Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 02 April 2024 | 17:41 CAT Hundreds of South African soldiers are...
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Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 2 April 2024 | 15:18 SAST 2-minute read Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to be...
The Africa Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 12 March 2024 | 13:55 SAST 1 minute read On the morning of March 7th, 2024,...
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...
The Africa Report
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4 min read | 21:00 pm CAT In this week’s edition of the Africa Report, Radio Islam International discussed with Dr Emmanuel Matambo, Research Director at the University of Johannesburg's Centre for Africa-China Studies (CACS)....
Nigeria’s presidential candidates sign a peace agreement for 2023 elections
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 4min read 4 October 2022 | 11:16 am CAT Nigeria's presidential candidates signed an accord committing to a peaceful campaign for the 2023 election. Nearly all of the 18 candidates for president signed the agreement at an event in...
Students in Uganda stay away from schools following an epidemic of Ebola
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4 min read | 13:45 pm CAT The Madudu Church of Uganda elementary school is eerily quiet following a pestilence of Ebola, which is keeping children away. The sub-county in Mubende District is the epicentre of a recently announced...
The Africa Report: tourism boom on the continent
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 5 min read | 15:00 CAT This week's edition of the Africa Report with Radio Islam International, Senior Research Fellow at Africa Asia Dialogues, Ebrahim Thembisa Fakude, highlights the various issues on the African continent. An...
Eswatini’s Supreme Court judgement threatens the rule of law
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 5min read 27 September 2022 | 10:00 am CAT The Supreme Court of Eswatini has issued a judgment to which legal experts are saying constitutes a threat to the rule of law and the protection of human rights in Eswatini. In its...
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