Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 21 September 2026 3-minute read As SA heads towards local government...
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The Palestine Report
21 September 2026 | 12:57 CAT Gaza’s crisis deepens: homes collapse, schools in ruin and Palestine gains cultural...
The Keys To eThekwini
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 15 September 2026 3-minute read With a crowded mayoral race, deep service...
South Africa’s national minimum wage comes under review following income gap
Umamah Bakharia 21 August 2026 | 12:30 CAT 2-minute read South Africa’s national minimum wage is set to come under review, with public submissions for the 2027 rate open until 4 September. While the statutory wage aims to provide workers with a basic floor, the Living...
Jozi’s Water Woes
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 20 August 2026 2-minute read Months after the City of Johannesburg allocated R49million towards a water infrastructure initiative, residents of the Patsing informal settlement in Lenasia remain fully without reliable tap...
Setting Farmers Up For Failure
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 18 August 2026 1-minute read AFASA, the African Farmers Association of South Africa, believes that the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development is setting black farmers up for failure. Mike Mlengana, former president of...
Bundibugyo Outbreak
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 17 August 2026 2-minute read The Bundibugyo ebolavirus disease, the largest Ebola outbreak in the DRC is expanding faster than any previous outbreak and is in a phase of intense transmission. Alex Lock serves as the...
School Feeding Scheme Crisis
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 13 August 2026 With only 18% of schools in six provinces meeting the legal requirements for food handling, children across the country are being put at risk. The National School Nutrition Programme feeds roughly...
Political Killings On The Rise
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 11 August 2026 2-minute read Seven political party councillors have been murdered in the run-up to elections with seven suspects arrested thus far. The targets include a DA member in the Western Cape, ANC members in the...
Fighting For His Political Life
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 06 August 2026 2-minute read The Impeachment Committee is to decide whether President Ramaphosa should be impeached following the Phala Phala scandal. An evidence leader, advocate Thandazani Madonsela, has been recommended to...
March and March says Radio Islam’s interviews on Islamophobia spark reflection
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 7 August 2026 | 08:26 CAT 1-minute read March and March national spokesperson Sandile Dube said that Radio Islam's questioning will prompt the organisation to reflect on criticism that it has become increasingly hostile towards the...
Ramaphosa backs Eskom grid split to drive energy reform
4 August 2026 | 15:45 CAT 2-minute read Eskom’s transmission business is being prepared to become a fully independent state-owned grid company. Generation and distribution remain burdened by debt, ageing infrastructure and unpaid municipal accounts. An independent...
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