30 June 2025 | 12:03 CAT 1-minute read Former Sudanese Prime Minister Dr Abdalla Hamdok’s recent two-day visit to...
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Palestine Report: Data in new survey positions Gaza genocide as “one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 21st century”
30 June 2025 | 09:10 CAT 2-minute read Israeli bombings by air, sea, and land in Gaza have intensified, killing...
Middle East Report: Fragile Iran-Israel Ceasefire Holds
27 June 2025 | 12:35 CAT 2-minute read Iran has vowed to respond to any future US strikes by attacking American...
New survey predicts shifts in political landscape ahead of general election
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 12 March 2024 | 15:30 CAT 2 min read A new survey conducted by the Brenthurst Foundation has revealed significant shifts in the political landscape ahead of the upcoming general election. According to the Daily Maverick, the survey...
The Africa Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 12 March 2024 | 13:55 SAST 1 minute read On the morning of March 7th, 2024, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi addressed the conclusion of the annual two sessions of the NPC and CPPCC in China. Notably, Minister Wang singled...
Search for missing 6-year-old Joshlin Smith continues amid allegations of trafficking and political controversy
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 12 March 2024 | 10:30 CAT 2 min read Amidst the ongoing search for six-year-old Joshlin Smith from Saldana Bay in the Western Cape, troubling allegations of human trafficking have emerged, casting a grim shadow over the disappearance....
Women informal cross-border traders are facing monumental hurdles
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 11 March 2024 | 19:50 CAT The governments of Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe have failed to protect women participating in Informal Cross-Border Trade (ICBT) from gender-based violence and economic exploitation, which...
Fund refuses to pay benefits without proof of death
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 11 March 2024 | 16:34 CAT A woman who claimed her husband has been missing since September 2020 has failed in her attempt to get his provident fund to pay out a benefit. The Mondi Mpact Group Fund Provident Section...
A closer look at election manifestos | Jan Gerber
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 11 March 2024 | 14:11 SAST 2 minute read As the countdown to the elections begins, political parties in South Africa have launched their manifestos, outlining their vision, promises, and proposed solutions for the country's...
Palestine Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 11 March 2024 | 11:09 a.m. SAST 3-minute read The month of Ramadan has begun in Gaza, marked by scenes of faith and resilience amidst the destruction and extreme challenges faced by thousands of Palestinians. Many find...
Confronting the scourge of non-communicable diseases
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 10 March 2024 | 10:53 CAT Deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are surging worldwide. In South Africa, deaths from NCDs increased by almost 60 percent from 1997 to 2018. Urgent action is needed. We know that...
Conservation actions for SA’s white shark population now a matter of urgency: Experts
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 09 March 2024 | 11:53 CAT Urgent conservation action is required to save South Africa's declining population of white sharks. This is the warning by a Stellenbosch University research team, with white sharks now...
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