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Saudi Arabia’s crackdown launch apprehends 15 Hajj fraudsters
By Neelam Rahim Saudi authorities have launched an extensive crackdown on fraudulent Hajj-related companies and arrested 15 folks in two separate operations, state information company SPA reported. Makkah police arrested seven residents of various nationalities for...
A $2,665 fine imposed on Hajj pilgrims without a permit
By Neelam Rahim Saudi Arabia has announced that it'll impose a $2,665 (10,000 riyals) fine against pilgrims attempting to perform the Hajj without a permit. Saudi Arabia's general security said pilgrims must obtain a Hajj permit from the relevant entities before...
South Africa
SA is 2,000 megawatts aloof from level 8 load shedding
By Neelam Rahim South Africa is on stage 6 of loadshedding, affecting people’s business, and a few investors are threatening to depart. While we are still thereon, it’s been reported that the African nation is simply 2,000 megawatts off from Stage 8 load shedding –...
Johannesburg Water Launches New Lenasia High Reservoir
Written by Umamah Bakharia Johannesburg Water (JW) has unveiled the 15 ml Lenasia High reservoir in Lenasia and Hospital Hill area that will supply clean and fresh water to Lenasia youth, Zakariya Park, Vlakfontien and surrounding areas in the South. ...
Africa
Zimbabwe Introduces Gold Coins To Curb Inflation
Written by Umamah Bakharia Zimbabwe is set to introduce gold coins that will enable investors to store value weighing the country as inflation spirals out of control and the local currency continues to rapidly devalue against major currencies. The move comes after...
UN envoy warns of spiralling DRC conflict
By Neelam Rahim The world organization envoy within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has warned that fighting within the east of the country could spiral out of control amid reports of grave rights abuses within the region’s restive provinces. A recent...
World
BRICS Leaders Discuss Cost of Living & Ukraine War Effects
By Umamah Bakharia The world's top five emerging economies said they backed talks between Ukraine and Russia as it ends its two-day summit discussing the war and economic recoveries. Beijing has been hosting a virtual forum of the BRIC nations: Brazil, Russia, India,...
Ben & Jerry’s founders slam Unilever’s ice cream sale to Israeli licensee
By Neelam Rahim The deal comes after the US ice-cream brand announced it’d stop marketing products within the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, saying that selling there was “inconsistent” with its values. Under the new arrangement, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream...
Ummah
The mother of detained Pakistani prisoner Dr Aafia Siddiqui passed away
By Neelam Rahim Ismat Siddiqui, the mother of a Pakistani woman jailed in the US, Dr Aafia Siddiqui, passed away in Karachi on Saturday. As per details, her death news is confirmed by Pasban-e-Pakistan President Altaf Shakoor and Dr Fowzia Siddiqui, who is Aafia’s...
My roof was stolen’: Syrian homes looted after gov’t recapture
By Neelam Rahim Hassan Hammoud, aged 46, fled Kafr Nabel in southern Idlib province in 2019 as government forces captured opposition-held areas in Syria’s northwest. He left behind a house he had built some years earlier and now lives in an exceeding displacement camp...
Community
Sandton cybercrime kingpin arrested for over $12m scam
By Neelam Rahim Alleged cybercrime Kingpin James Aliyu had been arrested on Wednesday in a luxury estate Mansion in Sandton. He’s accused of stealing near R196 million through romance scams and business email compromise fraud. SAPS arrested him at his house, ending...
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[LISTEN] Professor Yunus Ballim Appointed by Minister to Chair Umalusi Council
Umm Muhammed Umar Professor Yunus Ballim of the WITS School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Umalusi Council this week. The new Umalusi Council, to be officially installed in September this year, would serve from...
OPINION
Political
Ramaphosa discusses food security in a phone call to Putin
By Neelam Rahim President Cyril Ramaphosa had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. They discussed possible Russian agricultural products and fertiliser deliveries to Africa, including South Africa. “The presidents expressed satisfaction...
Russia blocks the export of grain by Ukraine
By Neelam Rahim In February, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine halted Kyiv’s Black Sea grain exports, threatening a global food crisis. Has driven up world food prices to record levels. Black Sea ports in Ukraine, the world’s fourth-largest grains exporter, have been...
Social
Right-to-Die activist Sean Davison speaks to Radio Islam after his three year house arrest for assisting in the process of euthanasia
Transcript by Yumna Moosa - After assisting three people in the process of euthanasia and being charged with premeditated murder, three years of house arrest was the sentence given to DignitySA right-to-die activist Sean...
Right-to-Die activist Sean Davison on Euthanasia
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Religious
HALAL CHOCOLATE WARS
SHAKIRAH HUNTER Chocolate should never be an issue of contention- at least that is the universal understanding of chocolate , yet last week we had contradictory statements coming out of our Halaal certification bodies – one stating that certain chocolate products were...
The Dua Portal: When fatigue overwhelms you
Shakirah Hunter This past weekend my nieces and nephews came over for our first sleepover. We had a lovely pizza evening followed by a anasheed evening with words being mumbled and lovely tea in tiny Turkish teacups. The four-year-old and three-year-old were super...
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Saudi Arabia’s crackdown launch apprehends 15 Hajj fraudsters
By Neelam Rahim Saudi authorities have launched an extensive crackdown on fraudulent Hajj-related companies and arrested 15 folks in two separate operations, state information company SPA reported. Makkah police arrested seven residents of various nationalities for...
A $2,665 fine imposed on Hajj pilgrims without a permit
By Neelam Rahim Saudi Arabia has announced that it'll impose a $2,665 (10,000 riyals) fine against pilgrims attempting to perform the Hajj without a permit. Saudi Arabia's general security said pilgrims must obtain a Hajj permit from the relevant entities before...
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What to do on these days Allah Glorified and Exalted be He, blessed the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ with opportunities to reap rewards and blessings every day of the year. The last ten nights of Ramadhan (the month of fasting) are among the most blessed nights of the year; in...
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