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...
Update from Deir al Balah | Zainab Hamed, Hope Makers Gaza
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 9 April 2025 | 12:00 p.m. CAT 2-minute read As Israel resumes its military assault on Gaza, more than 1000 people have been killed and over 100 000 displaced—many for the second, third, or even fourth time. Already fragile,...
Residents raise concerns over service delivery at Lenasia South IDP Session
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 8 April 2025 | 14:10 CAT 2-minute read The City of Johannesburg held a successful integrated development plan (IDP) session at the Lenasia South Civic Centre over the weekend. The city's Speaker of Council, Cllr Nobuhle...
VAT Increase Confirmed for May, Despite Debate on Economic Impact
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 08 April 2025 | 11:37 CAT In a pivotal development regarding South Africa’s fiscal policies, the ANC has confirmed that the Value Added Tax (VAT) increase will proceed as scheduled on May 1st, 2025, following the...
Palestine Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 7 April 2025 | 14:30 CAT 4-minute read Israel’s increased attacks on Gaza After a brief ceasefire, Israel resumed its onslaught on the Gaza Strip on 18 March, with reports of deadly assaults across the entire enclave. Israel...
Live2Give: Dr Zahraa Kazee
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 03 April 2025 4 minute read They say it takes a village to raise a child, but in today’s fast-paced world, many of us feel disconnected from the very communities we live in. The Live2Give Foundation is based on the principle...
Black Forum SA challenges IDT board appointments over procedural irregularities
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 07 April 2025 | 17:22 CAT Black Forum South Africa (BFSA) has launched an urgent application with the Master of the High Court, taking aim at the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure over what it describes as...
Ain’t Over Until the ‘VAT’ Lady Sings: Prof Molepo Says Death of the GNU Not a Done Deal
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 7 April 2025 | 15:30 CAT 3 min read As political tensions rise and public speculation mounts over the future of South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU), Professor John Ntshaupe Molepo, associate professor of public affairs...
SA’s Export Squeeze: Government Urged to Strategise Amid US Tariff Hike
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 06 April 2025 | 13:59 CAT South Africa’s export-reliant industries are bracing for a tough economic blow following the United States administration’s decision to implement a 31% tariff hike on South African exports....
Broken Systems, Not Broken Girls: Research Challenges Narrative Around Teenage Pregnancy
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read4 05 April 2025 | 15:45 CAT Teenage pregnancy is often blamed on “bad choices”, “bad families” or “bad influences”. But recent research by Dr. Zoe Duby, social behavioral researcher at the Medical Research Council...
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