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Turkey and the PKK: is a civil war on the brink?

Tensions have risen sharply in Turkey in the past few days, as the government presses a major military operation against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters, and the rebels hit back with daily attacks against the army and police. Last night thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Ankara and…

10 Sep 2015 10AM 8 min

News24 shuts down comments section

Yesterday South Africa’s largest online news publisher, News24, announced that it has decided to stop allowing readers to post comments on most articles. The move is in line with what is increasingly considered international best practice: a default setting of no online comments. Critics are seeing it as yet another…

9 Sep 2015 11AM 7 min

DT NEWS 24 SHUTS DOWN COMMENTS SECTION 09-09-15

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…

9 Sep 2015 10AM 7 min

DT MIGRANT CRISIS WHERE ARE THE GULF COUNTRIES 09-09-15

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…

9 Sep 2015 10AM 17 min

SA on terror alert - Institute for Security Studies

Yesterday the US Embassy in Pretoria issued a warning for SA to be on terror alert. The US Diplomatic Mission to South Africa warned US citizens that extremists may be targeting government facilities and business interests in South Africa. Meanwhile, SA State Security Minister, David Mahlobo is urging South Africans…

9 Sep 2015 5AM 8 min

DT TODAY IN HISTORY 09-09-15

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…

8 Sep 2015 11PM 3 min

SA on terror alert govt response

State Security Minister David Mahlobo says his department is aware of the US Embassy’s concerns of a possible attack by “extremists” against Americans and has been in discussion with diplomats for the last few days. This comes in light of statement by US Embassy in Pretoria about SA being on…

8 Sep 2015 11PM 5 min

Opposition MPs visit to Israel sparks outrage

The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC) in Cape Town has strongly condemned the visits by leaders of South African opposition parties in South Africa to Israel. On Monday, photos surfaced on the Facebook page of a group called South African Friends of Israel showing Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder, COPE…

8 Sep 2015 11PM 8 min

DT ANCYL HAS A NEW PRESIDENT 07-09-15

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…

7 Sep 2015 10AM 10 min

DT MIGRANT CRISIS IN EU CONTINUES TO WORSEN

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…

7 Sep 2015 10AM 9 min

GIFT OF THE GIVERS OPENS SECOND HOSPITAL IN SYRIA 07-09-15

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…

6 Sep 2015 11PM 8 min

Did Abbas destroy Palestinian democracy?

We now have one of Drivetime's top contributors, Ramzy Baroud, on air with us. His latest piece is an in depth piece in which he questions what and how did Palestinian democracy get destroyed. Could it be attributed to Mahmoud Abbas? Ramzy is also embarking on a new project in…

4 Sep 2015 11AM 22 min

FBF: The Lodger

It's Free Book Friday which means we have another book up for grabs. Before you can stand a chance to win, you need to answer a simple question based on the following interview with the author so pay attention! This week we feature The Lodger, a debut novel by international…

4 Sep 2015 11AM 20 min

Today in SA history

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…

4 Sep 2015 11AM 2 min

Annual Shamima Shaikh Memorial Lecture

The Muslim Youth Movement Gender Desk will commemorate and celebrate the life of the late Shamima Shaikh (www.shams.za.org), South Africa's most prominent Muslim gender rights' activists, who, through her commitment to Islam, believed it imperative to speak out and act against all kinds of injustices, especially racial and gender discrimination…

4 Sep 2015 11AM 9 min

Hissene-Habre trial continues

When the landmark trial of former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré on charges of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and torture formally opened before tExtraordinary African Chambershe in Senegal on July 20, Habré had to be removed from court after an outburst. His lawyers then refused to appear and the trial…

4 Sep 2015 11AM 7 min

Prasa drenched in maladministration

Looting of public funds on a massive scale by senior managers at the Passenger Rail Agency of SA was exposed yesterday when Public Protector Thuli Madonsela released her report on tender irregularities at the agency. More than R2-billion was found to have been misappropriated. Madonsela has called on the Treasury…

26 Aug 2015 5AM 12 min

Roger Kebble dies

Mining boss Roger Kebble is being remembered as a rough and complicated man who revolutionised South Africa’s mining industry. The 78-year-old died yesterday after he shot himself in his car in Bishopscourt in Cape Town. Kebble courted controversy for much of his mining career, but mining entrepreneur Bernard Swanepoel said he revolutionised…

26 Aug 2015 5AM 9 min

Kurdish Human Rights Action Group AGM

The Kurdish Human Rights Action Group is having its annual general meeting tonight. Happening at 7 pm in Shortmarket Street, Cape Town and speakers include Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim (former Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations and also the Deputy Speaker of Parliament. In studio to tell us more is…

26 Aug 2015 5AM 13 min

Islamic Relief responds to Pakistani floods

Islamic Relief has launched emergency relief operations in Pakistan following monsoon rains and flooding. According to UNOCHA, 226 people have died and more than 1.8 million people have been affected in the flood disaster. 23,935 houses have been damaged, 355, 875 acres of croplands have been damaged and 330,701 people…

26 Aug 2015 5AM 9 min