Drivetime

Interview with Open Mosque founder Dr Taj Hargey

Guest: Dr Taj Hargey Position: Open Mosque founder

22 Sep 2016 5AM 17 min

Standard Bank Shari'ah Banking

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 Sep 2016 11AM 14 min

Signs of genocide looms in Burundi, UN

A group of UN investigators have warned against a looming risk of genocide in Burundi, saying a general trend of ethnically divisive rhetoric by the government means that the conflict could spill into other African countries. Stephanie Wolters is the Director at the Peace and research Programme and now joins…

21 Sep 2016 10AM 8 min

The ongoing battle of indigenous communities for sovereignty

Today we chat about the protection of indigenous peoples as explored in a recent article called ‘the Road from Standing Rock to Gaza is a Straight Line’, written by Stanley L Cohen. Stanley L Cohen is a US-based attorney and human rights activist who has done extensive work in the…

20 Sep 2016 11AM 22 min

Face to Face - Khadija Heeger

Khadija Tracey Carmelita Heeger was born Cape Town. She was raised on the Cape Flats in the township of Hanover Park. She started performing when she was nine years old, her dream was to be an actress, but at 15, she started writing seriously and this is how she expresses…

16 Sep 2016 10AM 18 min

Across the Middle East, we find out why Israel is aiming to redefine ‘ethnic’

On one level, an incendiary video posted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the weekend looked suspiciously like an own goal. In it, Netanyahu argues that a Palestinian demand to dismantle Jewish settlements amounts to the "ethnic cleansing" of some 650,000 Jews living in the occupied territories, in violation…

15 Sep 2016 11AM 18 min

Despite the US -Russia ceasefire agreement, the UN has been accused of complace

The UN has been accused of complacency amid Syrian government interference in the delivery of humanitarian assistance, including blocking aid to besieged rebel-held areas, removing medical aid from convoys, and marginalising humanitarian workers for political reasons, according to a copy of the letter sent to Al Jazeera. UN officials in…

14 Sep 2016 10AM 12 min

Zambian President Edgar Lungu was sworn in today after a constitutional challeng

Zambian President Edgar Lungu was today sworn in as the 6th Republican President. His election comes following a fierce challenge from the opposition UPND led by wealthy businessman Hikainde Hichilema. Despite a massive court bid by the opposition to have his election annulled by the constitutional court, the court ruled…

13 Sep 2016 10AM 16 min

Open Book Fest 2016: Decolonisation of Institutions

The Open Book Fest which took place this passed weekend hosted among many other talks on literature and writing, some pertinent discussions on current movements in South Africa. Harry Garuba spoke to Sihphokuhle Mathe and Tabisa Raziya on the Decolonisation of Institutions.

8 Sep 2016 10AM 1 hr 07 min

Standard Bank Shari'ah Banking

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…

7 Sep 2016 11AM 16 min

Palestinian delegation IN SA

South African Jews for Free Palestine (SAJFP) are hosting four representatives of Palestinian society in Cape Town this week. Their visit stems from a trip undertaken by a South African group, in May 2015 to the South Africa Forest in Galilee, in present day Israel. The forest- which is planted…

5 Sep 2016 11AM 31 min

Turkish news editor Abdullah Bozkurt living in exile speaks out

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 Sep 2016 10AM 40 min

Nice has become the latest French resort to ban the burkini, the full-body Islam

Using language similar to the bans imposed in a string of other resorts on the French Riviera, the city barred clothing that “overtly manifests adherence to a religion at a time when France and places of worship are the target of terrorist attacks”. Islamic dress has long been a subject…

25 Aug 2016 10AM 8 min

Face to Face with Dr. Achmat Salie

In studio with us today we have Imam Dr. Achmat Salie is former Imam of the Bellville South masjid. He has been in the USA for the past 17 years with his family, where he has served as Imam of the Islamic Centre of Greater Detroit. He is founding Director…

24 Aug 2016 7AM 18 min

Kurdish Delegation in South Africa

Kurdish Human Rights Group is hosting a high-powered Kurdish delegation from Turkey, Syria and Iraq here in South Africa.The main purpose of the visit is for the delegation to interact with the leadership, the South African Government and the African National Congress (ANC), on the issue of Kurdish people facing…

22 Aug 2016 11AM 24 min

Yumna Moosa takes on racism and sexism in the medical profession

Dr Yumna Moosa, whose video about harassment and racism at a public hospital went viral last week said that justice has yet to be served. Even though Moosa has been assessed and found to be competent, her former employers are still pushing for her to be seen as “clinically incompetent”…

22 Aug 2016 10AM 10 min

Gaza under attack

According to news reports the Israeli army has fired missiles into the northern Gaza Strip after a rocket was fired from the Palestinian territory into southern Israel, causing no injuries or damage. Israel ended its permanent military presence in the Gaza Strip in 2005 in what it called the "Gaza…

22 Aug 2016 10AM 7 min

Image of Omran Daqneesh alone won't save Syria

The video of Omran Daqneesh went viral, just like the video of three-year-old Alan Kurdi, whose lifeless body was found washed ashore in near Bodrum, Turkey, as he and his family fled Syria to find refuge in Canada. H was saved by Syrian Civil Defence volunteers - also known as…

22 Aug 2016 10AM 11 min

Dozens of academics held in latest wave of Turkish mass arrests

Turkey on Friday detained dozens of academics suspected of backing Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind of last month's failed coup, while pressing ahead with raids on businesses linked to the US-based Muslim preacher. Turkish prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for 84 academics nationwide, the private Dogan news agency reported, while…

22 Aug 2016 10AM 14 min

Free Book Friday with Lidudumalingani

Lidudumalingani was announced as the winner of the 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing, described as Africa’s leading literary award, for his short story entitled “Memories We Lost” published in The Daily Assortment of Astonishing Things. At the announcement, Chair of Judges Delia Jarrett-Macauley said, “The winning story explores a…

19 Aug 2016 10AM 14 min