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Muslim NFL star penalised for celebratory prayer

Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah received a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The refs flagged the 29-year-old for dropping to his knees after the play, technically a violation of the league’s celebration rules. But it was rather apparent that Abdullah, a devout Muslim, was practicing the Sajdah. VOC Drivetime producer,…

30 Sep 2014 10AM 9 min

Russell Tribunal findings

An extraordinary session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine on Israel's summer Gaza offensive has found evidence of war crimes, crimes against humanity, crimes of murder, extermination and persecution and incitement to genocide. The evidence and findings come on the heels of numerous claims of severe breaches of international law…

30 Sep 2014 10AM 7 min

Malema back in court today

The trial of Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) Leader Julius Malema and his co-accused was postponed by the Polokwane High Court today. Prosecutor Andrew Laka asked the court to postpone the trial because some counsel were not available. “The case is postponed to August 3, 2015 for trial,” Judge Ephraim Makgoba…

30 Sep 2014 10AM 5 min

Ashraf Ghani sworn in as Afghan president

Ashraf Ghani has been sworn is as the new president of Afghanistan in a lavish ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, ending months of turmoil over a fraud tainted election. The former finance minister was inaugurated in a grand event today marking the country's first democratic transfer of power…

29 Sep 2014 11AM 17 min

Public Works misspent R35 bn in irregular expenditure

The public works department has lost almost R35-billion to wrongful and wasteful construction or leasing of state buildings in the past five years. The R34.98-billion losses were uncovered during the department’s review of around 1.3-million transactions of the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) dating back to 2009. It revealed however,…

29 Sep 2014 10AM 9 min

Details of Zuma spy tapes emerge

It’s been revealed the so called Zuma spy tapesshow how former National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Bulelani Ngcuka told then Scorpions boss Leonard McCarthy he was the only one who could save the country from the madness of President Jacob Zuma being elected African National Congress (ANC) president. In 2009…

29 Sep 2014 10AM 8 min

Zuma arms deal bribes 'nothing new'

The Presidency says any new allegations against Zuma & the arms deal must be taken to the Seriti Commission. The testimony during an arbitration hearing involving Ajay Sooklal revealed that President Jacob Zuma was bribed with fancy clothes, legal fees and lavish accommodation by arms company Thales while he was…

29 Sep 2014 10AM 7 min

Nobel peace laureates cancel trip to SA

Women Nobel laureates have cancelled their trip to South Africa because the country has denied the Dalai Lama a travel visa. The women cancelled their planned visit after South Africa's refusal (once again) to issue a visa to Nobel Peace laureate his holiness the Dalai Lama for the upcoming summit,…

26 Sep 2014 11AM 4 min

Killer Cola and the State of Israel

In light of the international outrage at the genocidal Israeli aggression launched during Operation Protective Edge against the long-suffering Palestinian people, the international community has called for a boycott, sanctions and disinvestment campaign against the Israeli entity. Coca Cola has been identified as one of the companies guilty of aiding…

26 Sep 2014 10AM 6 min

UK votes on ISIS

Prime Minister David Cameron urged the British Parliament on Friday to approve plans to join the American-led air campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq. The prime minister said it was in the UK's national interest to join the fight against IS, which he warned would "take years not months"…

26 Sep 2014 10AM 11 min

Alide Dasnois vs Iqbal Surve

Former Cape Times editor, Alide Dasnois has said that the takeover of the Independent News and Media (INM) group by Iqbal Survé’s Sekunjalo consortium in 2013 was a political move designed to promote the ANC.Dasnois was fired from the Cape Times, part of the Independent stable, in 2013 and is…

26 Sep 2014 10AM 5 min

French hostage beheaded by ISIS allies

Algerian extremists allied with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria group have decapitated a French hostage after France carried out airstrikes in Iraq, according to a video that appeared online yesterday. French President Francois Hollande condemned the killing of Herve Gourdel and said France would continue its fight against…

25 Sep 2014 11AM 15 min

Anjem Choudary Arrested

Nine men, including the radical Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary, have been arrested in London on suspicion of being members of a banned organisation. Officers are searching 18 premises in London and one in Stoke-on-Trent. The Met Police said it was part of an ongoing inquiry into Islamist-related terrorism and not…

25 Sep 2014 10AM 6 min

UN resolution

The United Nations security council agreed yesterday to launch a concerted effort to staunch the flow of radicalised jihadists from around the world to the cause of Islamic State and other terrorist groups. In a rare session of the security council attended by heads of state – only the sixth…

25 Sep 2014 10AM 12 min

Russell Tribunal Update

The Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RToP) began an extraordinary session, yesterday, with the aim of addressing Israel’s crimes during the latest aggression on the Gaza Strip. Yesterday we chat to Russell Tribunal Coordinator, Frank Barat who gave us an update on the proceedings. The jury has reached a decision today…

25 Sep 2014 10AM 7 min

Islamic Relief: Qurbani

Life is hard when food is hard to come by. In fact 842 million people in the world do not have enough to eat; and poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) of deaths in children under five – that’s 3.1 million children each year. Islamic Relief’s annual Qurbani/Udhiyah program provides…

25 Sep 2014 2AM 6 min

ANCYL vs TB Joshua

The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) has vowed to block controversial ‘Prophet’ TB Joshua and has asked government not to issue him with a visa to come into the country until he explains what happened during the building collapse disaster in Lagos. The death toll from the collapse of a multi-storey…

24 Sep 2014 10AM 6 min

Cape Muslim Heritage

Islam in Cape Town dates back to the early 1700 when Tuan Guru secretly started the first masjid from a warehouse in the CBD. Since then, the Cape Malay culture has flourished in all spheres. Culturally as people from various races embrace Islam, politically as we have many Muslim brothers…

24 Sep 2014 10AM 7 min

Russell Tribunal Update

A few weeks ago, members of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine, outraged by Israel’s terrible assault on Gaza and its population, decided to start working on an extraordinary session of the Tribunal that will look into Israel’s Crimes (including War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity and the Crime of Genocide) during…

23 Sep 2014 10PM 7 min

ISIS and Gaza

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…

23 Sep 2014 11AM 17 min