Drivetime

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…

20 Feb 2014 10AM 7 min

Gunmen from Nigeria's Boko Haram group

Gunmen from Nigeria's Boko Haram group attacked the north-eastern town of Bama on Wednesday, allegedly opening fire on a school, shooting or burning to death 47 people and trashing the palace of a traditional ruler, officials and witnesses said.The death toll was confirmed by Lawal Tanko, the police commissioner for…

20 Feb 2014 10AM 17 min

Democracy NOW

On Monday, Democracy Now! spoke to human rights activist Zainab Alkhawaja upon her release from prison by the Bahraini government after nearly a year behind bars. Democracy NOW reports…

20 Feb 2014 9AM 19 min

Medical Marijuana

The Medical Innovation Bill, a bill to legalize Cannabis in South Africa for medical, economic and industrial purposes, was introduced in parliament yesterday. The bill was submitted by Member of Parliament, Mario GR Oriani-Ambrosini from the Inkatha Freedom Party. The Medical Innovation Bill aims to make provision for innovations in…

20 Feb 2014 9AM 6 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…

19 Feb 2014 10AM 7 min

Violent clashes in Kiev

Violent clashes in Kiev continued for a second day on Wednesday as Ukrainian riot police battled anti-government protesters occupying a central square in the capital amid the worst crisis the country has faced since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. At least 25 people were reported to have been…

19 Feb 2014 10AM 20 min

Palestinian feedback

Pro-Palestinian activists and film enthusiasts have came together to organise a local film festival, which casts the spotlight on the ongoing Palestinian occupation. The 'Eye on Palestine Boycott Barcode 729' film festival took place from the over the weekend at Masjidur Rawbie in Portlands, Mitchells Plain. The film festival, organised by…

19 Feb 2014 9AM 11 min

The National Prosecuting Authority

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) wants Oscar Pistorius's murder trial to be watched worldwide live on television, saying it will show the world how, and that, South Africa's justice system works. However the defence team is opposing the application. This comes after a number of new channels filed an application bid…

19 Feb 2014 9AM 13 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…

18 Feb 2014 10AM 7 min

Victoria Brittain is in South Africa

Journalist, activist and author Victoria Brittain is in South Africa on the tour of her book Shadow Lives: The Fogotten Women of War on Terror. This book reveals the unseen side of the war on terror: its impact on the wives and families of men incarcerated in Guantanamo, or in…

18 Feb 2014 10AM 21 min

SA's press Ranking: 42nd

South Africa's press is ranked 42 and as such freer than that of the US at 46, Italy at 49 and Japan at 59 in the World Press Freedom Index 2014 – from Reporters Without Borders. The 2014 World Press Freedom Index spotlights the negative impact of conflicts on freedom…

18 Feb 2014 9AM 12 min

VOA news: Protest in Thailand

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…

18 Feb 2014 9AM 5 min

State-of-the art Islamic library

Role-players in the Muslim community have given their full backing for the development of a state-of-the art Islamic library, situated at the Academia Centre complex in Lansdowne.  At the media launch last week a number of community activists showed their support for the Academia Library initiative, which has been described…

17 Feb 2014 9AM 14 min

A report titled "When governance and ethics fail"

The appointment of SABC acting chief operations officer Hlaudi Mot-soe-neng was irregular, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has found. This emerged from a report, titled When governance and ethics fail, she released in Pretoria earlier today . Her investigation touched on allegations around the appointment and a crooked salary progression. The…

17 Feb 2014 9AM 12 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…

16 Feb 2014 10PM 7 min

Pope Francis shaking things up

Pope Francis is shaking things up in the Catholic Church to such an extent that many talk about a “Francis revolution.” Yet the single most revolutionary act committed by any pope in at least the last 600 years fell exactly one year ago, and it wasn’t Francis who did it…

16 Feb 2014 10PM 18 min

Interview with political analyst: Chester Missing

Amid all madness at the State of the Nation address last night, VOC Drivetime caught up with South Africa’s most famous political analyst Chester Missing, who was taking the mickey out of all the politicians on the red carpet.  It started off with me making fun of his shiny bald…

14 Feb 2014 10AM 2 min

"Eye on Palestine Boycott Barcode 729"

The Islamic Network and Film Club in association with the Portlands Masjid Committee invites you to: “Eye on Palestine: Boycott Barcode 729” Film Festival that will take place this weekend.  According to organisers the mini festival is aimed at highlighting the land of Palestine has been under a brutal occupation…

14 Feb 2014 9AM 12 min

Media briefing for the 2014 National elections

The governing African National Congress executive held a media briefing in the city today to pave a way for the 2014 National elections. This comes after president Jacob Zuma delivered his last state of the nation address of his first term. VOC reporter Raeesah Isaacs joins us to give us…

14 Feb 2014 9AM 6 min

Coordinated violence against muslims in the Central African Republic

According to media reports and Human Rights Watch the minority Muslim population in the Central African Republic is being targeted in a relentless wave of coordinated violence that is forcing entire communities to leave the country. This is the violence in the country is ongoing that has resulted in hundreds…

12 Feb 2014 1PM 17 min