7 July 2025 | 13:32 CAT 3-minute read As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to make the crucial appointment, South...
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Police Scandal Deepens: Calls for Suspension Amid Explosive Allegations
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 07 July 2025 | 12:29 CAT Allegations of misconduct at the highest...
Palestine Report: Netanyahu heads to Washington amid ceasefire hopes- and scepticism
7 July 2025 | 12:00 CAT 3-minute read Mawlānā Ebrahim Moosa has painted a picture of fragile hope and deep mistrust as...
Ramaphosa re-elected as South Africa’s president as ANC strikes coalition deal
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4-minute read 15 June 2024 | 13:09 CAT South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected by lawmakers for a second term, hours after his African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance (DA) agreed to form a...
The Asia-Pacific Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 13 June 2024 | 20:06 SAST 2-minute read Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to secure the overwhelming majority it sought in the recent national elections. With the BJP winning approximately 240...
Six cases of Mpox or Monkeypox confirmed in South Africa; One Dead
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 13 June 2024 | 16:34 CAT A 37-year-old man has become South Africa's first recorded death from mpox after five laboratory-confirmed cases of the viral infection were recorded in the past month, the health minister...
World Blood Donor Day – 14 June 2024
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 13 June 2024 | 15:42 CAT Blood donors will be celebrated on Friday as the world commemorates World Blood Donor Day. This year's theme is "20 years of celebrating giving: thank your blood donors!" The World Health...
Cape Town’s Muslim Vote: Unpacking Allegations and Analysing Electoral Shifts In Post-Election Controversy
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 13 June 2024 | 14:30 CAT 5 min read In the wake of South Africa's recent elections, Cape Town's Muslim community finds itself embroiled in a contentious narrative shaped by allegations of betrayal and divisive propaganda. A recent...
Rising food insecurity in South Africa
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 12 June 2024 | 11:45 a.m. SAST 2-minute read South Africa is facing an escalating food crisis, with the nation's most vulnerable populations—women and children—bearing the brunt. The General Household Survey conducted by...
Stellenbosch criminologist to serve on new INTERPOL future council
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4-minute read 12 June 2024 | 10:08 CAT Dr Guy Lamb of the Department of Political Science at Stellenbosch University has accepted an invitation to serve on the Future Council of the International Criminal Police Organisation,...
IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa considered for second Deputy President in Government of National Unity
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 12 June 2024 | 08:00 CAT 2 min read As the seventh administration of the country prepares to take shape under a government of national unity, reports suggest that IFP President Velenkosini Hlabisa may be appointed as the second deputy...
South Africa heads towards challenged future, panel argues
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4-minute read 11 June 2024 | 17:24 CAT A deeply uncertain and challenging future looms over South Africa in the aftermath of the election. The seismic shift in the political landscape presents unprecedented stability challenges....
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