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Hawks confirm bomb found at Verulam Mosque

The Hawks have confirmed that a device found at the Imam Hussein Mosque in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal was a bomb. Worshippers who had gathered for the evening prayers on Sunday had to be evacuated. On line is Jasmine Opperman, Director , Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium and Na'eem Jeenah, Executive Director…

14 May 2018 10AM 20 min

Ke Yona Team Search

Nedbank Ke Yona Team Search is the largest football talent search in SA. Former Bafana Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba joins us to tell us more

11 May 2018 11AM 6 min

Surprise result in Malaysia's election

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed claimed election victory for the opposition coalition in a stunning comeback to politics 15 years after retirement. At 92. Mahathir now becomes the world's oldest prime minister. On line is Ali Sayed Akbar, a Malaysian political analyst and newspaper columnist.

11 May 2018 11AM 9 min

Verulam Mosque attack

Religious bodies have condemned the attack on a Mosque in Verulam in KwaZulu-Natal which left one person dead. Three men stormed the mosque and attacked the worshippers, one of them believed to be the Imam. We are now joined by Imam Rashied Omar, Moulana Aftab Haider, Mhamed Dangor and Shaykh…

11 May 2018 10AM 46 min

Iran Nuclear Deal and its impact on Middle East

Well of course, the global story dominating news headlines is US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and the renewal of sanctions on Iran. Trump said yesterday that the landmark pact, signed under his predecessor, Barack Obama, was "defective at its core" and would lead…

9 May 2018 11AM 16 min

Tech giants’ media control under scrutiny

The 2018 World Media Economic and Management Conference has kicked off in Cape Town, where the world’s leading scholars of media business and media management have gathered to discuss issues affecting the media industry. The global media summit comes at a time where the current policies of the media industry…

9 May 2018 10AM 6 min

ANC still recognizes De Lille as Mayor

The ANC in the Western Cape addressed the media following the decision by the DA to rescind Patricia de Lille's membership. VOC journalist Thakira Desai chatted to ANC provincial secretary Faiez Jacobs…

9 May 2018 10AM 11 min

Can the DA still win the Western Cape?

The DA has admitted that its battle with Patricia de Lille has caused immense reputational damage, expected to result in lower voter confidence — especially in Cape Town, where De Lille was the face of the party during her tenure as mayor. But the party already has a plan to…

9 May 2018 10AM 10 min

Patricia de Lille promises to "tell all"in new book

After a heavy day of media briefings, mayor Patricia de Lille caught up with Shafiq on her day post the DA rescinding her member ship in the party.

8 May 2018 11AM 14 min

DA terminates de Lille's membership

The DA Federal Executive has terminated cape town Mayor Patricia de Lille's party membership, thereby stripping her mayoral duties. On line is Natasha Mazzone, DA federal executive member.

8 May 2018 10AM 9 min

DA in 2019, what will happen?

The DA's short cuts to axe Patricia de Lille as mayor of Cape town may have a detrimental effect on the party come 2019 elections. On line is Keith Gottschalk, Independent political analyst.

8 May 2018 10AM 6 min

Palestine: Great March of Return

At least 45 Palestinians have been killed since the March of Great Return Movement begun a month ago. Gaza's medics have struggled to cope, not only just the sheer number of demonstrators but also to properly treat these kinds of wounds. On line is Mersiha Gazdo, Online journalist at Aljazeera…

7 May 2018 10AM 13 min

Top DA executives gangs up against Maimane

Another race roll has rocked the DA after leader Mmusi Maimane 's comments on white privilege. Some party insiders allege top DA leadreship have ganged up against him. On line is Solly Moeng, CEO of DonValley Marketing and Communications.

7 May 2018 10AM 8 min

ANC on minimum wage

The current conversation about the minimum wage is yet another schism that pits pragmatism against anarchists. That is according to Yonela Diko, ANC western cape spokesperson. He now joins us on line.

7 May 2018 10AM 11 min

Update: Gaza return marches

We now cross to Kammel Hawwash in London to give us some latest on what is happening in Gaza.

4 May 2018 11AM 16 min

Neglecting the knowledge workers

Over the past 40 years the workforce has transcended from doing labour with their hands to working with their brains. . This is according to globally renowned guest speaker and thought leader Martijn Aslander.

4 May 2018 10AM 5 min

Afonso Dlakhama dies

Afonso Dhlakama, Mozambique's long time opposition leader and former rebel chief, has died aged 65. Dhlakama headed the former rebel Mozambique National Resistance(Renamo). On line is Dr Andre Thomashausen, Public and Constitutional Law Expert at UNISA

4 May 2018 10AM 8 min

Silicosis claimants living in poverty

Lawyers representing mineworkers who contracted pulmonary disease while working underground said it would be difficult to quantify the exact number of possible claimants to be covered in the R5 billion settlement. On line is Allan Fine, spokesperson for the Working Group.

4 May 2018 10AM 5 min

IsiQalo, how it all begun

IsiQalo an informal settlement near Mitchells Plein in cape town was first occupied by a small number of people seven years ago. But, starting in November 2011 with a spate of evictions from backyard shacks in townships in and around Philippi, IsiQalo grew to approximately 1,800 dwellings. To help us…

3 May 2018 10AM 19 min

SA has worst labor-employee relations in the world

South Africa has the worst labour-employee relations in the world, ranking 137 out of 137 countries, according to the World Competitiveness Report 2017-2018 released by the World Economic Forum. On line is Gawie Cillie, Employment Relations Expert and lecturer at Stellenbosch University School of Business.

3 May 2018 10AM 8 min