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High Court to go ahead with the largest ever class action case against 32 mining

This morning, the High Court approved that a class action suit go ahead against 32 gold mining companies in South Africa. This decision is historic, and allows for the largest ever class action lawsuit in the country, as well as on the continent, to proceed. Bongani Nkala and 55 Others…

13 May 2016 10AM 8 min

SABC radio stations to play 90% local music starting today

In an effort to ensure that local content reflecting the diversity of South African cultures is prioritised, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) says it will play 90% local music across its 18 radio stations from Thursday. Local artists have long called for the percentage of South African music on…

12 May 2016 10AM 12 min

The US Presidential elections

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…

11 May 2016 6PM 20 min

Brazil senate votes for Dilma Rousseff's impeachment

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…

11 May 2016 6PM 11 min

Part of the Middle East and North Africa may become uninhabitable due to climate

New research from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany and the Cyprus Institute in Nicosia shows that vast swaths of the Middle East and North Africa will become uninhabitable by 2050. The region is home to about 500-million people. Average daily temperatures regularly exceed 40°C. This is hotter…

11 May 2016 10AM 11 min

Racism Dialogue – media panel discussion

The racism dialogue held in Pretoria today hosted by the Human Sciences research council forms part of a series of dialogues that will delve deeper into the issue of race in South Africa. According to the HSRC There is much unfinished business in post-apartheid South Africa. Over the past year,…

11 May 2016 10AM 7 min

Minister may redirect Cape Town’s unspent grant allocations

Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu is embroiled in a grant-allocations spending spat with the City of Cape Town and has accused the metro of being a serial offender. The Treasury has given the Department of Human Settlements the go-ahead to rescind municipalities’ grant allocations and to redirect them to provincial…

11 May 2016 10AM 4 min

Gillian Schutte chats to us about Mabel Jansen

Gillian Schutte‚ the woman who exposed Judge Mabel Jansen’s alleged racist utterances‚ said she made her comments public “to expose the thinking of a person who is directly in charge of passing judgment on people whom she perceives as monsters and victims – dehumanised.” Guest: Gillian Schutte Position: Documentary filmmaker,…

10 May 2016 10AM 12 min

The black Lawyers Association calls for Mable to be removed from her post

The Black Lawyers Association has called on North Gauteng High Court Judge Mabel Jansen to resign in the light of racist comments she allegedly made on Facebook. Screenshots of a conversation between Jansen and activist and film-maker Gillian Schutte were posted on social media on Sunday. Jansen allegedly says that…

10 May 2016 10AM 5 min

The World Economic forum starts tomorrow in Rwanda

The continent’s business elite are heading to Rwanda today for the World Economic Forum Africa (WEFA) meeting that starts tomorrow. Delegates from government and business are expected to discuss how to grow Africa’s economy and improve education. While growth on the continent in the past decade has created more opportunities…

10 May 2016 10AM 4 min

Unemployment statistics – the highest since 2008

South Africa's unemployment numbers accelerated sharply in the first three months of this year to 26.7% from 24.5% last year according to Statistics SA data. This means that 5.7-million people who are actively looking for jobs are unable to find any. The economy is shedding jobs as companies struggle to…

10 May 2016 10AM 9 min

Sadiq Khan – London's Muslim Mayor

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…

9 May 2016 6PM 15 min

Rouhani’s incomplete victory in Iran’s parliamentary elections

Iran’s new parliament has many new faces and, for the first time, more women members than clergymen. But with no clear victor after the 28 April completion of Iran’s parliamentary elections. Guest: Ali Vaez Position: Senior Iran Analyst for ICG

9 May 2016 11AM 20 min

Khartoum's students protest for heritage sites

Student protestors in Sudan are outraged after claims emerged that the University of Khartoum's historic premises on the Nile Avenue have been sold off to private developers. The claims are as yet unverified, but reports suggest that the spot where the university’s heritage buildings have stood since 1902 will become…

9 May 2016 10AM 14 min

Media transformation in Cape Town

Following the settlement between Alide Dasnois and Independent News Media, there has been much outcry from the public about which party was in the wrong. The Right to know campaign was picketing outside the court this morning before the settlement was announced. The organisation says that the case of Dasnois…

9 May 2016 10AM 6 min

Alida Diasnois opts for a settlement in her case with Indedependet News Media

Independent Media and former Cape Times editor Alide Dasnois reached a settlement in the Labour Court this morning. Dasnois sued the company for R4 million in the Labour Court alleging discrimination, unfair dismissal, breach of contract‚ she also argued that the company intended to punish her for publishing material contrary…

9 May 2016 10AM 10 min

African winner for the commonwealth prize

South African writer Faraaz Mahomed has been named the Africa Regional Winner for his short story “The Pigeon”. Mahomed is a clinical psychologist and human rights researcher based in Johannesburg. The story is about a young man struggling with his own guilt and ambivalence about an affair, told through the…

6 May 2016 10AM 6 min

Photography exhibition : Promises and lies : The ANC in exhile

A photographic exhibition of the ANC in exile in Tanzania and Zambia will open at the Michaelis Gallery on May 12. Promise and Lies: The ANC in Exile investigates the historical and contemporary meanings of the ANC in exile by taking Sparham’s images as a starting point. Guest: Sian O'…

6 May 2016 10AM 7 min

Racism action plan national consultative dialogue

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development launched the national consultative dialogue event to mark the commencement of the public consultation process on the National Action Plan to Combat Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. South Africa is mandated to produce a National Action Plan (NAP) to Combat Racism,…

6 May 2016 10AM 12 min

The role of the African Middle Class

On a continent once synonymous with war, famine and poverty, a middle class has started to emerge, propelled by growth and urbanisation. Its rise has much to do with the spread of democracy and greater rule of law—countries with such attributes tend to generate more economic opportunities than those where…

5 May 2016 11AM 15 min