Reflections on Ramaphosa-Trump Meeting

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Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 25 May 2025 | 11:30 CAT A fiery exchange and tense moments marked the recent diplomatic engagement between President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office—an encounter that political...

ASRI Report: Budget Blues — South Africans Face Silent Tax as Government Balances on Fiscal Tightrope

by | | News, Opinion and Analysis, Political (opinion), South Africa

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 23 May 2025 | 10:45 CAT After much political wrangling and multiple failed attempts, South Africa’s national budget has finally been tabled — but not without controversy. With increasing financial pressure and a...

SA’s Budget 3.0: Public Confidence Wavers as Tough Questions Arise

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Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 22 May 2025 | 13:24 CAT South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has once again come under fire after tabling his third attempt at a national budget. With little distinction from its predecessor, Budget 3.0...

Media Lens: Zateo Media Marks One Year of Disrupting the Mainstream

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Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4-minute read 22 May 2025 | 10:45 CAT As Israel’s military assault on Gaza escalates, with over 1 000 Palestinians killed since mid-March, questions are mounting over how global media covers crises of such magnitude. Amid...

Africa Report: Sudan’s Civil War Intensifies Amid Drone Strikes and Humanitarian Collapse

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Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 08 January 2025 | 14:04 CAT Sudan’s brutal civil war continues to spiral as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensify attacks on critical infrastructure using drone warfare, plunging millions further...