Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 10 September 2024 | 12:10 p.m. SAST 2-minute read China pledged $51 billion...
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Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 03 September 2024 | 16:12 SAST 3-minute read The second Indonesia-Africa...
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Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 20 August 2024 | 12:36 p.m. SAST 1-minute read Young people in Kenya have...
Kenyan woman sources old computers to teach IT
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 3 min read 3 November 2022 | 10:30 am CAT A new speciality of IT has been unlocked for the children of a remote area in East Kenya after a woman refurbished old computers to teach the young generation. Nelly Cheboi...
US announced terror warnings in Africa should not be disregarded
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 1 November 2022 | 13:00 CAT Last week, the United States issued two terror warnings in Africa- one in Nigeria and the other in South Africa. Critics have since come out criticising the US government for the unverified...
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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...
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