Drivetime

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…

4 Apr 2014 11AM 6 min

Brazilian rage against Fifa’s Soccer World Cup

A New documentary film reveals Brazilian anger at Soccer World Cup. Brazilian rage against Fifa’s Soccer World Cup is revealed in a new documentary film ahead of the event planned for June this year. In the film Imagina na Copa (Imagine the Cup), South African journalist r Yazeed Kamaldien explores…

4 Apr 2014 10AM 14 min

What's 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…

3 Apr 2014 11AM 6 min

IUC SAJBOD reaction

South African Jewish Board of Deputies and the Islamic Unity Convention came to a settlement yesterday in their over a decade conflict. VOC reporter Andriques Che Petersen spoke to Farid Sayed editor of Muslim Views about this case…

3 Apr 2014 10AM 5 min

Right To Know

Whistleblowers are heroes of our democracy who deserve to be celebrated. Their harassment, intimidation, unfair dismissal and persecution prevents our right to know. These are unacceptable threats to open democracy and access to information enshrined in our Constitution. That's according to two watchdogs R2K together and CorruptionWatch. The pair will…

3 Apr 2014 10AM 6 min

Central African Republic crisis continues

As the Central African Republic crisis continies aid organisations say Anti-balaka fighters killed at least 72 Muslim men and boys, some as young as nine, in two recent attacks in southwestern Central African Republic [2]. The assaults, on February 1 and 5, 2014, were in the village of Guen, in a region…

3 Apr 2014 10AM 16 min

Whats Trending with Bonga D

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 Apr 2014 11AM 28 min

Port Elizabeth’s St Albans prison

A recent prison-wide session of mass-beatings, electric-shock, torture and assaults, involving 200 inmates of Port Elizabeth’s St Albans prison, could lead to the first prosecutions in terms of SA’s new torture legislation. Wits Justice Project investigative journalist Carolyn Raphaely says. This comes after assaults and torture, which allegedly occurred during…

2 Apr 2014 11AM 18 min

Who are the DLF

140 delegates representing a number of important popular movements, independent trade unions, women, youth, socialist and environmental organisations  from around the country met and say were decisive in embracing the NUMSA break with the Tripartite Alliance in the building of a mass united front and a movement for socialism. Democratic…

2 Apr 2014 10AM 6 min

Minister of Economic Development

Today we have a special guest at this time. Minister of Economic Development Ebrahim Patel joins us for an exclusive general interview about some aspects of his portfolio. Minister welcome…

2 Apr 2014 10AM 21 min

What's 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…

1 Apr 2014 11AM 4 min

20 years since the deadly infamous Rwanda genocide

20 years since the deadly infamous Rwanda genocide in Rwanda's capital Kigali, Leon Mugesera stands trial, accused of whipping up a storm of violence against the ethnic Tutsi group two decades ago with hate speech including calls to exterminate 'cockroaches'. More than 800,000 people died over 100 days in a…

1 Apr 2014 11AM 22 min

Radio 786's case Concluded

The Islamic Union Convention, Radio 786 and the South African Jewish Board of Deputies concluded the second day with an out of court settlement after deliberations between the parties following a complaint laid by SAJBOD against 786 and its parent body the IUC. The complaint was laid following an interview…

1 Apr 2014 10AM 16 min

What's 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…

31 Mar 2014 6AM 9 min

Possibly one of the most defining moments of Turkish democracy

The local elections on March 30 will possibly be one of the most defining moments of Turkish democracy. Ideologies or party platforms will largely be irrelevant. In 1961, the Turkish electorate voted for the Justice Party, making a statement in favour of the democratic process and in protest of military intervention a…

28 Mar 2014 11AM 15 min

Earth Hour

South Africans can play a significant part in the 2014 World Wildlife Fund’s annual Earth Hour initiative to take place from 20h30-21h30 on Saturday 29 March. That's according to Brand South Africa. The symbolic switching off of lights and use of electricity is aimed at sensitising all citizens about the need…

28 Mar 2014 10AM 7 min

Uighur Muslims

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…

28 Mar 2014 10AM 16 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…

27 Mar 2014 11AM 6 min

Discrimination against Muslims in the UK

A pioneering survey designed to quantify the level of antipathy faced by Muslims in Britain is being relaunched next week amid fears that it has increased over the course of the last 5 years. The research project, which is the only one of its kind in is from the Islamic…

27 Mar 2014 11AM 18 min

Muslim Brotherhood

An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced more than 520 Muslim Brotherhood members to death on charges of murder including murder in a massive continuous crack down on members of the formerly ruling party. Voice of the Cape reporter Andriques Che Petersen has more

27 Mar 2014 10AM 7 min