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Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 19 September 2025 | 10:35 CAT The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced yesterday that it would maintain the repo rate at 7%, with the prime lending rate remaining at 10.5%. The...
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Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 19 September 2025 | 09:30 CAT Parliament has unanimously adopted a Democratic Alliance (DA) motion aimed at protecting South African Hajj pilgrims from escalating travel costs and safeguarding their rights. The...
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Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 18 September 2025 | 15:14 CAT A new study co-authored by Dr Gideon Polya and Dr Richard Hill has painted a grim picture of the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, estimating that nearly 680,000 Palestinians may have died...
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Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 18 September 2025 | 12:23 CAT The Gaza aid flotilla has once again set sail, facing drone attacks, broken boats and political pressure in its effort to break Israel’s blockade. Journalist Yusuf Omar, who was aboard...
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Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 17 September 2025 | 17:15 CAT As the 2025 SASOP conference convenes in East London this week, psychiatrists from across Africa are sounding the alarm on South Africa’s deepening mental health crisis. Startling...