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Pakistan has been gripped by sectarian violence for decades but in recent times, it has allegedly become more vicious. Muslims around the world representing "Shi'is" and "Sunnis" from many parts of the world gathered in Turkey to work toward ending this unnecessary conflict in the Ummah. While Syria and Iraq…

8 Jan 2014 10AM 6 min

Pakistan Muslim scholars condemn sectarian voilence

The current conflict in South Sudan has now boiled down to a contest over public office, pitting the former Vice President, Riek Machar Teny against President,Salva Kiir Mayardit. Whether it was triggered by a coup or not makes for a moot point at this stage. That's according to the Sudd…

8 Jan 2014 10AM 18 min

Conflict in South Sudan

The current conflict in South Sudan has now boiled down to a contest over public office, pitting the former Vice President, Riek Machar Teny against President,Salva Kiir Mayardit. Whether it was triggered by a coup or not makes for a moot point at this stage. That's according to the Sudd…

8 Jan 2014 9AM 9 min

Massive drop-out rate in Gr10

Basic Education minister Angie Motshekga announced the class of 2013 obtained a 78,2% pass rate. The pass rate has been hailed as the higest in six years with the Western Cape falling out of the top three to fourth place. But an opinion piece written by Politicsweb editor James Myburgh…

8 Jan 2014 9AM 10 min

Muslim Women in Media - Amal Awad

Muslim women are not a curiosity and their achievements should not be seen as an exception to the norm. So says Sydney based writer and author Amal Awad in a recent article, in which she looks at whether Muslimah’s in the media are still an underclass. VOC News editor Tasneem…

6 Jan 2014 10AM 12 min

South Sudan has been embroiled in a deadly ethnic battle

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…

6 Jan 2014 10AM 21 min

Interview with Alex Masilo

The South African Communist Party (SACP) will on today commemorate the 19th anniversary of the death of its former general secretary, Joe Slovo, at Avalon Cemetery in Soweto. Slovo, who was Housing minister in the government of national unity, joined the SACP in 1942 and served on the African National…

6 Jan 2014 9AM 11 min

Umrah debacle

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 Dec 2013 10AM 36 min

Drivetime: Umrah problems 2013

As we reported last week, the umrah season is in full swing and thousands of Capetonians are taking advantage of great umrah deals, without understanding what they are in for. Just this morning, our news team was confronted with several complaints about Gaironesa Foundation, an organization that provides subsidized packages…

23 Dec 2013 10AM 37 min

Morsi charge

Egypt’s top public prosecutor has announced charges against ousted President Mohamed Morsi for conspiring with foreign groups to commit terrorist acts and destabilize the country. The charges carry the death penalty. Morsi was charged along with 35 others, including the Muslim Brotherhood’s top three leaders. Democracy now has more on…

20 Dec 2013 9AM 7 min

Mandela's legacy for the Palestinian struggle

Several Palestine banners - produced by South African trade unions, student groups and youth organizations - were spotted at last week's memorial for Nelson Mandela in Soweto. One of the banners, a tribute to Mandela's internationalism and support for the Palestinian struggle, displayed an iconic image of Nelson Mandela with…

20 Dec 2013 9AM 6 min

Woolwich murders

The two men tried for the so called Woolwich murders were convicted for the brutal murder of lee Bigsby. This comes after the release of the British Prime Minister's Task Force Report on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism recently is another flawed response to serious social problems. That's the opinion of Dr Sadek Hamid from…

19 Dec 2013 10PM 21 min

Interview with Skye Wheeles

South Sudanese soldiers fired indiscriminately in highly populated areas and targeted people for their ethnicity during recent fighting in Juba says Human Rights Watc. This comes as thehe clashes in South Sudan’s capital, which broke out on December 15, 2013, saw scores of civilians killed and, according to witnesses and victims,…

19 Dec 2013 9AM 11 min

Interview With Hassan Isilow

The African Union (AU) says it wants to help stabilize the security situation in Central African Republic (CAR) to help stabilize the country, which has been wracked by violence recently. This comes after media reports that Interim President and former rebel leader Michel Djotodia said officials of his administration are…

19 Dec 2013 9AM 7 min

Interview with Johan Aubrey

It has been called a political game changer by the parties involved. An agreement was signed today that brings 5 South African political parties into a formal collective to contest the next election. The Collective for Democracy (known as the CD) has been formed from some of the opposition parties…

18 Dec 2013 10AM 17 min

Interview with Dr. Mjamba

Apartheid-era chemical warfare expert Dr Wouter Basson is guilty of unprofessional conduct, the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) ruled today . The six-year-long inquiry related to Basson's involvement in Project Coast, between the 1980s and early 1990s. Basson was accused of acting unethically by being involved in the large-scale…

18 Dec 2013 9AM 10 min

Interview with Quaanita Hunter

National Union of Metalworkers Union is currently holding a special conference where president Andrew Chirwa vowed on Wednesday the union would defend suspended Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, saying he was "isolated by forces of darkness" within the tripartite alliance. Numsa's Irvin Jim also called on accountability for Nkandla and…

18 Dec 2013 9AM 10 min

Transformation of the 4th estate

The Movement for Transformation of Media in South Africa(MTMSA) will be held a a press conference today as it launched its campaign to fight for the transformation of the 4th estate. Accoridng to the MTMSA After nearly twenty years of democracy we see that the media in South Africa remains…

17 Dec 2013 10AM 7 min

Ebrahim Rasool Talks on Madiba's Legacy

Tata Nelson Mandela has been buried and ten days of mourning since the announcement of his death concluding in SA. To celebrate and honour him a 9 metre bronze plated statue was unveiled by president Jacob Zuma yesterday at the 100 year old Union Buildings. To look back at the…

17 Dec 2013 10AM 21 min

Central African Republic Chaos

The Central African Republic has been in chaos since rebel leader Michel Djotodia ousted President Francois Bozize in March. Fuelled by ethnic rivalries, the conflict has also now become sectarian in nature as he installed himself as the first Muslim leader in the Christian-majority country. This sparked months of bloody…

17 Dec 2013 9AM 12 min