2 min read 20 September 2022 14:00 In an application heard in 2020, applicant Chandra Ellaurie sought an order from...
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Pongola truck driver arrested after 19 pupils killed in horror crash
Neelam Rahim - neelam@radioislam.co.za 4 minute read 17 September 2022 15h30 Nineteen children, aged between five and...
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...
Suspended expulsion for Greytown High School pupil with a beard
By Neelam Rahim A Greytown High School student has been threatened for refusing to shave his beard. The suspension follows an attempt to maintain uniformity mentioned in the school’s code of conduct which does not allow Muslim boys to grow a beard. Tweeted earlier...
Surgery backlogs soar at Bara Hospital: Pay private hospitals to serve public patients
By Neelam Rahim Not enough theatre time, non-availability of ICU beds, power outages, and the prolonged closure of the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital trauma unit because of last year’s fire are some of the explanations why Chris Hani Baragwanath...
Lenz Station set for opening as revamp plans are underway
Umamah Bakharia The Lenasia train station is set to make a comeback in the upcoming months after it halted services due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “I am very excited that the train station will be up and running again, this project is something Lenasia can be proud...
Power restored to areas in Joburg South, says City Power
Umamah Bakharia City Power says electricity had been restored in parts of Johannesburg South after the utility reported fixing a fault at one of its substations. The utility says power had been restored on Thursday for consumers connected to the Nirvana...
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...
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[LISTEN] Volunteer Emergency Services takes Pressure off Mainstream EMS, Saves Lives
Umm Muhammed Umar A new study by University of Cape Town researchers says volunteer emergency services are sustainable, and can go a long way in relieving pressure from mainstream emergency services toward saving lives. New data showed that a community run ambulance...
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,...
oThongathi residents burn Jojo tanks in protest over lack of water
Umamah Bakharia Residents of Hambanathi, oThangathi north of Durban, have blocked the street while burning Jojo tanks in protest against the lack of water in the region. They say that the eThekwini Municipality has not met their needs as they have been facing water...