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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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Negotiation channels open for SA hostage in Mali

The Gift of the Givers Foundation says a new video released by South African Stephen McGowan’s captors in Mali opens the channels for further negotiations. McGowan and Swede national Johan Gustafsson were kidnapped four years ago, reportedly by al-Qaeda militants. In the fresh video footage, the two men say they're…
2 Dec 2015 9AM 4 min

Govt. Given ‘Climate Red Lines’ On Drought in SA

With parts of South Africa in the grip of one of the worst droughts in thirty years, civil society organisations today called on Government to stand for climate justice at the upcoming climate negotiations by securing finance for adaptation and increasing ambition to cut emissions at home. The next round…
1 Dec 2015 2PM 7 min

World Aids Day

Today marks World Aids Day and although SA has changed its' attitude towards the disease, there's still a lot to be done in the prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS in this country. Joining us online now to share in some of the successes and failures in the treatment…
1 Dec 2015 10AM 18 min

Burkina Faso Election Results

Roch Marc Kabore was proclaimed the winner of the presidential election in Burkina Faso and will become the country’s first new leader in decades, the Independent National Electoral Commission said on Tuesday. The election of the former prime minister represents a pivotal moment for the West African nation, which has…
1 Dec 2015 9AM 6 min

Lebanese Army And Al-Nusra Front Conduct Prisoner Swap

The Lebanese army and Syria's al-Nusra Front have conducted a long-awaited prisoner swap outside Lebanon's border town of Arsal, where a group of Lebanese soldiers were kidnapped last year. The deal, brokered by Qatari mediators, entailed the release by al-Nusra Front of 16 Lebanese security officers - soldiers and policemen…
1 Dec 2015 9AM 8 min

Woolworths AGM

The NC4P and BDS SA activist today attended the Annual General Meeting of Woolworths and questioned Woolworths Executives on its' trade links with Israel. A group of activists belonging to the National Coalition for Palestine and the BDS movement had bought shares in Woolworths Holdings Limited in order to attend…
30 Nov 2015 9AM 6 min

Face to Face - Habib Malik

Today we are Face to Face with internationally renowned philanthropist, Habib Malik…
27 Nov 2015 10AM 19 min

Russia-Turkey Relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin has bitterly condemned the incident in which a Russian Su-24 bomber was shot down by the turkish air force near the Syrian-Turkish border and warned that it will have serious consequences for Russian-Turkish relations. Turkey however argues that the Su-21 violated the country;s airspace , while…
26 Nov 2015 9AM 8 min

The Role of Parliaments in Preventing & Ending Statelessness

MPs and staff from more than 30 parliaments and parliamentary assemblies will be meeting at Parliament to identify measures they can implement to combat statelessness, which deprives many people of basic rights but which can be solved with relatively simple changes to laws and practices. The conference, which takes place…
26 Nov 2015 9AM 4 min

Al Imdaad in Greece

Al Imdaad Foundation is hard at work in Greece services refugees from war torn regions in the Middle East. Joining us with an update from Greece is... Guest: Qari Ziyaad Patel
25 Nov 2015 10AM 5 min

Bangladesh Executions: Justice, Revenge or Politics?

The execution of two Bangladeshi opposition leaders for war crimes appears to have cowed rivals of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, but critics said her success comes at the cost of free discourse and the calm is likely to be short-lived. Political analysts and opposition leaders warned that the executions sent…
25 Nov 2015 10AM 17 min

Afrobarometer’s 2015 Survey Data SA's Leadership & Government Performance

Tuesday marked the release of Afrobarometer’s 2015 survey data on South Africa’s leadership and government performance, which tracks the attitudes and perceptions of citizens in 37 African countries. This will be the first release of Afrobarometer data on South Africa since 2011. The data shows the correlation between the approval…
25 Nov 2015 9AM 7 min

Tourism and Terrorism

The recent attack by terrorists affiliated to ISIS in Paris, the subsequent police sieges in Brussels, the shooting down of a Russian commercial airliner over Egypt and the Mali hotel attack have left tourism experts to ask: What now constitutes a safe tourist destination? Guest: Professor Melville Saayman Position: Director…
25 Nov 2015 9AM 6 min

GOTG Makes Contact With SA Mans Captors

Humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers has made contact with the group that took South African Stephen McGown and Swede Johan Gustafsson hostage four years ago. The two were abducted in Mali by al-Qaeda on November 25 2011. Wednesday will mark exactly four years since the pair was taken hostage…
25 Nov 2015 9AM 8 min

SA Doccie Wins Big at International Emmy's

The South African documentary Miners Shot Down which looks at the Marikana killings in 2012, has won top honours at the International Emmy Awards. It picked up an Emmy for Best Documentary at a ceremony in New York last night. Directed by Rehad Desai, the hard-hitting documentary tells the story…
24 Nov 2015 10AM 5 min
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