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Ramaphosa: SA Tourism R1BN Tottenham Hotspur sponsorship is unjustified
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 4 February 2023 | 08:30 CAT President Cyril Ramaphosa is weighing in on the controversial sponsorship of R1 billion to British football club, Tottenham Hotspur - saying he doesn’t believe the deal is justified. Earlier...
NICD predicts a rise in measles cases across SA
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 3 February 2023 | 09:30 CAT The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) says it foresaw a rapid rise of measles cases in affected provinces in January. The infectious disease, commonly transmitted through...
Africa
SADC calls for urgent dialogue in Eswatini following the death of human rights activist
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 3 February 2023 | 11:53 CAT Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are calling on the Kingdom of Eswatini to urgently initiate a national dialogue as tensions continue to rise in the region. The...
Food prices soar in Egypt
Mumtaz Moosa | mumtazs@me.com 3 February 2023 | 10:45 AM CAT 1 min read As public outcry has become eminent on social media, the reality for many Egyptians is that essential staple foods have become a daily struggle for many households. Staple items such as bread have...
World
‘Mad cow’ disease identified in carcasses in the Netherlands
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 3 February 2023 | 07:30 CAT Dutch officials had identified a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as “mad cow disease”, in a cow carcass. However, the infected cow “did not enter the...
Belgian couple abandon baby at airport after being unable to buy a ticket for infant
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 2 February 2023 | 22:30 CAT A Belgian couple abandoned their baby at a airport check-in in Tel Aviv, Israel, after being unable to purchase a flight ticket for the infant. According to CNN, the pair were checking in for...
Ummah
Netanyahu gives Israelis’ the green light to shoot Palestinians’
Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 3 min read 02 February 2023 / 17:02 pm CAT A rise in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem is feared following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to make it easier for Israelis...
Pakistan mosque blast updates: Dozens killed in suicide bombing
Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 31 January 2023 / 21:36 pm CAT Distraught relatives have stormed hospitals in Pakistan's Peshawar for their kin, a day after a suicide bombing ripped through a crowded mosque inside a highly fortified compound that...
Community
Roshnee 55 Book Launch Will Happen On The 3rd February 2023
Muhammad Bham |mbham@radioislam.co.za |5 min read The idea of a history of the Roshnee community was a vision held by a group of friends who had a common interest in local history, and co-incidentally, in photography as well. The three, namely Yunus Chamda, Essop...
Gift of the Givers again steps in as the taps run dry at Gauteng hospital
Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 01 February 2023 / 22:22 pm CAT While water has become a very scarce commodity for residents in Gauteng, the need is even more urgent at the different hospitals and clinics. Gift of the Givers has now stepped in as the...
OPINION
Political
IRR research show South Africans would accept a good president of any race
Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 29 January 2023 / 21:22 pm CAT An annual survey conducted for the South African Institute of Race Relations shows that ordinary South Africans do not care about the skin colour of political leaders – only that they are...
Stunning Ancient Artwork Found at Site Sacked by ISIS
Muhammad Bham mbham@radioislam.co.za 4min read In April, archeologists working in the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh which had been destroyed by ISIS, uncovered a pulse-quickening discovery—a sealed gateway unknown in any previous excavations or surveys of the site....
Social
Getting to know what ChatGPT is
Uzair Moola | um@radioislam.co.za 2 February 2023 | 10:15 AM CAT 2 min read ChatGPT is a cutting-edge artificial intelligence language model developed by OpenAI, a research organization dedicated to creating and promoting friendly AI. In simple terms, ChatGPT is a...
What you need to know about surviving load shedding
Naseerah Nanbhai| naseerahnanabhai@gmail.com 27 January 2023 | 13:00 PM CAT 2 min read As we deal with constant power outages, we expose our homes and businesses to numerous risks, which include damage to electronic equipment and compromised security systems. It is...
Religious
Checking our unconscious bias
Shakirah Hunter Everyday like clockwork I take a walk with my kids. The sun and fresh air does us a lot of good. I am usually careful to walk with all my belongings tucked away as we have been taught to do so in South Africa. There is the worry of your belongings...
The Duaa Portal- The Duaa of Rajab – a supplication for barakah
SHAKIRAH HUNTER The onset of Rajab brings with it the much anticipated count down to Ramadan AL Kareem . We begin the month with a dua for barakah during this auspicious month. The reality of our preparation towards Ramadhaan means that Rajab is our time to set our...
Q & A
Contemporary Q&A: Tuesday 31st of Jan 2023
1) Is it permissible to click “I have read the terms and conditions” without reading it? 2) Is it permissible to charge a fee to connect lenders and borrowers? 3) What is the ruling regarding an interest-based student loan? 4) Can a menstruating woman read Manzil? 5)...
QnA – Mufti Yusuf Moosagie
1) Is the blood of a fish and mosquito impure? 2)What if drugs are making me more spiritual? 3) Can one make Salaah in a moving car? 4) Is it permissible to make Dua for death on a Monday? 5) What is Firasah? 6) What types of relationships with Non-Muslims are...
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Yesterday we explained that there are three types of education, we discussed the formal education and today we will continue with the other two types, i.e. Informal and non-formal education. Informal Education Informal education may be a parent teaching a child how to...
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Education goes beyond what takes places within the four walls of the classroom. A child gets the education from his experiences outside the school as well as from those within on the basis of these factors. There are three main types of education, namely, Formal,...
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