Drivetime

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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 Dec 2014 10AM 6 min

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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 Dec 2014 10AM 20 min

Zwarte Piet

The Dutch festival of Sinterklaas on December 5th, the country’s most important children’s holiday, is turning into an annual slugfest of racial politics. The problem is the figure of Zwarte Piet, an impish clown with a black face who accompanies the bearded St Nicholas (“Sinterklaas”) on his rounds, distributing presents…

5 Dec 2014 9AM 8 min

One Mid-life Crisis and a Speedo

The midlife crisis syndrome is something every man and woman of a certain age recognises very well. When Darrel Bristor-Bovey realises that he’s going through the crisis, it leads to a bucket list of crazy things he wants to do – only problem is that he’s old and lazy. It’s…

5 Dec 2014 9AM 13 min

Mandela remembered: one year on

Today marks the first anniversary of former president Nelson Mandela’s death. Commemorations including blasting vuvuzelas are in full swing as they serve as reminders of his enormous legacy as an anti-apartheid icon and global beacon of hope

5 Dec 2014 9AM 6 min

US passes Israeli partnership bill

US lawmakers voted unanimously yesterday to pass legislation making Israel a “major strategic partner” of the United States, deepening a bilateral bond that has recently shown signs of strain. In a voice vote, the House approved the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014, which expands cooperation in defense and…

4 Dec 2014 10AM 18 min

Protests in US over chokehold death case

Yesterday, a Staten Island grand jury ended the criminal case against a white New York police officer whose chokehold on an unarmed black man led to the man’s death, a decision that drew condemnation from elected officials and touched off a wave of protests. The fatal encounter in July was…

4 Dec 2014 9AM 11 min

Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Art sees double in 2014

The 2014 Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Art exhibition is being showcased at Iziko Museums of South Africa and features Unrest, by twenty-eight-year-old twin brothers, Hasan and Husain Essop. The Essop twins’ series of work highlights a multi-cultural clash between religion and popular culture. They explore the dominating…

4 Dec 2014 9AM 8 min

Zuma to decide on Tshabalala suspension

It will be up to President Jacob Zuma to decide whether or not to suspend South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board chairperson, Ellen Tshabalala, who is been found guilty of misrepresenting her qualifications and lying about them under oath. Parliament’s Communications Portfolio committee finally concluded its inquiry into Tshabalala after…

4 Dec 2014 9AM 8 min

What's trending

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 Dec 2014 5PM 6 min

What's trending

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 Dec 2014 10AM 8 min

National Key Points to be made public

Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko has been given 30 days to hand over the national key points list to the Right2Know Campaign and SA History Archive. Judge Roland Sutherland said Nhleko’s refusal to release the list was unlawful and unconstitutional, and ordered the ministry to pay the legal costs of R2K…

3 Dec 2014 9AM 7 min

IJR SARB Survey Report

The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation’s (IJR) annual South African Reconciliation Barometer (SARB) survey report. This year’s report, entitled Lessons from the past, prospects for the future, reflects on over a decade of SARB data in order to assess the changes in perceptions and experiences of reconciliation since the inception…

3 Dec 2014 9AM 11 min

Corruption Watch releases the 2014 Corruption Perception Index

Perceptions about corruption in SA remain worrying, with another poor score in the Transparency International's 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index. The annual index, released on Wednesday, shows that South Africa scored 44 out of 100 and ranked 67 of the 175 surveyed countries and territories. South Africa’s corruption watchdog, Corruption Watch,…

3 Dec 2014 9AM 7 min

What's trending

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 Dec 2014 10AM 6 min

Seema Mughal

Ms Seema Mughal's contribution in the field of higher education is significant for enhancing and encouraging literacy in Pakistan. As one of the founders of Greenwich University and the President of Greenwich Education Society, She has always striven to make this institution a principal seat of learning where students can…

2 Dec 2014 10AM 18 min

Namibian Elections

In a landslide victory and Africa's first e-vote, Namibia's ruling Swapo wins elections and the party head, Hage Geingob, wins the presidential vote. Online to tell us more about this is…

2 Dec 2014 9AM 12 min

MJC addresses allegations of SA muslims in ISIS

The terrorist attacks happening in various parts of the world have started to tarnish the image of Islam and Muslims. VOC journalist Mubeen Bandeker spoke to the MJC about this…

2 Dec 2014 9AM 9 min

SA family killed in Taliban attack in Kabul

The latest Taliban strike in Kabul killed a South African father and his two children, As the US-led NATO war against the Taliban nears its end, the insurgents have targeted foreign compounds, embassy vehicles, US troops and a female Afghan member of parliament. With their presence ending indefinitely on 31…

1 Dec 2014 10AM 18 min

World Aids Day

Today marks World Aids Day. Held on 1 Dec each year, World Aids Day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global…

1 Dec 2014 9AM 5 min