Drivetime

India and Israel arms deal

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 Nov 2014 5PM 8 min

The Shariah Landscape

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 Nov 2014 5PM 14 min

Free Wi-Fi for CT

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 Nov 2014 5PM 4 min

MPs make peace

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has brokered a political process to end weeks of acrimony in Parliament, which culminated with riot police storming the House. But the solutions will unfold only next year because the committee set up to work on the peace gets working next week, after Parliament has risen

19 Nov 2014 9AM 8 min

Dewani trial: State closes case

At the Shrien Dewani trial, the question soon facing the court will be whether the prosecution has done enough to convince it that Dewani may have plotted to kill his wife. The State closed it case on Monday and today, Dewani's attorney  filed heads of argument to Judge Jeanette Traverso which include…

19 Nov 2014 9AM 6 min

Whats Trending with Zahrah

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 Nov 2014 10AM 6 min

East Jerusalem under 'collective punishment'

After months of unrest, municipal officials in Jerusalem have begun a widespread crackdown on the Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem, enforcing the finest points of the law in what rights groups have dubbed an act of "collective punishment". These are the words of Greg Carlstrom, an AJ journalist who is…

18 Nov 2014 10AM 14 min

Imam Rashied Omar Steps Down as WCRLF Chairperson

In terms of the The Western Cape Religious Leaders Forum constitution, its Chairperson and deputy-Chairperson should serve for a period of two years, and the Chairperson should rotate every two years among the various faith communities that are represented. Imam Rashied, who had been serving as WCRLF chair since 20 June 2012, completed his two year term and consequently stepped down.  He joins us online…

18 Nov 2014 9AM 7 min

MPS & Ramaphosa

All eyes are again on Parliament today as Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa meets with Mps for an extended plenary session after last week's chaos. While the meeting was planned some time ago to thrash out long-standing grievances, Thursday's events, which saw riot police entering the National Assembly for the first…

18 Nov 2014 9AM 9 min

SA Students Assoc In Support of Egyptian Students Conference

Several SA students assocations held a conference at IPSA last night in support of the Egyptian students. Drivetime producer, Zahrah Isaacs was in attendance. She joins us now in studio for more…

18 Nov 2014 9AM 5 min

Dr Mads Gilbert

Last week we covered the story of how Norwegian physician, humanitarian and activist, Dr Mads Gilbert has been banned from entering Gaza. The ban, imposed by Israel, is due to the 'security risk' Mads supposedly is. We now have him on air to hear his views on this…

17 Nov 2014 9AM 4 min

Muslim Views November Issue

It's that time of the month again where we check in with Muslim Views to find out what we can expect in this month's issue. Online from Muslim Views is…

17 Nov 2014 9AM 8 min

Nobel Peace Summit Moved To Rome

The Nobel Peace Laureates Summit, which was initially scheduled to take place in South Africa, has been relocated to Rome. Drivetime Producer, Zahrah Isaacs, joins us now in studio with more…

17 Nov 2014 9AM 4 min

National Cathedral Holds First Jumuah

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 Nov 2014 5PM 19 min

Whats Trending with Zahrah

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 Nov 2014 5PM 8 min

Whats Trending with Zahrah

Whats Trending sees VOC Drivetime producer Zahrah Isaacs giving us a daily update about what is happening in the world of twitter. Shes in studio now to tell us what's trending, whats hot and whats not in the world of Twitter.

14 Nov 2014 10AM 5 min

White Widow: dead or alive?

Confusion is mounting over the fate of the ‘White Widow’, a British female terrorist suspect on the international wanted list. News agency says Samantha Lewthwaite was shot dead fighting alongside Kiev forces. However, Kiev denies this. Lewthwaite, 30, was allegedly gunned down two weeks ago near the eastern Ukrainian town…

14 Nov 2014 10AM 8 min

Brothers In Love and War

Twin brothers. Two futures. One destiny. Abraham and Constand Viljoen were identical twins who took starkly different paths in life. One was a deeply religious man, who opposed apartheid; the other was a man of war, who became head of the SADF. But together they would play a crucial role…

14 Nov 2014 9AM 18 min

Pandemonium in Parliament

Thursday 13th November will surely go down as one of the most inglorious days in the history of South Africa’s democratic parliament. After almost seven hours of ultimately futile filibustering from opposition parties, the National Assembly adopted the report which essentially exonerates President Jacob Zuma from wrongdoing over Nkandla. If…

14 Nov 2014 9AM 6 min

ANC Analysis

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…

13 Nov 2014 10AM 15 min