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immigrantion laws under review

In light of the recent xenophobic attacks in SA, yesterday President Jacob Zuma held a briefing to address the issue. While he says that South Africans have a history of being violent, he also mentioned that immigration laws are being reviewed to not only address the xenophobic crisis we face…

23 Apr 2015 10AM 7 min

19th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine

The 19th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine kicked off Tuesday in Cape Town. with the theme "Creating Capacity, Building Resilience," foreshadowing a focus on building strong communities and robust disaster response. The meeting has never before been held in Africa. Creating disaster-resilient communities seems especially relevant here, where fragile…

23 Apr 2015 10AM 18 min

Yemen still in crisis

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…

22 Apr 2015 6PM 20 min

Migrant crisis in the Mediterranean

As we have mentioned on Drivetime, a few days ago a boat capsized in the Mediterranean. More than 800 passangers died in the wreckage which now brings the total of deaths in the area to more than 1 700 for the year thus far. Online to help us understand the…

22 Apr 2015 10AM 13 min

CT march against xenophobia

Passop and anti-xenophobia supporters marched from Keizersgracht to Parliament today, shedding light on the recent spate of horrific xenophobic attacks. VOC journalist, Ra'eesah Isaacs attended the march earlier today and now joins us in studio for feedback.

22 Apr 2015 10AM 7 min

Social media reaction to xenophobia

Social media is always abuzz with news, views, fights and critique and the past few weeks have been no exception. From campaigns in solidarity with xenophobia victims, to even Donald Trump giving his two cents on the matter, we now check in with social media expert Tonya Khoury, to give…

22 Apr 2015 10AM 9 min

Vigil for #NoToXenophobia

A silent vigil was held at St Georges Cathedral today by the Western Cape Religious Leaders Forum. VOC journo was in attendance and joins us now in studio to discuss…

21 Apr 2015 11AM 4 min

Anwar Dramat resignes

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…

21 Apr 2015 11AM 8 min

Morsi trial

A Cairo court has sentenced former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and 12 other defendants to 20 years in prison. Morsi was charged with inciting the killing of protesters, in connection to the deaths of 10 people outside the presidential palace in December 2012. The court acquitted the former president of…

21 Apr 2015 11AM 12 min

IJR Discussion: Responses to xenophobia

Amidst the current spate of violent attacks on foreigners in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the IJR will host a public debate to interrogate responses, interventions and the political will needed to address South Africa’s xenophobic crisis. Through this event, the IJR hopes to raise public awareness about xenophobia and offer an opportunity…

21 Apr 2015 11AM 11 min

Molefe could be Eskom's answer

It was was a good surprise when Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown announced the secondment of heavyweight Transnet CEO Brian Molefe to Eskom. Molefe will be acting as Eskom CEO with or without Tshediso Matona for at least a year. The move has been well received and Brown’s reasoning makes…

21 Apr 2015 11AM 10 min

Morsi trial cont.

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…

20 Apr 2015 6PM 10 min

Palestine

In recent weeks we have been covering the story of Yarmouk and how Palestinians are displaced in the area. We now turn our attention to Palestine in particular as it prepares to again approach the ICC to hold Israel accountable for war crimes. At the same time, the U.S. Administration…

20 Apr 2015 10AM 15 min

Awad Abdel Fattah – Palestinian politician in-studio

Palestinian politician Awad Abdel Fattah and his activist wife Husein Fathiya are in Cape Town today for talks on the current Israeli political landscape. Abdel Fattah is the secretary general of the National Democratic Alliance, a political party with three seats in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. He is a member…

17 Apr 2015 11AM 21 min

MJC 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…

17 Apr 2015 10AM 13 min

South African businesses terminate G4S contracts

With international Palestine prisoner’s day marked today, the 17th April, it seems that a campaign for SA businesses to terminate their contracts with G4S Security is paying off. Contracts, totalling more than R7 million per year, have been terminated, according to BDS South Africa. To chat more about this, is…

17 Apr 2015 10AM 6 min

Palestinian protestors clash with security at Grandwest

A match during the Ice Hockey World Championship at Grandwest was disrupted last night as Pro-palestine supporters protested against the Israeli ice hockey team. It seems some activists got into a scuffle with security guards at the event and well known activist Braam Hanekom was injured. Andriques Petersen chatted to…

17 Apr 2015 10AM 3 min

WCape police’s top cop faces fraud charges

South Africa’s police have been rocked by a series of crippling corruption scandals in recent years, and for the past few months, there’s been a cloud hanging over Western Cape police commissioner Arno Lamoer. This morning it emerged he had been arrested, along with three other police officers and two…

17 Apr 2015 8AM 8 min

GOTG delivers aid to xenophobic victims

Staying on the xenophobic crisis right now but looking at an organisation that is trying to alleviate the situation. Gift of the Givers is no stranger to helping and providing aid and they are in Durban and have increased aid as the attacks escalate. Dr Sooliman joins us on air…

16 Apr 2015 10AM 8 min

Egyptian judiciary going beserk and update on Sh Bassiouni case

A few weeks ago we checked in on the Sh Bassiouni case and the Egyptian judicial system. Today a report surfaced about the unjustified life imprisonment of US-Egyptian national Mohamed Soltan. Soltan, 27, and 37 other defendants have been found guilty of 'planning anti-government demonstrations' and have now been sentenced…

16 Apr 2015 10AM 9 min