27 August 2025 | 10:10 CAT 2-minute read South Africa’s political landscape is becoming increasingly crowded, with the...
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Russian Job Offers to Young South African Women Raise Human Trafficking Fears
27 August 2025 | 09:42 CAT 3-minute read South Africa’s young women are being lured into what appear to be lucrative...
SA’s Mediator Role Questioned Amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 26 August 2025 | 14:45 CAT President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent...
Day Zero Looming
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 29 October 2024 3-minute read As water restrictions tighten across Gauteng with municipalities taking heed of Rand Water’s warnings of a looming crisis, Water Can’s Ferial Adams says that too much water is being used in...
Funding Crisis for Abuse Shelters in KwaZulu-Natal, NPO warns
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 31 October 2024 | 10:30 CAT 2 min read The National Shelter Movement of South Africa has raised alarms about a funding crisis that could force some shelters for victims of abuse in KwaZulu-Natal to close. Nadia Munsamy, the movement's...
Beware of Tap-and-Go fraud this festive season, warns Banking Ombud
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 31 October 2024 | 09:00 CAT 3 min read As the festive season approaches, the Banking Ombud is warning the public about the risks associated with tap-and-go cards, which could be exploited by criminals during the shopping rush....
Finance Minister’s Budget Speech Highlights Rising Debt Concerns
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 30 October 2024 | 18:58 CAT In a stark warning, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana addressed South Africa's mounting debt during his recent medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) in Parliament. With the national...
COSATU Calls for Pro-Worker Focus in Upcoming MTBPS
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 30 October 2024 | 13:46 CAT With the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) set to be delivered today, COSATU urges Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to table a budget that prioritizes workers and addresses...
Cosatu warns against austerity in medium-term budget policy statement
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 30 October 2024 | 12:39 CAT 1-minute read South Africa’s Finance Minister prepares to deliver the highly anticipated Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), commonly known as the mini-budget, unions are issuing stern...
The Media Lens
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 30 October 2024 | 12:14 CAT 3-minute read With just under a week before Americans head to the polls for the 2024 United States (US) presidential election, surveys show that Kamala Harris holds a narrow lead of 1 percent of...
Eradication of Pit Toilets in Schools: A Race Against Time
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4-minute read 29 October 2024 | 13:13 CAT Pit toilets, a relic of the past, continue to plague South African public schools, posing significant risks to learners’ health and safety. Despite decades of promises to eliminate them,...
UK Bars Mandla Mandela for Supporting Palestinian Resistance
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 29 October 2024 | 11:45 CAT Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, has been denied entry to the United Kingdom over his public support for Palestinian resistance. Mandela had been scheduled to participate in a...
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