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Radio Islam speaks to new Eskom Board Chair
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3 min read | 22:40 pm CAT Mpho Makwana is the new Eskom board chair and will have his work cut out. The country is facing Stage 4 load shedding for the foreseeable future after Eskom announced yesterday afternoon that a...
Gauteng to have a new premier tomorrow
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 20:32 pm CAT Political changes are afoot in Gauteng, with the provincial legislature to hold a special sitting tomorrow to elect a new premier for the province. The future of current premier David Makhura was already...
Africa
The Africa Report
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4 min read | 21:00 pm CAT In this week’s edition of the Africa Report, Radio Islam International discussed with Dr Emmanuel Matambo, Research Director at the University of Johannesburg's Centre for Africa-China Studies (CACS)....
Nigeria’s presidential candidates sign a peace agreement for 2023 elections
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 4min read 4 October 2022 | 11:16 am CAT Nigeria's presidential candidates signed an accord committing to a peaceful campaign for the 2023 election. Nearly all of the 18 candidates for president signed the agreement at an event in...
World
Musk moves ahead to buy Twitter at original price of $44bn
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 4min read 5 October 2022 | 11:00 am CAT Elon Musk says he is ready to push through with his buyout of Twitter at the original agreed price of $44 billion. This comes as a trial is underway over his efforts to withdraw from the...
Deadly stampede kills 125 at Indonesia’s football match
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 5min read 3 October 2022 | 10:45 am CAT At least 125 people have been killed in a stampede at an Indonesian football stadium in the eastern city of Malang. According to East Java Vice Governor Emil Dardak, the death...
Ummah
The Palestine Report: Palestinians mourn boy who died ‘of fear’ of Israeli troops
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4 min read | 17:34 pm CAT The tragic death of Palestinian boy Rayan Suleiman has gripped and sent shock waves throughout Palestinian society. Seven-year-old Rayan Suleiman passed away while being hounded by Israeli soldiers...
President of SA prisoner’s organisation for Human Rights has reverted to Islam
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 11:30 am CAT A man who has become well known in the country for fighting for the rights of prisoners in South Africa’s overcrowded prisons, Golden Miles Bhudu is an outspoken critic of the deplorable circumstances in...
Community
LenzPolitics calls for investigation after 30 swimmers exposed to severe hydrochloric acid
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 5 min read | 18:45 CAT LenzPolitics have called for an immediate investigation after about thirty swimmers from the Atlantis Swimming Club, and the Dolphin Swim School were exposed to hydrochloric acid at the Greyville Swimming...
Baby dumped in KwaZulu-Natal bushes with an apology note
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 17:25 pm CAT Private security, Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) seeks assistance identifying a female infant child dumped in a bush in Dawncrest in KwaZulu-Natal. A passerby discovered the baby on Monday, 3 October...
OPINION
Political
SA Justice System Has Failed Seekers of Justice
By Abu Muhammad Yesterday, hundreds of people gathered in Marikana to commemorate the 44 people who died ten years ago when a mine strike turned violent. Today is forty years since the assassination of apartheid activist and journalist Ruth First who was killed by a...
Is South Africa on the brink of collapse? Experts weigh in
Umamah Bakharia South Africans have recently been facing tough times – with economic turmoil, increased crime, inequality and/or racism. In between fuel and inflation hikes, there was an escalation in protest action in the trucking industry, where in some cases entry...
Social
World Teachers Day: A tribute to our teachers
6 min read October 4th 2022 10:10 Teaching – is the most respectful, noble, and valuable profession in the world. For Muslims, this profession holds great importance as our way of life begins and ends with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), who...
You have got to love South Africans
2 min read 27 September 2022 20:30 We may be a divided nation, but we often find those rare moments when we unite to help each other. Yesterday while standing in line at the supermarket, the norm in South Africa, people began to chat. As I approached the cashier, the...
Religious
Have you got your Will in place?
By Muhammad Bham 08:09:2022 Al Baraka's Wills week highlights the importance of having a will and creating awareness around its importance. Al Baraka's Moulana Safwaan Navlakhi, speaking to Radio Islam International, explained that we all own wealth according to what...
The Last Moments of Sayyidina Umar Radiyallahu Anhu – Mufti Yusuf Moosagie
Martyrdom of Sayyiduna Husain (radhiyallahu ‘anhu): Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was stabbed towards the end of Zul Hijjah 23 A.H. and passed away on 1 st Muharram 24 A.H. at the age of 63. (Taareekhul Kulafaa pg. 136) We are generally accustomed to only...
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Love for Spending in the Path of Allah – Part 10
The Messenger of Allah was certainly not the most wealthy person as far as physical or material wealth is concerned and that is because He ﷺ rather chose to be a grateful servant rather than a famous king. Yet despite this, No person could ever equal Muhammad ﷺ in...
Love for Dua/Supplication – Part 9
Dua is at the core of our worship and the Noble Quran and Hadith greatly emphasize it. وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا لِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا بِي لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ And when My slaves ask you...
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