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

by | | Africa, News

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...

US Funding Cuts Threaten South Africa’s HIV and TB Research Gains

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Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 20 May 2025 | 11:05 CAT South Africa’s longstanding leadership in the fight against HIV and tuberculosis (TB) may be in jeopardy following recent cuts in United States foreign aid funding. A new analysis conducted...