Drivetime

Smuggled documents reportedly provide evidence to indict Assad

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…

13 May 2015 6PM 18 min

Drama in Athlone

Drama unfolded in Cape Town last night and continued until noon today as a man in Athlone entered into a stand off with police. One officer was shot and is currently receiving treatment in hospital while the man ended it all by turning the gun on himself. VOC journalist Ra'eesah…

13 May 2015 10AM 8 min

Myanmar Rohingya migrants 'begging for help' from boat

A group of 350 migrants from Myanmar have told an activist by phone that they have been abandoned by their crew and need help. The migrants, including 50 women and 84 children, say they have had no food or water for three days. The migrants are not sure where they…

13 May 2015 10AM 7 min

Seymour Hersh defends Bin Laden story

Yesterday we covered all the flaws in journalist Seymour Hersh's expose on what really happened to Bin Laden. Today we cross to Democracy Now to hear his take on it…

12 May 2015 10PM 21 min

Muslim Views – May Issue

Its that time of the month again where we check with Muslim Views for a preview on what to expect in this month's edition. With Ramadan around the corner, we're sure there are some interesting things to look forward to…

12 May 2015 10PM 7 min

Operation Fiela in the spotlight

Government’s Operation Fiela has come under the spotlight following yesterday’s court decision to temporarily block the deportation of over 200 illegal immigrants arrested in Central Johannesburg on Friday last week. Stephen Faulkner of the activist group People’s Coalition Against Xenophobia is calling on Government to rethink the operation

12 May 2015 10PM 16 min

The Bin Laden saga continues

Seymour Hersh is one of the giants of investigative journalism. Now comes another blockbuster from Hersh in which he asserts, "The White House's story (about the 2011 U.S. Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden) might have been a conspiracy to what really happened. In an article…

12 May 2015 10AM 20 min

Another quake hits Nepal

Just weeks ago a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal and claimed the lives of nearly 10 000 people. As the country still searches for bodies and begins rebuilding, another quake has hit the area again. This time, it was a 7.1 quake that has deepened the crisis. Someone who visited…

12 May 2015 10AM 14 min

“The Family and Companions RA – Competition 7 commences

If you are above the age of 20 and would like to stand a chance to win either a laptop, cellphone, digital Quran or, wait for it, a Hajj trip, then listen up! The Family & Companions RA competition is officially open. The initiative by the Royal Embassy of Saudi…

12 May 2015 10AM 6 min

secrecy bill

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…

12 May 2015 10AM 9 min

Court removes Speaker's power to have MPs arrested

The Western Cape High Court on Tuesday pronounced section 11 of the Powers and Privileges Act unconstitutional because it limits free speech by allowing the Speaker to have MPs arrested in the National Assembly. The ruling came in response to an application by the Democratic Alliance.The party's James Selfe joins…

12 May 2015 10AM 5 min

Ivan Zimmerman completes Cairo to Cape Challenge

Six months ago, Ivan Zimmerman set on a quest to cycle from Cairo to Cape Town. After 121 days and 12 000 kms, he arrived in the Mother City on Saturday. Sporting more facial hair than he's had all his life and once suffering from a bad case of diarrhea,…

11 May 2015 10AM 25 min

Oscar might be out in August

Things might be looking up for jailed paralympian, Oscar Pistorius. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, but he becomes eligible for parole after serving 10 months. Online to discuss is…

10 May 2015 10PM 7 min

Awqaf SA

Awqaf SA in conjunction with the Boland Islamic Society hosted its first session of Waqf training over the weekend. The free course which attracted respected shuyoog, ulema and students alike, is aimed at enabling members to not only be more informed on all things waqf, but to use that knowledge…

10 May 2015 10PM 6 min

Saudi authorities have conducted concerted campaign

Saudi authorities have conducted concerted campaign since 2013 to detain and deport hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrant workers. This has resulted in abuses against many of these workers, as Human Rights Watch documents in a report which was released yesterday. Online from HRW is…

10 May 2015 10PM 20 min

UK's dramatic election

As the world is continuing to be stunned by the outcome of the 2015 British elections, for those of you who are trying to make sense of it all, we play an interview with UK journalist, Harry Fear for pre-election predictions…

8 May 2015 10AM 1 min

PSC dispute with Labia cinema

Back in 2012, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign approached Labia cinema to screen the award winning documentary “Roadmap to Apartheid”. The agreement was cancelled and thus taken to court where it was held that the decision was unconstitutinal. Three years later and Labia cinema has again rejected the decision to screen…

7 May 2015 10AM 7 min

British elections kick off

Britain is taking to the polls today in what many media houses and citizens alike are calling 'the closest, most unpredictable election in decades'. The elections sees Prime Minister, David Cameron go up against the Labour Party's Ed Miliband. What will happen? Who will win and how will policy change…

7 May 2015 10AM 17 min

HRW vs Saudi

Human Rights Watch is accusing the Saudi Arabia-led coalition of dropping banned cluster bombs manufactured and supplied by the U.S. on civilian areas in Yemen. We cross to Democracy Now for that interview…

7 May 2015 10AM 8 min

The future of Africa

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 May 2015 6PM 20 min