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Indian Elections Analysis

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for prime minister, Narendra Modi, has secured a decisive victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, thus enabling the BJP to form a government even without coalition support. The BJP has won 282 seats more than the 272 seats needed for a simple parliamentary…

23 May 2014 11AM 21 min

Whats trending with Bonga Dlulane

The Final Episode of the show "What's trending with Bonga Dlulane".

23 May 2014 10AM 7 min

Where are the gender activists?

Tuesday’s announcement of seven male ANC premiers in the eight provinces the party won in the 7 May elections proved to be a shock. With women making up the majority of South Africa's population, we find ourselves asking where the gender activists are and why the presence of women in…

23 May 2014 10AM 8 min

The military takeover in Thailand

The military takeover in Thailand has drawn swift international condemnation, with the United States saying it was reviewing its military aid and other dealings with its closest ally in Southeast Asia.This follows the recent coup after the oust of the Prime Minister. On line, we have Zarina Banu, freelance writer…

23 May 2014 10AM 12 min

Kurdish Human Rights Group Event

On Sunday 25th MAY, The Kurdish Human Rights Action Group is organizing a Kurdish Festival. The festival will feature informative documentaries about Kurds, Kurdish food & dance and stands with books and pictures about the Kurdish culture and Kurdish issue. To give us more about all things Kurdish, we have

23 May 2014 10AM 14 min

Wrongful death of American peace activist

Nine years after filing a civil suit against the State of Israel for the wrongful death of American peace activist Rachel Corrie, her family will had their appeal heard before the Israeli Supreme Court on May 21 in Jerusalem. The appeal, which will be argued by attorney Hussein Abu Hussein,…

22 May 2014 11AM 19 min

Private schools are a law unto themselves

Private schools are a law unto themselves. They don’t even try to espouse the spirit of the new democracy, writes Pinky Khoabane. The debate over private versus public education rouses emotions, more so given this country’s history. In her coloumn Khoabane says the provate school sector is a rip off…

22 May 2014 10AM 11 min

Dr Hisham Al-Alawi

The Iraqi ambassador to South Africa, Dr Hisham Al-Alawi, is in studio today to look at a variety of topics including the recent elections that took place in Iraq and South Africa respectively. Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's alliance won last month's parliamentary elections in Iraq, but fell short of a…

22 May 2014 10AM 18 min

Vision for Life

The Al Imdaad Foundation recently launched it's “Vision for Life” eye cataract surgery campaign to assist people suffering from cataract which is the leading cause of blindness in South Africa. With over 10 000 cases reported every year it is estimated that over 160 000 people are affected by it…

22 May 2014 10AM 6 min

The worlds biggest democracy

The worlds biggest democracy, India, recently elected a new Prime Minister, Narendra Modi from the Bharatiya Janata Party. The BJP won by a landslide. For some it was a pleasant suprise and for others, a nasty shock. VOC Producer, Bonga Dlulane spoke to Mirza Yawar Baig, President of Yawar Baig…

21 May 2014 11AM 24 min

Whats trending with Bonga Dlulane

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 May 2014 10AM 11 min

Another message to plead for her husband's release

It has been a year since the abduction of Pierre Korkie by Al Qaeda in Yemen. Gift of the Givers and the South African government tried to no avail to arrange for the release of Korkie. His kidnappers demanded a hefty 30 million rand ransom in order for the Bloemfontein…

21 May 2014 10AM 4 min

South Africa's National Assembly welcomed new members

Busy day in Parliament as South Africa's National Assembly welcomed new members. Today, over 400 of them were sworn in by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng after the 5th National and Provincial elections took place. VOC Reporter, Andriques Che Petersen, was there and she joins us in studio for more info…

21 May 2014 10AM 10 min

'Out with the old, in with the new'.

With elections over, it can be said that this term it definitely was 'out with the old, in with the new'. The winds of change certainly are blowing strongly as Parliament welcomes new blood after the swearing in of some of the youngest MPs in the national assembly! One of…

21 May 2014 10AM 18 min

SANZAF is commemoring 40 years of service

SANZAF is commemoring 40 years of service of the International Zakah Conference from the16-21 May. The conference has an extensive program that will deal with a number of topics from speakers and delegates attending the conference. In studio we have two of the delegates Dr Mustafa Omar from International Islamic…

20 May 2014 11AM 22 min

Whats trending with Bonga Dlulane

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 May 2014 10AM 10 min

Elections are over

Elections are over. Promises have been made as president Jacob Zuma will be inaugurated for his second term. MPs will be sworn in but will the promises be kept? Sean Muller a senior researcher at the Development Policy Research Unit at UCT says in his op ed politicians and policymakers…

20 May 2014 10AM 9 min

Tuesday's election in Malawi

Tuesday's election in Malawi is seen as one of Africa's most competitive - the closest since the re-introduction of multi-party politics in Malawi in 1993. Four of the 12 candidates in the presidential race have a chance of winning. Joyce Banda is one of three of female presidents in Africa…

20 May 2014 10AM 16 min

Zane Ibrahim

Zane Ibrahim, Bush Radio’s former Managing Director from 1996 to 2010 and the man who led the station has died. Ibrahim, the co-founder and former MD of Bush Radio was known to some as the 'father of community radio' for his role at Bush, Ibrahim is also an anti-apartheid activist…

20 May 2014 10AM 9 min

Nigerian Situation

The abduction of 276 schoolgirls from a high school in Chibok, northern Nigeria, and the Nigerian government’s responses, provides insight into the possibilities for resolving the instability currently engulfing Africa’s most populous country. Those are the words of the Afro Middle East Centre's brief looking at the situation in Nigeria…

19 May 2014 11AM 15 min