15 April 2025 | 12:10 SAST 3-minute read As public holidays and long weekends approach, South African roads are...
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SA Households Cut Back on Meals to Afford Electricity, Reveals Debt Rescue Survey
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 14 April 2025 | 18:58 CAT As electricity costs surge and...
VAT Hike Opposition Grows as Budget Day Nears
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 14 April 2025 | 16:57 CAT Mounting pressure from political...
Transport month like a car without wheels – AA
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 13 October 2023 | 08:47 CAT The observance of Transport Month in South Africa in October again highlights the government's fractured, piecemeal approach to transport issues in the country, says the Automobile...
Public Sector Unions call on government to exempt education from austerity measures
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 12 October 2023 | 18:10 CAT As the government is tightening its belt amid fiscal constraints, public sector unions in the country have raised concerns over the budget cuts in education, warning if austerity measures...
No Place for Residents to Flee as Israel Bombs Homes in Gaza
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 12 October 2023 | 15:17 CAT Thousands of residents in the besieged enclave of Gaza are fleeing for life amid intense bombardment by Israeli warplanes for the third day running, reports from the area said on Monday....
World Sight Day: Cataracts leading cause of blindness in SA
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 12 October 2023 | 14:14 CAT 1-min read On World Sight Day, Dr Bayanda Mbambisa, chairperson of Right to Sight, shed light on the persisting issue of cataract-related blindness in South Africa during an interview with Radio...
A journey from Christian Zionism to Palestinian advocacy
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 12 October 2023 | 12:38pm CAT 1-min read In an interview with Radio Islam International, Ncamisile Pamela Ngubane, a former spokesperson for the South African Friends of Israel, shared her journey from being an advocate for...
The Asia-Pacific Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 12 October 2023 | 11:19am CAT 1-min read In this week’s Asia-Pacific Report on Radio Islam International, Koffi Kouakou, an Africa-China specialist and Africa analyst at African Futures, discussed the escalating tensions...
Rise Mzansi hosts successful people’s convention
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 11 October 2023 | 20:51 CAT New political party Rise Mzansi hosted almost 800 delegates from all nine provinces at its People's Convention at the weekend, aiming to develop its policies. Over the three days of the...
What is Hamas’ plan and is it working?
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 11 October 2023 | 11:16 CAT 1-min read In an interview on Radio Islam International, Na’eem Jeenah, the executive director at the Afro-Middle East Centre, discussed the evolving situation in the Middle East, shedding light on...
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