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Drivetime

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 wit. The show has its own distinct local and global flavour and was nominated for the MTN Awards in 2014 and the Liberty Life Awards in 2016. The 5.10pm interview on Drivetime is its in-depth highlight and has covered stories in over 100 countries. During the show listener participation is encouraged via WhatsApp and SMS.
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3,995 Episodes
2240 – 2260

AMEC Conference - A new Middle East, Resetting the balance of power

The Afro Middle East Centre hosted a conference in Johannesburg to discuss among others the intentions, motivations and aspirations of the main regional alliances in the Middle east; how these unfold in influencing the current conflicts engulfing the region; the role of IS within these developments; and The role of…
10 Dec 2015 9AM 10 min

Political Parties react to removal of Nene

Political parties have reacted to the news of the reoval of Nhlanhla Nene as Minister of Finance and replacing him with David Van Rooyen. VOC News Editor, Tasneem Adams has more on this story…
10 Dec 2015 9AM 6 min

Islamophobia On The US On The Rise

Muslims in the US are responding and making their voices heard in response to GOP Presidential candidate, Donald Trump's statements on Muslims and his suggestions that they should be banned from entering the US. On line to unpack and make sense of this, we are joined by... Guest: Namira Islam…
9 Dec 2015 10AM 22 min

Rwandan Referendum

Rwanda will hold a referendum next week on a constitutional amendment to allow President Paul Kagame to run for a third consecutive term in 2017, and potentially remain in power for the next two decades, the government said late on Tuesday. Joining us online now for more insight on this…
9 Dec 2015 9AM 12 min

SkyWise Saga Continues

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has informed Skywise that it is not in a position to accede to the low-cost airline’s suggested payment terms for outstanding debt as well as future charges. The airline was grounded last week Wednesday because of unpaid airport charges. For more on this is our…
8 Dec 2015 9PM 4 min

Special Guest - Dr Jasser Auda

Guest: Dr Jasser Auda Position: Dr. Jasser Auda is the Executive Director of the Maqasid Institute, a global think tank based in London and a Visiting Professor of Islamic Law at Carleton University in Canada. He is a Founding and Board Member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Member…
8 Dec 2015 9AM 30 min

Oscar to appeal judgement at Con Court

The High Court in Pretoria has granted murder convicted former paralympian Oscar Pistorius bail of R10 000 on Tuesday. Pistorius’s lawyer Barry Roux earlier, also told Ledwaba that an application for leave to appeal would be brought to the Constitutional Court, and if that was unsuccessful he would return to…
8 Dec 2015 9AM 6 min

Landmark Election Victory For Venezuela Opposition

Venezuela's opposition vowed on Monday to revive the OPEC nation's troubled economy and free jailed political activists after winning control of the legislature for the first time in 16 years of Socialist rule. Opposition leaders said final tallies showed they won a two-thirds majority, or at least 112 seats. That…
8 Dec 2015 9AM 9 min

IS Claimed Bombing Kills Yemeni Governor

The governor of Yemen's city of Aden, Major General Jaafar Mohammed Saad, and five of his bodyguards have been killed in a car bomb attack claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group. The incident happened on Sunday in Aden's Tawahi district in the country's south…
7 Dec 2015 9AM 19 min

Face to Face – Prof Dr Ibrahim Ozdemir

İbrahim Özdemir, author of The Ethical Dimension of Human Attitude Towards Nature (1997) and co-editor of Globalization, Ethics and Islam (2005), is an environmentalist and professor of philosophy and ecology and religion at Ankara University, Turkey, and Director General of the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Education,…
4 Dec 2015 10AM 17 min

Press Freedom appears to be increasingly under threats in Morocco

Press freedom has been placed into question in Morocco, following the deportation of foreign journalists in the country. On such journalist, who wrote a piece on his experiences, Rik Goverde, joins us online now for more on this matter... Guest : Rik Goverde Position : North and West African Correspondent
3 Dec 2015 10AM 19 min

British MPs authorise UK action against Islamic State

British MPs have overwhelmingly backed UK air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria, by 397 votes to 223, after an impassioned 10-hour Commons debate. A total of 66 Labour MPs sided with the government as David Cameron secured a larger than expected Commons majority. To unpack this much debated…
3 Dec 2015 9AM 8 min

SCA Finds Oscar Pistorius Gulity Of Murder

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Thursday found that Oscar Pistorius was guilty of murdering Reeva Steenkamp. It overturned the culpable homicide conviction imposed on him by the High Court in Pretoria in September last year. The appeal court found that the principles of dolus eventualis were incorrectly applied…
3 Dec 2015 9AM 7 min

SCA Finds Oscar Pistorius Guilty Of Murder

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Thursday found that Oscar Pistorius was guilty of murdering Reeva Steenkamp. It overturned the culpable homicide conviction imposed on him by the High Court in Pretoria in September last year. The appeal court found that the principles of dolus eventualis were incorrectly applied…
3 Dec 2015 9AM 5 min

Low Cost Airline SkyWise Suspends Flights Until Further Notice

Low-cost airline Skywise has suspended all its flights because of a pay dispute with the Airports Company South Africa, leaving passengers stranded. The airline, which took off in February this year, has confirmed it received a notice from Acsa warning it would be shut down because of unpaid airport charges…
2 Dec 2015 9AM 6 min
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