Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 18 June 2025 | 12:24 CAT Last Thursday’s devastating plane crash...
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SA’s Only Licence Printing Machine Crisis Spurs OUTA’s Urgent Call for Reform
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 17 June 2025 Motorists across South Africa are once again bearing...
Africa Report: Rising Tensions, Divisions, and Diplomatic Fallout
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 17 January 2025 The geopolitical tremors from renewed Middle East...
Polls suggest the odds are not stacked in ANC’s favour
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 12 February 2024 | 23:13 SAST 2 min read Attendance was somewhat low at the Economic Freedom Fighter’s (EFF) manifesto launch at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in KwaZulu Natal on Saturday, critics say. The EFF responded, saying...
Eskom implements stages 5 and 6 loadshedding, hours after Ramaphosa’s assurances of progress
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 12 February 2024 | 12:00 CAT 3 min read Amidst much celebration during President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address on Thursday night, where he repeatedly assured the nation of an imminent end to load shedding, scepticism...
AfriForum advocates collective activism at grassroots level amidst SONA criticism
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 12 February 2024 | 12:04 p.m. SAST 2 min read Picture: Radio Islam International President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) has been characterised by AfriForum as a pitiful denial of the way the government...
South Africans Are Unimpressed with The State of The Country, Despite Positive Sona Delivered by President
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 11 February 2024 | 19:18 CAT South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday night delivered his sixth annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town's City Hall, taking a nostalgic approach to the event...
The Asia-Pacific Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 11 February 2024 | 18:00 SAST 3-min read In Bangladesh, there are increasing calls to boycott Indian goods following allegations of Indian interference in Bangladesh national elections. Anti-India sentiment in the region has...
New Ipsos poll: ANC plummets to 40%, EFF challenging DA to be the official opposition
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 10 February 2024 | 10:01 CAT The latest polls from research organisations IPSOS indicate that the ANC will not only see a drop to less than 40% but that the EFF and DA are neck-and-neck in the race to be the...
1,2 million new voters added to voters’ roll since November 2023
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 10 February 2024 | 06:54 CAT The Electoral Commission of South Africa, or IEC, added 1.2 million new voters to the voters after the final registration weekend. The IEC and the different political parties have...
The ASRI Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 09 February 2024 | 18:02 CAT 2-min read The president came across as more of a politician than a statesman in his delivery of the State of the Nation Address last night, analysts say. The 8th annual presidential address...
Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu Insights and Perspectives on SONA 2024
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 9 February 2024 | 16:00 CAT 5 min read President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his 8th State of the Nation Address last night in a notably peaceful environment, with no interruptions. Experts attribute this tranquillity to the absence of...
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