Drivetime

UWC to host 8th Annual Africa World Documentary Festival

The 8th Annual Africa World Documentary Festival is coming to SA and UWC is hosting it. The AWDFF seeks to promote knowledge, life and culture, of the people of Africa worldwide through the art of filmmaking. There are several documentaries that will be featured and online to tell us more…

5 Aug 2015 6AM 7 min

Pakistan executes Shafqat Hussain despite appeals

Pakistan has executed Shafqat Hussain, convicted of killing a child in 2004, despite appeals from international human rights groups.His lawyers say he was 14 when found guilty and his confession was extracted by torture, but officials say there is no proof he was a minor when convicted.He met his family…

5 Aug 2015 5AM 20 min

ANTI RACISM NETWORK

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 Aug 2015 10PM 4 min

Palestinian activist Ibrahim Ibraigheth visits SA

The South African chapter of the international NGO, Action Aid, together with various South African human rights and Palestine solidarity organisations is hosting a visiting Palestinian humanitarian worker, activist and Action Aid Palestine representative, Ibrahim Ibraigheth. Ibraigheth will be hosted at a series of events in Johannesburg between the 4th…

4 Aug 2015 10PM 7 min

Seekers Hub tour with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani & Shaykh Yaghya Rhodus

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 Aug 2015 6PM 18 min

Malema off the hook for fraud and corruption trial, for now

Yesterday EFF Commander in Chief, Julius Malema's fraud and corruption trial was postponed to today. Today, the case got struck off the court roll following the fact that he had waited too long for the trial to begin. He had pleaded with EFF supporters not to attend his trial but…

3 Aug 2015 10PM 9 min

The untold Ukrainian humanitarian crisis

While mainstream media focuses on the Syrian refugee crisis, there’s an unseen refugee crisis unfolding in Ukraine. At the end of June 2015, one year after the fighting started, there were more than 1.35 million internally displaced people in Ukraine, ranking the country ninth worldwide in terms of IDPs. There…

3 Aug 2015 10PM 9 min

Bombardment of Qandil

As the attacks on the Iraq's Kurdistan region continues, various pro-Kurdish and human rights groups have condemned the attacks. One such a group is the South African Kurdish Rights Action Group. The attacks are resulting in deaths and are leaving many wounded. Online from KRHAG is …

3 Aug 2015 10PM 7 min

Increase in Israeli settler attacks

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…

3 Aug 2015 6PM 6 min

Nigerian army frees 178 people and captures Boko Haram General

Last week we discussed the attack by Boko Haram on a local fishing village that saw the group slit throats of many. This week, however, the Nigerian army has freed 178 people being held hostage by Boko Haram, including more than 100 children, 67 women and 10 men respectively. This…

3 Aug 2015 10AM 20 min

Increase in violence Protest

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…

3 Aug 2015 10AM 8 min

Madonsela sets the record straight

Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela addressed media today in light of her Nkandla report being 'distorted'. She said that the constant bickering over the Nkandla report is worrying, but the defiance regarding her remedial suggestions is 'eroding' her office. Online to talk about this and governance is…

3 Aug 2015 6AM 5 min

The tale of Mullah Omar

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…

2 Aug 2015 6PM 16 min

Rameez Patel arrested for another murder

Rameez Patel, who is awaiting trial for the murder of his wife, has been arrested for another murder. Patel is currently out on R250,000 bail for allegedly killing his wife Fatima at their Nirvana townhouse complex in April. 

31 Jul 2015 4AM 7 min

Free Book Friday: Holy Cows

Outspoken columnist Gareth van Onselen boldly tackles South Africa’s holy cows, those touchy subjects we hesitate to mention by name for fear of offence or being misunderstood. Incisive and witty, this book exposes the strange contradictions and ambiguities at the heart of South African society. Van Onselen identifies the many…

31 Jul 2015 4AM 19 min

Maurice Smithers - Xenophobia

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 Jul 2015 10PM 8 min

Al Aqsa Imams visit Cape Town

Muslims locally have been watching the increased Israeli attacks at Masjidul Aqsa with a close eye recently.  And if you have a keen interest in this issue, then you will be happy to know that a delegation of five imams from Masjidul Aqsa are in South Africa and are expected…

30 Jul 2015 10PM 6 min

Halaal Agri Processing

We now listen to VOC Journalist, Ra'eesah Isaacs as she speaks to Halal bodies about their views on government's new Halal agri-processing food park.

30 Jul 2015 4AM 7 min

Boko Haram slits throats while Buhari visits Cameroon

News broke less than an hour ago about how Boko Haram has slit the throats of 10 fishermen near Lake Chad in Nigeria. All this while Nigerian President Buhari is in Cameroon for talks with his counterpart on how to deal with the terror group. Online to discuss is…

30 Jul 2015 1AM 19 min

Call for Naspers to pay up over apartheid

A support group for victims of apartheid has this week called on Media24 and Naspers to create a fund for victims of gross human rights violations after the media company apologised for its role in apartheid on Saturday. Online from Khulumani Support Group is…

30 Jul 2015 1AM 6 min