Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 30 July 2024 | 12:01 CAT A coalition of civil society...
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Recent Surge in Car Thefts Plagues Lenasia: Community and Police Mobilize
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 05 May 2024 | 16:56 CAT In recent months, Lenasia has been...
Urgent Call for Action: eThekwini Faces Pink Eye Outbreak
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 4th March 2024 | 11:00 CAT 2-minute read A pink eye (conjunctivitis) outbreak...
Cyclists to pedal from Mossel Bay to Cape Town against cancer
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4 min read | 14:15 pm CAT The government must do more to ensure that the most vulnerable in our country have access to cancer treatment. This is the plea of Judge Siraj Desai from Cape Town, a cancer survivor, at the launch of...
UCT governance crisis deepens
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 11:50 am CAT Lawyers representing the UCT Academics' Union have joined the fray at the University of Cape Town, which is facing a governance crisis. Lawyers for the Union have written to the UCT Council demanding...
LenzPolitics calls for investigation after 30 swimmers exposed to severe hydrochloric acid
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 5 min read | 18:45 CAT LenzPolitics have called for an immediate investigation after about thirty swimmers from the Atlantis Swimming Club, and the Dolphin Swim School were exposed to hydrochloric acid at the Greyville Swimming...
Several people were injured in an attack at a Pietermaritzburg school
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4 min read | 18:28 pm CAT Several people have been injured at a primary school in KwaZulu-Natal, with the violence playing out in full view of terrified children. It was at first believed that a man opened fire at the Alston...
House fires are on the rise because of load shedding
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 13:35 pm CAT There has been an increase in home fires, which could be linked to load shedding. The fire threat has emerged from dangerous power surges that can happen when electricity is restored after an outage....
The Story of Gangsterism on the Cape Flats
4 min read 20 September 2022 09:25 Many South African associate the Cape Flats with gangsterism. To understand the world of gangsters, especially those who have chosen to rehabilitate and integrate into a normal life, Radio Islam International spoke to Piet Barlow,...
Madrassah Taaleemuddeen Islamic Institute Adhaan Appeal
2 min read 20 September 2022 14:00 In an application heard in 2020, applicant Chandra Ellaurie sought an order from the Court to impose a ban on the calling to prayer or adhaan at Madrassah Taaleemuddeen Islamic Institute in Isipingo Beach, south of Durban. In Court,...
From 20 months to 20-years – life beyond childhood cancer for survivor
2 min read 16 September 2022 23:30 Zafar Mahomed was only 22 months old when he was diagnosed with cancer. Two decades later, he is living his best life, like many other children. Zafar was 20 months old when his sunny disposition changed; he developed a permanent...
Special needs school in Sandton burns down
2 min read 14:09:2022 22:50 Little Forest Centre is an education centre based in Sandton, South Africa, specialising in education for children with special needs from 18 months to 10 years old. On Friday, the 9th of September 2022, the centre burnt down completely. A...
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