Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 04 February 2025 | 17:50 CAT The Democratic Alliance (DA) in...
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Cat Woman: Farzana Ismail
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 30 January 2025 3-minute read It all started in 2015 when Farzana Ismail, a...
Gauteng Water Crisis: Infrastructure Failures Leave Thousands Without Water
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 30 January 2025 | 18:43 CAT Thousands of households in Gauteng...
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...
Weekend successes of JHB Centre Cluster
By Annisa Essack 21:08:2022 Captain Xoli Mbele reported in a media statement from the office of the Johannesburg District Commander Major General Masha today that JHB Central Cluster Stations and JMPD apprehended a total of 254 suspects during crime combating...
The City Of Joburg Wants To Buy Electricity from Private Producers
By Neelam Rahim South African households and businesses are again under pressure after Eskom started load shedding yesterday evening, with further rolling blackouts possible today and tomorrow. At the same time, Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse says the municipality...
Namola safety app modified to accommodate each extension individually
By Neelam Rahim South Africans, including Lenasians, are exposed to many dangers from crime to hijacking, road accidents, fire, vehicle breakdown etc. a few years ago, there was a conversation around an app that has been launched, the Namola app. There have been some...
Pretoria Hijacking Hotspot for Cyclists
By Neelam Rahim Cyclists and joggers on Pretoria roads are reportedly under threat following several reported incidents of cyclists and joggers being attacked or hijacked at hotspots. Speaking to Radio Islam International, criminologist Guy Lamb said this happens in...
Al-Falaah’s Maryam Bassa and Husnaa Haffejee scoop prestigious awards
By Neelam Rahim Al Falaah College is proud to congratulate Maryam Bassa (Gr12), who scooped gold at the KZN Eskom Expo for Young Scientists held this week. Maryam impressed the judges with the presentation of her Aero-electricity project - “A final thrust towards a...
Gauteng Senior Officials to Visit Tembisa Today
By Neelam Rahim Several high-profile Gauteng provincial officials, including MEC for Human Settlements Lebogang Maile, will visit the troubled Tembisa Township in Ekurhuleni today. This week, four people were killed, and municipal buildings and vehicles were set...
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