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Policing Diaologue addresses policy issues within the system

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says there must be a memorandum of understanding with the police to avoid incidents of violence and torture within the policing culture.A dialogue on human rights and policing is taking place in Johannesburg today to contribute towards building a South African consensus on…

28 Apr 2016 10AM 12 min

Nelson Mandela statue- A south African's perspective

A six-metre bronze sculpture of Mandela, the first of its kind outside South Africa, has been unveiled in the Palestinian city of Ramallah. A gift from the Johannesburg Municipality, it has been erected at a traffic circle that will now aptly be called Mandela Square. South African Ridwan Samaai was…

28 Apr 2016 10AM 5 min

#2X youth voting campaign

The #2X is a youth campaign aimed to galvanise youth participation in the greater democratic narrative. With youth confidence in traditional democratic institutions in decline, young people are finding greater political expression of their will in digital and real world movements. As a through the line campaign, #2X – a…

28 Apr 2016 10AM 9 min

Julius Malema talks of an Armed struggle

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema recently made comments to al-Jazeera that the EFF may take up arms, if necessary. Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko confirmed the Hawks are investigating this because a complaint was laid calling Malema's comments grounds for treason. His remarks that the constitutional right to freedom…

28 Apr 2016 10AM 6 min

Freedom Day : are we economically free?

Just this week, thousands of Abahlali base Mjondolo members attended a rally to show that the poor remain "unfree". They have called it the "Unfreedom Day" rally. In South Africa there are still 1.9 million households living in informal settlements - an increase of over 26% since 1996. VOC news…

28 Apr 2016 9AM 10 min

Youth unemployment in SA

Now before the break, we had Thakira Desai’s feature for Freedom Day – she says South Africans might be free in one sense, but we are still economically shackled. South Africa’s stark unemployment figures, slow growth, growing debt amongst South Africans, extreme poverty – it all points a deep problem…

27 Apr 2016 10AM 12 min

Palestinians unveil Mandela Statue in Ramallah

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…

27 Apr 2016 10AM 7 min

Zuma must fall march

Before the break we heard from our reporter Raeesah Isaacs who was in keizergracht and at Parliament for the Zuma Must Fall marches this morning. For now we chat to Ferrial Adam Guest: Ferrial Adam Position: Peoples Assembly

27 Apr 2016 10AM 8 min

Albie Sachs profile

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…

26 Apr 2016 6PM 33 min

Video of the ant Arab Rally goes Viral

A video by David Sheen and Dan Cohen covering the Tel Aviv protests recently went viral with over 50 000 views on facebook. The video shows how Thousands of people gathering in Tel Aviv’s city hall to register their support for an Israeli soldier who was filmed last month executing…

26 Apr 2016 11AM 21 min

South African companies are still predominantly white and male

South African companies are still predominantly white and male. That's one of the findings of the Commission for Employment Equity, which released its annual report on Monday. The commission says white males have the most opportunities for skills development and are promoted at higher rates than other race groups. Last…

26 Apr 2016 10AM 10 min

Abu Sayyaf claims another victim

Not much attention has been paid to Abu Sayyaf’s identification with Islamic State as kidnappings escalate around the Philippine's southern islands, the oldest group of hostages (2 Canadians, 1 Norwegian and 1 Filipina) faced a looming deadline of execution. Yesterday The severed head of a Canadian hostage John Risdel was…

26 Apr 2016 10AM 13 min

DA's manifesto Launch

At one of the DA’s biggest rallies to date, the party on Saturday released a 60-page 2016 local government manifesto document entitled “Change that moves South Africa forward again”. All through the document there are text boxes with examples of municipalities where the DA has managed to make a particular…

26 Apr 2016 10AM 9 min

South Africa and Iran Trade agreement

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 2016 6PM 8 min

SA First forum upcoming pickets across Cape Town

South Africa First Forum is planning a series of pickets over the Peninsula in support of the nationwide call to action on the 27th April. According to their charter the SA first forum is committed to democracy, non-racialism, non-sexism and freedom. They are deeply concerned at the direction in which…

25 Apr 2016 10AM 10 min

Face to Face with Albie Sachs

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 2016 11AM 29 min

Education Minister's budget speech, no way for free tertiary education

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 2016 10AM 9 min

Wouter Basson loses his latest court bid with HPCSA

Apartheid-era chemical warfare expert Wouter Basson was back in the Pretoria High Court today in his drawn-out battle to keep practising as a medical doctor. But Basson lost his legal bid for the recusal of the professional conduct committee members who found him guilty of unethical conduct. The Judge ruled…

21 Apr 2016 10PM 4 min

The Dunoon protests, the politics of inequality

In Dunoon two-thirds of the approximately 14,400 households live in backyard shacks or informal settlements. These residents are referred to as backyarders, people who live in the yards of other people’s homes. They usually live in shacks, and they pay rent. In March 2016 protests broke out over the lack…

21 Apr 2016 10AM 7 min

How victims are silenced at an institutional level

The Anti-rape protests at Rhodes University (RU) continued on Wednesday morning with hundreds of students and some support staff gathered at the drama department on Prince Alfred road inside the University campus. Earlier, reports confirmed that a number of students were shot at by the Grahamstown South African Police Service…

21 Apr 2016 10AM 7 min