Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 30 January 2025 3-minute read It all started in 2015 when Farzana Ismail, a...
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Al-Jama-ah Calls for Actionable Roadmap in Upcoming SONA
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 04 February 2025 | 14:20 CAT With the 2025 State of the Nation...
SONA 2025: Will Ramaphosa’s address be another set of empty promises for a struggling nation?
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 4 February 2025 | 13:41 CAT 4-minute read As South Africa awaits this...
Africa Report with Thandi Smith
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 9 May 2023, | 17:00 CAT 2 min read Thandi Smith, Head of Programmes at Media Monitoring Africa, highlighted the death of a journalist in conflict-stricken Cameroon and the arrest of another in Ethiopia, which pointed to the...
Africa Report with Thembisa Fakude
Fahmida Choonara | fchoonara@radioislam.co.za 2 May 2023| 17:00 CAT 2 min read Thembisa Fakude, a senior research fellow at Africa Asia Dialogues, shared his insight on current affairs in Africa. In Ethiopia, security forces are believed to have arrested 47 suspects...
Gift of the givers assisting South Africans trapped in Sudan
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 25 April 2023 | 20:00 CAT South Africa has started with the evacuation of citizens trapped in Sudan. President Cyril Ramaphosa also stated that South Africa would assist other nationals from the region stranded in...
Africa Report with Thandi Smith
Fahmida Choonara | fchoonara@radioislam.co.za 25 April 2023 | 13:45 CAT 2 min read Thandi Smith, Head of Programmes at Media Monitoring, joined Radio Islam International to discuss events in the African continent. Focusing on positive news, Smith spoke on the Kenyan...
Ceasefire crumbles amid chaos in Sudan as death toll reaches 270
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 20 April 2023 | 17:09 CAT Fierce clashes erupted on Saturday between Sudan's armed forces and a robust civil group, following days of tensions between the two forces. The sound of heavy gunfire could be heard across...
Ghana becomes the first country to approve Malaria vaccine by Oxford university
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 13 April 2023 | 20:30 CAT Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve a new malaria vaccine from Oxford University, with the specific aim of vaccinating children under the age of three years. According to...
Kenyan opposition leader Odinga suspends anti-government protests
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 05 April 2023 | 21:20 CAT On Sunday, Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said he was suspending anti-government protests and was ready for talks after an appeal from President William Ruto. However, he warned that...
Ban on Protest Action on the African Continent
Hannah Omarjee | homarjee@radioislam.co.za 5 March 2023 | 14:00 CAT 2 min read A surge of protest bans is taking place in Africa, which many are concerned could lead to censorship. Many governments in African countries, including Kenya and Madagascar, have banned...
Police fire tear gas as fresh protests erupt in Kenya despite a ban
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 28 March 2023 | 19:27 CAT Police in Kenya have used water cannons and tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters who marched on Monday in the streets of the capital, Nairobi, defying a government...
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