14 August 2025 | 07:55 CAT 2-minute read Myanmar’s military declares ‘end’ to emergency, but control tightens ahead of...
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South Africa urged to accelerate electricity access through private-public partnerships
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 13 August 2025 | 15:05 CAT South Africa faces the risk of leaving...
Gaza: Death of Journalist Anas al-Sharif Raises Urgent Questions on Press Freedom
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4-minute read 13 August 2025 | 13:20 CAT Anas al-Sharif, an Al-Jazeera...
The Asia Pacific Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 17 October 2024 | 12:07 p.m. CAT 2-minute read The 2024 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, held in Islamabad on 15 and 15 October 2024 was attended by leaders of various member states, including China, India,...
MSF mourn another death in northern Gaza
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 17 October 2024 | 11:54 CAT In a statement, "Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are mourning the loss of 31-year-old Nasser Hamdi Abdelatif Al Shalfouh, our colleague. Nasser was killed by shrapnel injuries he suffered...
Renaming Sandton Drive to Leila Khaled drive met with strong pushback
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 16 October 2024 | 23:08 CAT 2-minute read The proposal to change Sandton Drive to Leila Khaled Drive dates back to 2018, when Johannesburg City Councillor Thapelo Amad proposed renaming the road to Ramallah City Drive. While...
The Media Lens
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 16 October 2024 | 15:30 SAST 2-minute read “Ruling elites use their control of the media to ensure conformity and compliance and to stifle dissent by one means or another.” - McQuail 2010:436. The United Nations Security...
Legal implications for South Africans engaging in foreign military contracts
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 16 October 2024 | 14:00 CAT 3 min read A Johannesburg man, Aaron Bayhack, has been identified as a member of an elite Israeli sniper unit involved in military operations in Gaza. According to a documentary by a Palestinian journalist,...
City of Johannesburg starting to make disaster plans for Day Zero
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 16 October 2024 | 10:45 CAT City of Johannesburg councillors, in collaboration with civil society, are proactively formulating disaster plans for Day Zero in areas without water for the past week. This collective...
Community Profile – Habib Quadri
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 10 October 2024 4-minute read During the Global Association of Islamic Schools (GAIS) conference held in Malaysia, Ml Sulaimaan Ravat spoke to Mr Habib Quadri, the principal of the MCC Academy, an Islamic School in Chicago,...
‘Letters from the Sky’ – Celebrating Palestinian resilience through children’s literature
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 16 October 2024 | 08:00 CAT 3 min read While global attention remains on Palestine this October, Radio Islam attended the launch of Letters from the Sky, a children’s book inspired by the resilience of Palestinian youth. The event,...
The Africa Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 15 October 2024 | 23:10 CAT 3-minute read Flooding crisis in Chad Chad has been grappling with severe floods since July, and the situation continues to worsen. Nearly a million people have been displaced, and at least 145...
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