Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 13 February 2024 | 12:32 p.m. [SAST] 3 minute read There is growing dissent...
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The Africa Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 06 February 2024 | 20:55 SAST 2-min read In this week’s Africa Report with...
Zimbabwe opposition leader Job Sikhana released after court decision
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 02 February 2024 | 10:14 a.m. SAST 1-min read The Zimbabwean opposition...
The Africa Report
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 7:39 pm CAT Radio Islam International speaks to Senior Research Fellow at Africa Asia Dialogues Ebrahim Thembisa Fakude on this week’s Africa Report. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa promises an...
Africa’s tourism industry booms again after covid-19 lockdowns
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 27 October 2022 | 12:00 am CAT As we head closer to the holiday season and somewhat out of the Covid-19 pandemic, holiday destinations are on the radar. Earlier in the week, Botswana President Mokgweetsi...
South Africa to host Ethiopian peace talks on Monday
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 23 October 2022 | 09:00 am CAT South Africa is set to host peace talks between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) on Monday, 24 October 2022. This comes as conflict between the TPLF...
Somalia blast hits Kismayu hotel, and police say at least three killed
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 3:12 pm CAT An explosives-laden motor rammed into the gate of a hotel and exploded on Sunday in an attack that killed at least three people in Somalia’s port city of Kismayu, said a police officer and resident,...
The Africa Report: Xi Jinping set to secure third term
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4 min read | 21:20 pm CAT Speaking to Radio Islam International, Research Director at The Centre for Africa China studies at the University of Johannesburg, Emmanuel Matambo, highlights the learnings Africa can take from China’s...
Nigeria’s deadly floods claims the lives of 600 blamed on lack of infrastructure
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 3 min read 18 October 2022 | 10:00 am CAT Northeastern Nigeria is seeing some of its worst floodings in years, with reports suggesting that about 600 people were killed and thousands of homes destroyed. The flooding has worsened...
Wits enters into major partnership to drive digital transformation in Africa
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 20:55 pm CAT The University of the Witwatersrand has secured the most significant partnership in the University's history, which will drive digital transformation in Africa. Wits announced as it celebrates its 100th...
The Africa Report
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4 min read | 9:14 am CAT Speaking to Radio Islam International on this week's Africa Report, Senior Research Fellow at Africa Asia Dialogues Ebrahim Thembisa Fakude focuses on the developments in Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Lesotho...
Africa’s highest capacity undersea internet cable reaches South Africa
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 3min read 7 October 2022 | 09:45 am CAT Africa’s highest capacity sub-sea internet cable, Equiano, has reached its destination in the ports of South Africa. According to a statement by Google, this project will have a significant...
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