Drivetime

ISIS members killed

Sami Ebrahim, spokesperson for Syrian network for Human Rights has been a frequent guest on Drivetime for all things related to Syria. Since ISIS expanded its authority into Syria, it was only appropriate to chat to Sami about the allegations of 70 ISIS members being killed…

1 Jan 2015 10AM 16 min

James Foley

One of the biggest stories of ISIS was the gruesome beheading of American journalist, James Foley. At the time, we spoke to

1 Jan 2015 5AM 6 min

UK votes on ISIS

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…

31 Dec 2014 5PM 11 min

Iraqi Ambassador on ISIS

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…

31 Dec 2014 5PM 19 min

Dianna Buttu

One of my favorite interviews was definitely when I spoke to Palestinian-Canadian lawyer and activist, Dianna Buttu upon her tour to SA. We caught up and chatted about her experiences as a Palestinian…

30 Dec 2014 7AM 17 min

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Another one of our favorite interviews was when we spoke to Rabbi Shmuley Boteach about whether there is place for religion in sport, specifically in the United States. This is what he had to say…

30 Dec 2014 5AM 8 min

Tom Grundy

Heading towards the end of our show now and we wrap up with another one of my favorite interviews. This is one I had with journalist Tom Grundy about the Hong Kong Protests…

30 Dec 2014 5AM 14 min

Russell Tribunal

Sticking with our theme “The best of DT” today we have a spin on things as I choose our favourite interviews for 2014. We kick off with an interview I done with Frank Barat about the Russell Tribunal

30 Dec 2014 5AM 7 min

DT BEST

As we know, the theme for December is the best of Drivetime. Today we play an interview Shafiq had with Andrew Feinstein about the arms of Israel.

29 Dec 2014 10AM 1 min

Anwar Dramat suspended

In 1988, Anwa Dramat was sentenced in an ­apartheid court for his role as an Umkhonto ­weSizwe operative. Later, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission heard evidence from a security branch police officer, Jeffrey Benzien, about how he had tortured activists – and Dramat was among them. Last week, Hawks boss…

29 Dec 2014 10AM 7 min

Top trends for 2014

Top trends for 2014

27 Dec 2014 5AM 16 min

Top SA news for 2014

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…

26 Dec 2014 5PM 12 min

Top international stories for 2014

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…

26 Dec 2014 5PM 24 min

RECAP OF 2014 - FOUWZIA SIDDIQUI

Welcome back. In this part of the show, we recap a heart-wrenching conversation I had in June with Dr Fowzia Siddiqui, the sister of Dr Aafia Siddiqui. Dr Aafia is the Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui serving 86 years in a federal prison on charges that she assaulted U.S. soldiers in Ghazni, Afghanistan,…

25 Dec 2014 10AM 11 min

RECAP OF 2014 – DR MADS GILBERT

One of my favourite Drivetime guests this year was Norwegian doctor  Mads Gilbert, who visit South Africa at the end of August, after his stint at Al Shifa hospital in Gaza during the Israeli aggression. Dr Mads made global news headlines when he wrote an open letter to the world’s most…

25 Dec 2014 10AM 27 min

RECAP OF 2014 - PALESTINIAN DELEGATION

Our first recap is that of the large Palestinian government delegation who visited Cape Town earlier this year. Their visit was the first official state visit by officials of the Palestinian Authority, since that of the late struggle icon Yasser Arafat’s visit 20 years ago. Shafiq chatted to them in May this year…

25 Dec 2014 10AM 26 min

RECAP OF 2014 – PROF ILAN PAPPE

In July this year, round about the time of the Israeli offensive on Gaza, South Africa hosted distinguished Israeli historian and social activist Prof. Ilan Pappe. He conducted a national public tour addressing the Israel-Palestine conflict to packed audiences. Shafiq chatted to him during his visit to CT

25 Dec 2014 5AM 19 min

ISIS harrowing sexual violence towards Yezidi women

ISIS is capturing Yezidi women and keeping them in sexual slavery. According to a new report by Amnesty International, members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have enslaved and sexually brutalized scores of women, selling them into marriage or giving them as gifts to militant fighters. Since…

24 Dec 2014 6AM 18 min

EFF wins interdict against Parliamentary sanctions

The Western Cape High Court on Tuesday lifted the sanctions imposed on the 20 EFF MPs suspended from Parliament. Granting the urgent interdict sought by the Economic Freedom Fighters, Judge Dennis Davis ruled it would come into effect immediately. The disruptions in the House on 21 August this year, led…

23 Dec 2014 7AM 6 min

Ivan Pillay vs Sars...again!

South African Revenue Service (Sars) Deputy Commissioner Ivan Pillay will spend the next few weeks preparing to argue against his second suspension. Weekend reports say Pillay was handed a suspension notice on Friday, one day after the Labour Court in Johannesburg ordered that he be reinstated.

23 Dec 2014 5AM 10 min