Drivetime

Spy cables

All this week and for weeks to come, people will be talking about the spy cables. As more and more information surfaces and exposes the underworld of espionage, we need to ask and assess what this means for SA as a whole and what to expect in the future.

27 Feb 2015 6AM 9 min

Design Indaba

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 Feb 2015 5AM 8 min

Why did Zayn Adams die poor?

On Monday we paid tribute to the late Zayn Adams and many of the listeners shared their condolences with us as well. However, was these small gestures enough in respect to how much of his life Zayn contributed not only to his art, but to Cape Town as a whole?…

26 Feb 2015 6AM 9 min

Budget 2015 and state owned enterprises

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…

26 Feb 2015 6AM 7 min

Budget clip 2

Before we analyze the budget speech, we now play you a clip of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene's speech.

25 Feb 2015 8AM 4 min

Budget Speech

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene is facing his biggest baptism of fire yet as delivers his maiden National Budget speech today. As the country desperately needs him to plug the gap between national spending and revenue as well as South Africa’s unsustainable debt trend, we all wait to hear what he…

25 Feb 2015 8AM 19 min

What the spy cables leak could mean for SA

South Africa’s government is scrambling to deal with the fallout of the worst intelligence leak in its two-decade democratic history. The country is coming to terms with its new status as “the El Dorado of espionage”, in the words of an intelligence officer, after hundreds of dossiers, files and cables…

25 Feb 2015 8AM 9 min

Budget clip 1

Before we analyze the budget speech, we now play you a clip of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene's speech.

25 Feb 2015 8AM 5 min

The first SA in ISIS?

As we see an influx of people joining ISIS, very rarely did we hear of any of them being from South Africa, until now. Daily Maverick Africa correspondent, Simon Allison has written an exclusive interview which he has conducted with an ISIS member who claims to be from South Africa…

24 Feb 2015 7AM 18 min

PE family sells house and moves to join ISIS

Yesterday, I had an in-depth analysis interview about the possibility of South Africans being in ISIS. Today media reports are surfacing alleging that members s of an Eastern Cape family recently sold their house to move to Iraq to fight for Islamic State. Online to help us discuss the probability…

24 Feb 2015 5AM 9 min

The first women-only mosque in the US is causing controversy among the American

-The first women-only mosque in the US is causing controversy among the American Muslim community and beyond. The Women's Mosque of America in Los Angeles holds prayers in a building that used to be a synagogue, but is now a multi-faith space. We discuss this now with…

24 Feb 2015 5AM 11 min

leaked classified documents from the State Security Agency and some foreign spy

South Africa is experiencing its own WikiLeaks moment as leaked classified documents from the State Security Agency and some foreign spy agencies published by Al Jazeera and The Guardian with more to follow over the next few day. The digital leak of hundreds of secret intelligence documents from the spy…

24 Feb 2015 3AM 18 min

Zayn Adams passes

We bid farewell to legendary Cape singer, Zayn Adams today. Adams reportedly suffered a heart on Wednesday and was in Groote Schuur Hospital after undergoing an operation. VOC journalist, Raeesah Isaacs, spoke to Take Note Band lead singer, Sean who once shared the stage with the iconic Adams. Here's more

23 Feb 2015 7AM 6 min

Sayed to lead Cape’s ANCYL

Six years in the making, the Western Cape ANC Youth League elected a new leadership on Sunday, with Muhammad Khalid Sayed at the helm. The elections were held on Saturday evening into early yesterday morning at a conference at the Oudtshoorn Town Hall. Six years ago the national leadership of…

23 Feb 2015 7AM 11 min

WC SOPA: ANC interrupts Helen Zille's address

The African National Congress (ANC) interrupted Western Cape Premier Helen Zille’s State of the Province Address (Sopa) this morning. Zille was interrupted on a number of occasions by ANC Members of Parliament (MPs). Bonga Dlulane was at the court proceedings and joins us now online…

20 Feb 2015 4AM 7 min

Zuma kills with kindness in SONA debate

He was called a “broken man” and a “hooligan” this week, but President Jacob Zuma chose not to respond to the personal attacks, instead commending opposition MPs like Julius Malema for dealing with his State of the Nation Address (SONA) “with respect”. Going from sombre to funny to analytical –…

20 Feb 2015 4AM 13 min

Corruption Watch: 2014 Data: Corruption on the rise in SA

There has been great concern over the growing levels of corruption and the lack of political will by key political and governmental leaders to confront corruption. The Corruption Watch 2014 report reveals that 8 181 corruption reports have been lodged with the organisation since its establishment in 2012. An average…

20 Feb 2015 4AM 16 min

Iraqi Symposium

As the presence of ISIS in Iraq reaches its 4 year mark, the Iraqi Ambassador to SA, Dr Hisham Al Alawi is doing his utmost to not only raise awareness of the situation but to educate and come up with ideas to end the acts of terror. Last year, he…

19 Feb 2015 4AM 20 min

Alternative mining indaba

We all know that last week the Mining Indaba took place at the CTICC and attracted business owners and investors in the sector to the Mother City. However, did you know that an Alternative Mining Indaba was happening simultaeneously? VOC's Nishta Sookdiyal has more…

18 Feb 2015 7AM 11 min

Muslim Views Feb Issue

Every month we check in with Muslim Views for a sneak peek on what will be in this months issue. Its February so online to tell us if there's a special section for all the Valentine's day dedications or not is…

18 Feb 2015 7AM 10 min