Community Articles

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 10 December 2022 | 8:00 pm CAT Johannesburg residents are struggling as flooded roads left traffic chaos. Areas which were seriously affected include Lenasia, Soweto and Florida. Several people were rescued from their...

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 22 November 2022 | 10:22 pm CAT Tensions are on the rise again in the community of Eldorado Park as the community mourns the loss of the 29-year-old mother of four, Shonees van Wyk, who was shot dead on Sunday morning....

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 10:57 pm CAT Mitchells Plain, at the heart of the Cape Flats gang lands, is on knife edge as residents fear the possibility of a gang war after former American gang boss, 56-year-old Kaldimola ‘Dimes’ Madatt, was...

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 10:23 pm CAT There is a tragedy of babies that are left abandoned at Gauteng hospitals. A total of 109 babies were left at hospitals last year, compared with 145 babies in 2020 and 56 from January to August this...

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 8:30 pm CAT Radio Islam International weekend presenter Naumaan Panchbaya is also an educator at Eldorado Park Primary School for the past four and a half years, teaching natural science and technology. He is the 702...

3 min read |12:25 Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za This week, the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa (JUSA) informed residents in the Gauteng region that there was a lack of capacity for burials at the Avalon Cemetery. This meant that burials would be done at the...

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 8:31 pm CAT KwaZulu-Natal communities called off a protest over excessive coal trucks on regional roads on Thursday, hours after they embarked on the protest. The decision was made after traffic congestion became...

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 10:58 pm CAT Muslim teachers making the Muslim community proud with their dedication and knowledge Radio Islam International speaks to teachers Ridwaan Saith and Yusuf Wadee who attained who represented the province...

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 9:15 pm CAT The National Shelter Movement of South Africa, in partnership with the Heinrich Boell Foundation and the Department of Social Development, is hosting the second annual Shelter Indaba in Johannesburg. The...