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Permanent People's Tribunal on Transnational Corporations

The Southern Africa Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power has set up a Permanent People’s Tribunal on Transnational Corporations. The Tribunal will bring affected peoples from Southern Africa together to make their problems visible, analyse them and collaborate and share experiences in order to strengthen our joint struggle. The effort to…

10 Aug 2016 11AM 5 min

Are independent candidates a blessing or a curse for South Africa's democracy

Given the adverse statements made by several politicians when the election period started, what factors influenced voters who placed their trust in any of the 855 independent candidates who contested in these elections. So how do we measure the viability of Independent Candidates? Guest: Nkosikhulule Nyembezi Position: Board Chairperson: Election…

10 Aug 2016 10AM 9 min

A closer look at the candidates up for the position of Public Protector

As the committee sets to interview the candidates for the Public Protector Post tomorrow at 7am, red flags have been raised about a number of the shortlisted public protector candidates. A 69-page report, which was compiled by Corruption watch in association with the Democratic Governance and Right Unit, hones in…

10 Aug 2016 10AM 10 min

The 2016 Rio Olympics, the latest from Brazil

Brazil declared in its official bid for the Olympic Games, which opened on Friday, that Rio's air quality was "within the limits recommended by the World Health Organization." but Rio de Janeiro's air is dirtier and deadlier than portrayed by authorities and the Olympics' promised legacy of cleaner winds has…

8 Aug 2016 11AM 16 min

The One in three campaign disrupts Zuma's election speech

Rape trials don’t go away for those who are the family and loved ones of the survivor, and for many in the criminal justice system, they also suffer vicarious trauma. Trials are hard. They take their toll. According to Allison Tilley, the solution in rape cases is re-establishing the so-called…

8 Aug 2016 10AM 11 min

The youth vote – update from the VIP 2x campaign and how young people responded

The #2X is a youth campaign aimed to galvanise youth participation in the greater democratic narrative. With youth confidence in traditional democratic institutions in decline, young people are finding greater political expression of their will in digital and real world movements. We spoke to them before the election campaign, we…

4 Aug 2016 5AM 6 min

Muslim Women in America get back at Trump

Donald J. Trump had harsh words for the parents of a slain Muslim soldier who had strongly denounced Mr. Trump during the Democratic National Convention, saying that the soldier’s father had delivered the entire speech because his mother was not “allowed” to speak. Trump’s comments drew quick and widespread condemnation…

2 Aug 2016 11AM 15 min

Where to for Shackville TRC

Twenty years ago the Truth and Reconciliation aimed at righting the wrongs of the past and now some UCT students are calling for a similar commission to right the wrongs of the present. Earlier this year, students erected a shack on the university’s upper campus, in protest against the lack…

2 Aug 2016 10AM 11 min

SANZAF financial audit

The South African National Zakah Fund (the Fund) on Friday released 2016 Audited National Annual Financial Statements that can be viewed on www.sanzaf.org.za. Once again the release of the Audited Financial Statements has been achieved within 60 days of the financial year end. To tell us more... Guest:Mr Showkat Mukadam…

1 Aug 2016 10AM 10 min

The Capital costs of the proposed Nuclear Energy build

A new study has looked at the initial capital cost as well as the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) generated by the proposed 9,6 GW new-nuclear build in South Africa. As with any large infrastructure development project, it is important to understand clearly upfront the total capital cost in order…

1 Aug 2016 10AM 11 min

We look at how citizens should be voting

When choosing whom to vote for, ask yourself whether your choice is based on trying to get the carrot or on what’s in the long-term interest of you and the group? Rafieka Williams spoke to Pierre Heistein to understand the way people vote…

1 Aug 2016 10AM 10 min

Face to Face - Shaykh Ahmad Saad al-Azhari

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…

29 Jul 2016 11AM 17 min

Free university education is not the route to social justice

In South Africa, fairness in higher education funding does not require an overhaul of the funding model to eliminate student fees, as many students and their supporters insist. Instead, it requires progressive reform of the current payment system. At the least, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme must increase the…

28 Jul 2016 10AM 12 min

UCT Flemming Rose debate

After the Executive of the University of Cape Town released a statement stating their decision to withdraw the invitation by the UCT Academic Freedom Committee (AFC) to Mr Flemming Rose for this year’s TB Davie Memorial Lecture, the lecture was cancelled. The invited speaker, Mr Flemming Rose, the cultural editor…

25 Jul 2016 10AM 16 min

Analysis of the failed Military coup in Turkey

We continue now with an analysis of the the failed Military coup in Turkey from a different perspective... Guest:Ayhan Cetin Position: Director of Turquoise Harmony Institute in SA

21 Jul 2016 6AM 16 min

Analysis of the failed Military coup in Turkey

Turkey has begun a purge of soldiers and judiciary officials allegedly connected to an effort to topple the government, one day after a failed military coup attempt. By Saturday evening, the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had detained 2,839 military personnel, with the number of arrests expected to rise,…

18 Jul 2016 10AM 11 min

Free book Friday: Yolisa Qunta - Writing What We Like

Yolisa Qunta is an associate editor at Jucyafrica.com and a columnist at allforwomen.co.za. She spent her formative years in Zimbabwe and Botswana as a child to political exiles and returned to South Africa with her family in 1993. She is the first time author of the book "Writing What We…

15 Jul 2016 10AM 17 min

The politics of Ayanda Mabulu's painting

Ayanda Mabulu is no stranger to controversy, but he might have outdone himself this week in terms of pure shock value. In his latest exhibition at Constitutional Hill, one of the paintings continues his tradition of portraying President Jacob Zuma in compromising, arguably degrading, positions. On Wednesday morning, Mabulu defended…

13 Jul 2016 10AM 12 min

Police killings - The manifestation of structural racism in America

The recent fatalities involving black men and white police have a long history, coupled with a pattern of government inaction and unwillingness to take action against white perpetrators and police abuse in cases of violence against African Americans... Guest: Ronald A. Kuykendall Position: Political Science Lecturer at Trident Technical College…

12 Jul 2016 10AM 20 min

The Turmoil in Kashmir

At least 32 people have died and more than 1,000 injured in spiralling violence in Jammu and Kashmir following Burhan Wani’s death, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairing a meeting on Tuesday to review the volatile situation in the valley. Union home minister Rajnath Singh, defence minister Manohar Parrikar and…

12 Jul 2016 10AM 21 min