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Sameera Casmod sameerac@radioislam.co.za 23 January 2024 | 21:39 SAST 2-min read In this week's Africa Report on Radio...
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Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 16 January 2024 | 12:11 p.m. CAT 1-min read “Africa is mystic; it is wild....
Tunisian President Kais Saied Expected To Approve First Draft of the New Constitution
Written by Umamah Bakharia Tunisian president Kais Saied is expected to approve the first draft of the new Constitution today. Saied was handed the draft on Monday as it came less than a month ahead of the referendum planned for 25 July. The planned...
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report: Hundreds of Thousands of Zimbabweans to be Affected by Expiring Permits
Umm Muhammed Umar On The Africa Report, Radio Islam spoke to the Head of Programs at Media Monitoring Africa, Thandi Smith. Commonwealth leaders met in Kigali on Friday, June 24th, and amongst other things, discussed the relevance of the Commonwealth. Smith said that...
The world’s most aggressive financial institution — Zimbabwe — raises the critical rate to 200%
By Neelam Rahim Zimbabwe’s central bank raised interest rates to a record. The government officially reintroduced the US dollar as a legal currency to rein in inflation and stabilize the nation’s tumbling charge per unit. The monetary policy committee over doubled the...
What Is behind Ethiopia’s Recent Ethical Violence That Killed 200 in the Amhara Region?
Written by Umamah Bakharia More than 200 Amhara people were killed in the Oromia region last weekend. Ethiopia is one of the most ethnically diverse nations in Africa. It also has the second-largest population on the continent. But in recent years, the country has...
Deactivating Kenya’s Toxic Trolls One Step at a Time
Written by Umamah Bakharia Amid the growing number of online trolls in Kenya, a mother launches a cyberattack of kindness. Concerned about her kids growing up in Kenya’s toxic cyberspace, banker-by-day Marjoline Kirima decides to launch an online kindness campaign. ...
China Offers To Mediate Horn of Africa Disputes
Written by Umamah Bakharia China has offered to play the role of mediator to resolve disputes in the Horn of Africa, on the opening day of a regional gathering in the Ethiopian capital. The Horn of Africa namely consists of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya,...
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report: “Africa Needs People with a Heart for it”
Umm Muhammed Umar On the Africa Report, Radio Islam spoke to Dr Mustafa Mehta about why the United States was so keen on setting up a base in Africa, and why African countries were resistant towards it. Dr Mehta said that every country had its own army, which was...
Zimbabwe’s Health Care Workers Strike Over Poor Wages
Written by Umamah Bakharia Doctors, nurses and other health sector workers in Zimbabwe have told the government that they'll go on strike today in protest against poor working conditions and remuneration. Reports suggest that healthcare workers' remuneration is so...
Zimbabwe’s Economic Crisis Worsens As Inflation Increases
Written by Umamah Bakharia Zimbabwe's economic crisis seems to be worsening. The fall-out from the Ukraine invasion, a local currency and government interventions are all contributing to skyrocketing cost of living in Zimbabwe. With official inflation rates at 130%,...
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