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Coalition governments a balancing act

So it’s certainly been an interesting period for politics at a local government level. All the coalition governments in our metros have fallen apart. The ANC took back the City of Johannesburg, the UDM’s Mongameli Bobani was abruptly booted out as executive mayor in Nelson Mandela Bay, and Stevens Mokgalapa…

17 Dec 2019 9AM 10 min

EFF launches its own African dream

The red berets packed the NASREC centre this weekend for their party's second National People's Assembly, which I’m sure was not short of action and colourful quips by the CIC Julius Malema. Of course, some of the more pressing things to come from the conference were the land question in…

17 Dec 2019 9AM 12 min

IJR Barometer

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 Dec 2019 9AM 11 min

Indigenous languages

As we mark Reconciliation Month, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has called on all South Africans to preserve, develop and promote all indigenous languages. What role can indigenous languages play in promoting reconciliation in South Africa? This afternoon we chat Dr Sebolelo Mokapela, head of the Xhosa Department at…

16 Dec 2019 9AM 20 min

Book Review: Balance of Power

In our book review segment today, we chat about a new book called Balance of Power: Ramaphosa and the future of South Africa. This book digs deeper at Cyril Ramaphosa’s rise to the ANC presidency and the political balancing act he had to maintain as president. Author Qaanitah Hunter covered…

14 Dec 2019 3AM 16 min

Salmaan Moerat wins rugby award

With South Africa still very much on a high after the Rugby World Cup glory, its now time of the year for all the awards. The Springbok trio of Pieter-Steph du Toit, Herschel Jantjies and Dillyn Leyds walked away with the top accolades at the WPRFU awards evening on Tuesday…

12 Dec 2019 10AM 10 min

Indian citizenship law discriminatory to Muslims passed

Indian police have fired blanks on protesters as thousands ignored a curfew in the north-east of the country in fresh demonstrations against contentious new citizenship legislation. Officials say about 20 to 30 people have been hurt in the protests in recent days, with vehicles torched and police firing teargas and…

12 Dec 2019 10AM 14 min

Was Eskom really the victim of sabotage?

SA Twitter has been ablaze since yesterday after President Cyril Ramaphosa blamed sabotage for the country’s load shedding. After again expressing his “shock and surprise” at the latest Eskom crisis, Ramaphosa said someone at Eskom disconnected the instrument that led to the loss of 2000 megawatts. South Africans are certainly…

12 Dec 2019 9AM 12 min

South Africa's power crisis shuts down mines across country

Power blackouts in South Africa as a result of continuous breakdowns at Eskom have shut down mining operations across the country. Harmony Gold, Impala Platinum, and Sibanye-Stillwater have been forced to cut production since Monday owing to power shortages. President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged that should Eskom's inability to provide…

12 Dec 2019 9AM 12 min

Framework provides humanitarian organisations with vital data on refugees

Today more people have been forced to flee their homes than at any time in recorded history. This displacement is a complex, often vexing topic, and that has resulted in major humanitarian challenges. Now a researcher at Stellenbosch University (SU) has proposed a framework that could make it easier for…

11 Dec 2019 10AM 6 min

ConCourt rules on rape 'common purpose'

The Constitutional Court has handed down judgment that implicates how gang rapes will be treated in law. This comes after Jabulani Tshabalala and Annanias Ntuli challenged their conviction for rape under common purpose. The applicants were convicted of common law rape after a group of men broke into a number…

11 Dec 2019 9AM 11 min

Wind power as an alternative source of energy

As we wade deeper into the Eskom crisis, energy experts continue to push more alternative forms of power supply. One of the areas of interest that has come up is wind power and how that can meet the demands of electricity supply in South Africa. Joining us on the show…

11 Dec 2019 9AM 10 min

Albie Sachs pays tribute to Ben Turok

We continue our tribute interviews on Prof Ben Turok, who passed away yesterday at age 92 years old. Prof Turok was the sole surviving member of the 1960s Communist Party underground leadership, author of the ‘economic clause’ in the Freedom Charter, champion of the RDP and one of the most…

10 Dec 2019 10AM 16 min

Weekly economic report

As usual, on a Tuesday we chat to Dr Jason Musyoka for our weekly Economic Report. And with one crisis after the next at Eskom, analysts say the load-shedding is increasing the chances of SA slipping into another recession. But let’s chat more with Jason…

10 Dec 2019 9AM 18 min

Eskom’s loadshedding crisis: analysis

Independent energy consultant Andrew Kenny shares insight on the current energy crisis facing South Africa.

10 Dec 2019 9AM 11 min

Calls for the CSA board to step down

As if rolling electricity blackouts and Prasa’s persistent problems are not enough, the past week has seen us witness the near-unravelling of Cricket South Africa. We saw independent board members resigning citing governance failures, a key sponsor withdrawing and the drama eventually resulting in the suspension of CEO Thabang Moroe…

9 Dec 2019 10AM 7 min

Tribute to Ben Turok

Before the break we played a throwback interview that Tasneem did with Prof Ben Turok, where he shared more about his colourful life as an anti-apartheid activist and his musings on the state of the country. He also spoke about the backlash he received after he abstained from a Parliamentary…

9 Dec 2019 10AM 6 min

Why are the Guptas still in Dubai?

So before the break, we were chatting to the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation about the urgency to finalise state capture cases and begin the prosecution process. The Gupta family, one of the main architects of state capture, seems to be evading prosecution by escaping to Dubai. Despite all the evidence brought…

9 Dec 2019 9AM 10 min

Awqaf- SA T20 cricket tournament.

Awqaf SA is hosting a T20 cricket tournament. And fore we are joined by Awqaf- SA Deputy CEO, Michaeel Collier.

6 Dec 2019 10AM 9 min

SAA put under business rescue

The South Africa Airways (SAA) has officially been put under business rescue. This comes following the agreement between legal team of trade Union Solidarity, SAA and ministers of finance and public enterprises respectively. Two weeks ago, Solidarity applied to have SAA placed under business rescue. On line is Solidarity CEO…

5 Dec 2019 9AM 12 min