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The Panama Papers

Controversial tycoon Khulubuse Zuma has spoken out on his link to the so-called Panama Papers – a tranche of millions of leaked financial documents detailing a trove of billions sheltered in tax havens, and pocketed by political power players around the world. President Jacob Zuma’s nephew was named in the…

4 Apr 2016 11AM 9 min

Will South Africa's economy improve if Zuma steps down?

Economists believe South Africa's market will improve if President Jacob Zuma is removed from office, if only briefly. Opposition parties and some civil society organisations are calling for Zuma’s impeachment, after the Constitutional Court found he disregarded the Constitution over the Nkandla spending saga. Economist Richard Downing says irrespective of…

4 Apr 2016 10AM 11 min

Media Analysis of the Zuma saga

The New York Times has led an international call for President Jacob Zuma’s exit. The influential newspaper published an editorial saying that his violation of the Constitution should have been the last straw in a string of scandals that has tarnished Nelson Mandela’s African national Congress (ANC). The scandal is…

4 Apr 2016 10AM 13 min

West Indies wins T20 despite the problems on the board

West Indies beat England yesterday in the final to the World T20 series, claiming another title after the Women's team won their own T20 battle earlier that day. West Indies, who were 11-3 in pursuit of England's 155-9, needed 19 off the final over to win and did it in…

4 Apr 2016 10AM 9 min

Libyan UN-backed Government Moves to Tripoli

Jason Pack gives us an update on the UN-backed Libyan Government move to Tripoli

4 Apr 2016 5AM 8 min

Face to Face with Sheikh Abdul Salaam Zaeef

Sheikh Abdul Salaam Zaeef was the Ambassador for the Afghanistan Taliban government in 1999. When 9/11 happened he released a press release condemning the attack and likening it to the attack on Pearl Harbour. He was captured in Pakistan in 2001 and rendered to Guantanamo Bay where he served for…

1 Apr 2016 11AM 19 min

Zuma's Future, how are things looking

Many words have been tossed about in the wake of Thursday’s devastating Constitutional Court judgment on the Public Protector’s report on Nkandla. Recall, impeach, remove, resign – all considered possibilities now that the highest court in the land found that President Jacob Zuma’s conduct was illegal and in violation of…

1 Apr 2016 10AM 9 min

The French Minister further entrenches ideas of Islamophobia in France

France's minister for womens' rights Laurence Rossignol came under fire on Thursday for saying Muslim women who wear veils were like black slaves in favor of slavery. An online petition claiming over 18,000 people had signed it accused her of racism, and her words were denounced by an anti-Islamophobia campaigner…

31 Mar 2016 11AM 16 min

Salaamedia insert on Bangladesh leader's hanging pending on Saturday

The Bangladeshi community of South Africa marched to the Bangladesh Embassy in Pretoria yesterday against the pending hanging of the Jamaat-e-Islaami leader. Motiur Rahman was sentenced to death for crimes during the country’s 1971 independence struggle. To tell us more Guest: Ponty Moletsane Position: Salaamedia Reporter

31 Mar 2016 10AM 8 min

The constitutional court orders Zuma to pay back the money

Reactions to the Nkandla judgement today have been coming in thick and fast and it seems South Africans are generally happy with the Concourt’s findings. South Africans feel todays judgement shows democracy works and that our Constitutional Court is fearless. Opposition parties are of course over the moon. Tasneem Adams…

31 Mar 2016 10AM 5 min

The Constitutional Court Orders Zuma To Pay Back The Money

We are also joined today by Leanne Govindsammy to discuss the constitutional courts judgement... Guest: Leanne Govindsamy Position: Head of Legal

31 Mar 2016 10AM 6 min

Does this mean Zuma may finally get impeached?

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…

30 Mar 2016 6PM 8 min

Saudi Arabia Domestic Violence

The undersecretary for social welfare, Abdullah Almeiqil, revealed that the Center for Domestic Violence received 1,890 calls during the first three days of its establishment, an overwhelming response, highlighting that domestic violence is indeed an issue in the Arab state and an issue that demands awareness. According to Jeddah-based psychologist…

30 Mar 2016 11AM 16 min

Luanda Book Club dissidents convicted, will President Dos Santos ever step down?

The 17 political dissidents who dared to think about a transition from dictatorship to democracy in Angola have been found guilty at their trial of a “conspiracy to rebel” against the 36-year government of President José Eduardo dos Santos. The 17 defendants were caught or suspected of reading Gene Sharp’s…

30 Mar 2016 10AM 16 min

Will Tlokwe judgment effect the municipal elections

The Tlokwe case, soon to be argued before the Constitutional Court, could reach a conclusion where judges decide it is not possible to hold a free and fair election in South Africa right now. It may not have seemed so just two weeks ago, when the Independent Electoral Commission submitted…

30 Mar 2016 10AM 8 min

Craig Considine

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…

29 Mar 2016 11AM 20 min

Zwelinzima Vavi Seven Point Plan

It it becoming clear by the day that Jacob Zuma's enemies are swirling, sniffing blood in the water. People are emboldened by the claims around the Gupta family, the Mcebisi Jonas revelation, and the assurance that Gwede Mantashe will investigate it all throughly. This makes it harder to know what…

29 Mar 2016 10AM 10 min

Sheigh Bassiouni Released

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…

29 Mar 2016 10AM 9 min

YEMEN CRISIS, ONE YEAR ONE

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…

28 Mar 2016 1PM 21 min

DEMOCRACY NOW

It’s been a week since a bombing attack targeting the Brussels Airport and a crowded subway station near the headquarters of the European Union that killed at least 31 people and injured over 230. The bombings took place just days after authorities arrested Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in the November…

28 Mar 2016 10AM 17 min