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Death toll in a terror attack at Ugandan school rises to at least 42
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 21 June 2023 | 10:40 CAT Ugandan authorities recovered the bodies...
Slim chance Zimbabwe 2023 elections will be competitive
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 17 June 2023 | 16:05 CAT Zimbabwe heads to the polls in August...
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[LISTEN] Muslim Rights Concern Calls on Public to Ignore All Forms of Anti-Taliban Propaganda
Faizel Patel – 26/08/2021 Director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) Professor Ishaq Akintola has called on the public to ignore all forms of ongoing anti-Taliban propaganda emanating from the American government. The human rights groups argues that America, which...
Ethiopia to Create Local Rival Social Media Platforms After Govt. Accuses Facebook of Deleting Accounts
Faizel Patel – 24/08/2021 Ethiopia’s state communications security agency says the country has begun developing its own social media platform to rival Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, though it does not plan to block the global services. Ethiopia has been engulfed...
![[LISTEN] Humanitarian Expert: “Ethiopia Govt. Seeking to Starve People of Tigray by Stopping Aid to Them”](https://i0.wp.com/radioislam.org.za/a/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Ethiopia-Humanitarian-Aid.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
[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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