Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 12 December 2023 | 15:38 CAT Zimbabwe and Botswana have embarked...
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Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 12 December 2023 | 13:08 CAT 2-min read Last week, Mavuso Msimang resigned...
The Africa Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 05 December 2023 | 12:44 p.m. CAT 2-min read In the Africa Report on Radio...
The Africa Report: Angola gears up for elections in August, but there are issues around media freedom
By Neelam Rahim Thandi Smith, the head of programmes at Media Monitoring Africa, joins the discussion with Radio Islam International. The News headlines have been dominated by Banyana Banyana winning the women’s AFCON in Morocco. According to Thandi, the country...
Vaccination Campaign Efforts in Africa: Monkeypox, Marburg and Covid
Umamah Bakharia While Covid-19 vaccines have been rolling out globally, emerging viruses like monkeypox and Marburg have recently been detected in South Africa and globally. This has raised concerns over what is being done to curb the virus and the vaccination...
Kenyan Elections Falls Short of Change
Umamah Bakharia With Kenyan elections coming up on the 9th of August, the country's economy is again a top voter issue. Analysts say there is little to no hope in the expectations for sustainable change following the elections. George Wajackoyah ranks a distant third...
Africa Report: People in Africa have to die in big numbers before the media covers the issue
By Neelam Rahim In discussion with Radio Islam is Thandi Smith, Head of Programmes at Media Monitoring Africa. Thandi speaks about the misinformation in the Kenyan elections and as far as the candidate’s qualifications are concerned. According to Thandi, Several weeks...
Ghana Reports Cases of Marburg Virus While Tanzania Identifies ‘Rat Fever’
Umamah Bakharia Ghana has identified two cases of the deadly Marburg virus. According to health authorities, this is the first time the Ebola-like virus has been identified in the West African nation. This comes after blood samples were taken from two people in the...
Experts Say African Leaders Have Been Uniting In Light of the Ukraine-Russia-NATO Conflict
Umamah Bakharia The Concerned African Forum or CAF says as Africans are concerned about an equitable, just and fair world order as they have followed with concern the events in Ukraine, and between Russia, Ukraine and Nato. Adding that all progressive thought leaders...
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report: Somalians Will Never Accept Normalising Relations with Israel
Umm Muhammed Umar Radio Islam spoke to Dr Mustafa Mehta, Head of the Africa Desk at the Media Review Network, and Dean of the Faculty of Languages at the Somali National University, on the Africa Report. Racism seems to be rearing its ugly head again in Arab North...
Ethiopia leader reports new massacre in Oromia
By Neelam Rahim Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reported a massacre Monday by rebels during a restive region where a rebel group opposing his government is accused of targeting civilians amid fighting with government troops. Abiy said the Oromo Liberation Army...
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report: Morocco’s Deadly Superiority Complex
Umm Muhammed Umar On the African Report, Radio Islam spoke to the head of Africa Desk at the Media Review Network and Dean of the Faculty of Languages at the Somalia National University, Dr Mustafa Mehta. Discussing elections at the Pan African Parliament elections,...
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