Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 16 May 2023 | 10:00 CAT 3 min read Dr Emmanuel Matambo, Senior Researcher at...
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Blackout in Botswana, Is it a warning for South Africa?
Ml Muhammad Bham | mbham@radioislam.co.za 10 May 2023 | 16:00 CAT 3 min read Botswana on Monday suffered a total...
Sudan Fighting on Its 25th Day: A List of key events
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 11 May 2023 | 15:35 CAT Air raids again shook Sudan's capital...
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[LISTEN] Humanitarian Expert: “Ethiopia Govt. Seeking to Starve People of Tigray by Stopping Aid to Them”
Faizel Patel – 17/08/2021 A humanitarian affairs specialist says the control of humanitarian supplies and access is a weapon of war in modern conflicts. Mukesh Kapila was speaking to Radio Islam about the Ethiopian government’s decision to suspend the activities of...
Zambia’s Edgar Lungu Concedes Defeat to Hakainde Hichilema in Presidential Election
Faizel Patel – 16/08/2021 Zambia's outgoing leader Edgar Lungu has conceded defeat in the presidential elections and congratulated his successor and long-time rival Hakainde Hichilema. Hichilema scored a landslide victory in a bitterly contested election. In a radio...
Kenya: Brothers Latest Victims in Curfew Deaths
Umm Muhammed Umar Two brothers in Kenya died after allegedly breaking a COVID-19 curfew. According to Africa News, family members say that 22-year-old Benson Njiru Ndwiga and 19-year-old Emmanuel Mutura Ndigwa were killed in police custody. The brothers had been...
Zambian President Edgar Lungu Face Third Election Showdown with Opposition Leader Hakainde Hichilema
Faizel Patel – 12/08/2021 Zambian President Edgar Lungu faces a third election showdown with opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday, in a vote that looks too tight to call and with mounting debt and a flagging economy taking centre stage. In November,...
Malawi Energy Minister Newton Kambala Arrested Over Fuel Tender Scam
Faizel Patel – 10/08/2021 Malawi’s anti-corruption police have arrested Energy Minister Newton Kambala, accusing him of trying to bribe officials in a fuel-purchase deal for the landlocked country. The Anti-Corruption Bureau says its investigations had revealed that...
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[LISTEN] Human Rights Watch Calls on Mozambican Government to Immediately Assist Civilians Trapped by Fighting in Cabo Delgado
Faizel Patel – 06/08/2021 Human Rights Watch says the Mozambican government should immediately assist civilians trapped by fighting in Cabo Delgado province to move to safer areas. According to Human Rights Watch, more than 88,000 people have been displaced from the...
Three Children Killed by Lions near Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Wildlife Reserve
Faizel Patel – 05/08/2021 Three young children aged between nine and 11 have been killed and another injured by lions near Tanzania's world-renowned Ngorongoro wildlife reserve as they went to look for lost cattle. AFP reports Arusha police Chief Justine Masejo said...
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[LISTEN] The Connection between Israel’s Observer Status at the AU and Pegasus Spyware
Umm Muhammed Umar On Radio Islam’s Africa Report, Senior Researcher at the Africa Desk of the Media Review Network Dr Mustafa Mheta spoke about the observer status granted to Zionist Israel. Dr Mehta says that things were not going well at the continental body’s...
Over Three Dozen People Burnt Alive in Congo Accident
Over 33 people were killed when a bus overturned in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the weekend. According to Reuters the incident occurred when a fuel truck and a bus collided near the village of Kiwawa which is a six hour drive from the country’s capital...
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