Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 08 November 2024 | 18:50 CAT In a recent public notice, Eskom has...
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Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 24 October 2024 4-minute read With over 659 potholes filled and at least 2...
Gauteng’s Water Crisis: DA Challenges Premier Lesufi to Public Debate
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 25 October 2024 | 16:47 CAT Despite ample water in South Africa's...
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...
Hardship and pain remain months after the horror KZN floods
Neelam Rahim - neelam@radioislam.co.za 3 minute read 14 September 2022 13:30 pm CAT The devastating consequences of the horror floods that left death and disaster in its wake in KwaZulu-Natal early this year persist. The SA Human Rights Commission says there are still...
President to visit Jagersfontein disaster area as Gift of the Givers arrives with supplies
By Nokwanda Dlangamandla 12:09:2022 Emergency services are working around the clock in the devastated Jagersfontein in the Free State after a dam wall collapsed in the early hours of Sunday. President Cyril Ramaphosa was to visit the disaster site today after a flash...
Gauteng Report Flags Corruption and Inefficiencies in Gauteng’s Driving Licence System
By Neelam Rahim A report commissioned by the Gauteng Premier’s Office paints an alarming picture of the Gauteng driving licence system, particularly at Driving Licence Testing Centres. The report summary and recommendations were released this week. Civil society...
Mobile showers for homeless to be launched
By Muhammad Bham 31:08:2022 South Africa’s first wash bus for the homeless is set to launch on Friday. The colourful bus is called Nina Manzi with four hot water showers and four toilets divided between males and females. There is a 15-minute limit per person, and...
Mobile showers for homeless people: “mother of water” bus launched
By Neelam Rahim South Africa’s first “wash bus” for the homeless is set to launch on Friday. Named Nina Manzi, the colourful bus has four hot water showers and four toilets divided for male and female use. There is a 15-minute limit per person, and users are given...
Joburg Mayor denies rumours of a reshuffle of MMCs
By Neelam Rahim Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse has denied rumours of MMCs being reshuffled and a purge of some metro officials. There were reports about a so-called political hit list aimed at city and entity senior managers. Speaking to Radio Islam International,...
Schools’ Rates to Increase By 5% and Not Business Classification Rates Says Joburg Mayor
By Neelam Rahim There is a relief for Johannesburg schools after Mayor Mpho Phalatse announced this morning that it would increase schools’ rates by 5 per cent and not business classification rates. The City’s 741 private and 921 public schools were reeling as the new...
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