Drivetime

Sectarian and tolerance in the MENA

Amnesty international released a report yesterday in which it states that the Syrian government is committing crime against humanity by continuing the bombing of Aleppo. the report also criticizes opposition forces for abuse which includes war crimes …

6 May 2015 10AM 11 min

France: The new Big Brother

France is about to take one step to becoming a surveillance state with a new bill up for a first vote on 5 May dramatically expanding the government's power to spy on what people do online and offline …

5 May 2015 10PM 15 min

Debate unpacked

The top two candidates for the position of Democratic Alliance leader, Mmusi Maimane and Wilmot James, expressed differing opinions on certain pertinent rights issues during a televised debate last night. A section of the 30-minute debate, which aired on DStv’s kykNet channel, was spent discussing their stances on the death…

5 May 2015 10AM 8 min

Bassiouni update

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…

5 May 2015 10AM 5 min

Islamophobic Organizations declared

The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) publishes the groups list that spreading anti-islam prejudice in America and the world. According to its official website statement, the Islamophobic Organizations include NGO's and media houses like Fox News Channel and The Washington Times. Online to discuss this is…

5 May 2015 10AM 21 min

Boko Haram

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…

5 May 2015 10AM 19 min

GOTG hospital in Gaza bombed

The Gift of the Givers Foundation hospital in Syria’s Darkoush area has been bombed by airstrikes overnight but the foundation said no one was injured and has described the damage as minimal. The relief group built the hospital in Syria soon after clashes between the free Syrian people's army and President Bashar…

5 May 2015 10AM 17 min

Mangaung prison

Investigations and reports into allegations of widespread human-rights violations at G4S-run Mangaung prison have stalled. Can anyone wrangle the private security behemoth?  Senior journalist for Wits Justive Porject, Ruth Hopkins has been investigating this for years and joins us online to discuss…

4 May 2015 10PM 8 min

Al Imdaad in Nepal

As the death toll in Nepal rises to more than 7400 following the 7.8 magnitude quake that hit the area last week, VOC news editor, Tasneem Adams, spoke to Al-Imdaad's Qadri Ziyaad Patel about their relief work in the area…

4 May 2015 10PM 11 min

BDS SA

BDS South Africa held a press conference at UNISA HQ in Pretoria today where the crowd was addressed by the Student Representative Council (SRC) presidents of 5 South African universities. VOC journalist, Umrah Hartley spoke to BDS' Kwara Kekana shortly after the conference…

4 May 2015 10AM 7 min

Ethiopian Jews

Clashes erupted in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square yesterday as thousands of people gathered to protest police brutality toward Israeli Jews of Ethiopian descent. Dozens of people were injured, many of them police officers. Police made 43 arrests. Later, police stated that 56 police officers were lightly wounded in the protest,…

4 May 2015 10AM 15 min

Islam Beyond Violent Extremism

In order to better under current events where Muslim groups are implicated in acts of extreme violence, a new course is being offered. Entitled Islam Beyond Violent Extremism, the 7 week course, will provide students with an opportunity to examine the major ethico-legal principles of Peace and War In Islam…

4 May 2015 10AM 19 min

Ramaphosa to address Muslim Conferenc

e Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa will address the National Development Plan (NDP) at the first ever Muslim Civil Society Conference next month. The Auwal Socio-Economic Research Institute (ASRI) is embarking on an initiative to activate Muslim civil society on domestic policy issues and together with other civil society groups to…

1 May 2015 10AM 14 min

The village under the trees

For next ten minutes, I’m going to be chatting to Emma Daitz who is one of a group of South African Jews currently in Israel today to give back their Jewish National Fund certificates. So basically, these certificates symbolize that trees have been planted in their honour in the South…

1 May 2015 10AM 17 min

Maharaj hangs up his gloves

This Workers' Day is somewhat bitter sweet as Mac Maharaj, a man who has dominated so many of the high places in our politics, is stepping down from his job this week. He’s just turned 80. And the job he is leaving has to be one of the toughest, hardest,…

1 May 2015 10AM 5 min

R2K Gauteng calls on government to immediately STOP Thembelihle ‘raids’

Latest reports from comrades in Thembelihle are that 180 people have been arrested and that the vast majority of them are foreign nationals. The ‘team’ that descended onto Thembelihle consists of regular police, the police tactical response unit, the army and officials from Home Affairs. It is for this reason…

1 May 2015 10AM 7 min

Omar Regan visits SA

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 Apr 2015 6PM 28 min

Cape advocate granted the right to die

In a ground-breaking ruling, Judge Hans Fabricius today ruled in the High Court in Pretoria that advocate Stransham-Ford was entitled to be assisted by a willing qualified medical doctor to end his life either by the administration of a lethal agent or by providing him with the necessary agent to…

30 Apr 2015 10AM 9 min

Muslink launches

Today marked the first official episode of new Muslim TV show, Muslink. The live to air progam was filmed at the CTICC this morning and DT producer, Zahrah Isaacs was in attendance. She joins us now to tell us more…

30 Apr 2015 10AM 6 min

indonesian executions

Despite international calls and protests against the decision, Indonesian government went ahead with the execution of seven foreign drug smugglers yesterday. The decision has already put some strain on international relations as Australia recalls its ambassador and the UN criticizing the Indonesian government for imposing a penalty that exceeds the…

30 Apr 2015 10AM 10 min