, who was kidnapped in Yemen last year. Pierre Korkie's wife Yolande who was kidnapped with him was released last week as the kidnappers are now demanding 30…

13 Jan 2014 9AM 11 min

Rose initiative

On 18 January this year, many South Africans will be surprises ed by a free rose as part of The Rose Initiative, a campaign in commemoration of the blessed birth of the Prophet Muhammed (Peace be upon Him) who was sent as a "Mercy for all the worlds" in line…

13 Jan 2014 9AM 6 min

Interview with Patrick Gathara

From the outset Patrick Gathara a Nairobi based media consultant and writer says he agrees with many of Nanjala’s criticisms of media coverage of events on the continent. In his op ed Why does African Media get Africa Wrong he says most African media only broadcast to home viewers and…

10 Jan 2014 10AM 19 min

Interview with Aayesha J Soni: Gaza's Forgotten Little Angels

Gaza's Forgotten Little Angels is a detailed account of the Media Review Networks Aayesha J Soni. In it she explains that before leaving for Gaza she was well aware of the statistics in the region which has been under siege since 2007. 54 percent of households face food insecurity with…

10 Jan 2014 9AM 8 min

Interview with Stanley

The fight between the Marikana Land Occupation and the City's Anti Land Occupation Unit continues as both sides applied for urgent interdicts against the other at the Cape high Court today. The Marikana Land Occupation claims that the Anti-Land Invasion Unit came into the their area and without warning began…

10 Jan 2014 9AM 8 min

Is Egypt heading to another democracy?

Six months after the army deposed Egypt’s first freely elected president, the new authorities are keen to give the impression that the country is back on the path to democracy. A new constitution has been drafted and will be put to a referendum in mid-January. Parliamentary and presidential elections are…

9 Jan 2014 10AM 19 min

The Strand Muslim Community 1822 - 1966

"The Strand Muslim Community" 1822 - 1966 | An Historical Overviewby Ebrahim Rhoda with contribution by Maulana Yusuf Karaan and Prof. Doria Daniels will be launched at the Strand Town Hall on Saturday, 11th January. According to the author the book with chapters that include the diverse views of the…

9 Jan 2014 9AM 20 min

Congress of the students speaks on matric results

The Congress of Students (COSAS) in the Western Cape held a conference recently to discuss the publication of matric results and to analyse the Western Cape results. VOC reporter, Imogen Vollenhoven spoke to Sipha-ka-mise Ngxowa from COSAS…

9 Jan 2014 9AM 4 min

VOC Bursary Fund needs final results

Pakistan has been gripped by sectarian violence for decades but in recent times, it has allegedly become more vicious. Muslims around the world representing "Shi'is" and "Sunnis" from many parts of the world gathered in Turkey to work toward ending this unnecessary conflict in the Ummah. While Syria and Iraq…

8 Jan 2014 10AM 6 min

Pakistan Muslim scholars condemn sectarian voilence

The current conflict in South Sudan has now boiled down to a contest over public office, pitting the former Vice President, Riek Machar Teny against President,Salva Kiir Mayardit. Whether it was triggered by a coup or not makes for a moot point at this stage. That's according to the Sudd…

8 Jan 2014 10AM 18 min

Conflict in South Sudan

The current conflict in South Sudan has now boiled down to a contest over public office, pitting the former Vice President, Riek Machar Teny against President,Salva Kiir Mayardit. Whether it was triggered by a coup or not makes for a moot point at this stage. That's according to the Sudd…

8 Jan 2014 9AM 9 min

Massive drop-out rate in Gr10

Basic Education minister Angie Motshekga announced the class of 2013 obtained a 78,2% pass rate. The pass rate has been hailed as the higest in six years with the Western Cape falling out of the top three to fourth place. But an opinion piece written by Politicsweb editor James Myburgh…

8 Jan 2014 9AM 10 min

Muslim Women in Media - Amal Awad

Muslim women are not a curiosity and their achievements should not be seen as an exception to the norm. So says Sydney based writer and author Amal Awad in a recent article, in which she looks at whether Muslimah’s in the media are still an underclass. VOC News editor Tasneem…

6 Jan 2014 10AM 12 min

South Sudan has been embroiled in a deadly ethnic battle

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…

6 Jan 2014 10AM 21 min

Interview with Alex Masilo

The South African Communist Party (SACP) will on today commemorate the 19th anniversary of the death of its former general secretary, Joe Slovo, at Avalon Cemetery in Soweto. Slovo, who was Housing minister in the government of national unity, joined the SACP in 1942 and served on the African National…

6 Jan 2014 9AM 11 min

Umrah debacle