Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 20 December 2024 | 11:00 CAT 3-minute read The US government is pushing to...
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Free State Premier’s R255M Asbestos Scandal Faces Courtroom Controversy
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 19 December 2024 | 18:50 CAT The R255 million asbestos scandal...
Festive Season Violence Sparks Concern Amid Calls for Responsibility: GIWUSA
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 19 December 2024 | 16:20 CAT A troubling trend of violence during...
The civil society meets to discuss and develop a plan of action regarding the electoral amendment bill
By Neelam Rahim Several civil society organizations are meeting at the Braamfontein Recreational Centre in Johannesburg to discuss and develop a plan of action regarding the Electoral Amendment Bill. The indaba is the brainchild of several organizations, including My...
The Media Lens with Ibrahim Deen
By Goodhope Dlangamandla 01:09:2022 Muqtada Al Sadr's resignation shook things up in Iraq this week as it witnessed deaths, instability, and clashes. Al Sadr handed in his resignation letter this week, which led his followers to wreak havoc in the green zone that...
Baghdad faces worst violence following Moqtada Al Sadr Resignation
By Annisa Essack 01:09:2022 At least 23 people have been killed in some of the worst fighting for years in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, sparked by a critical leader's decision to quit politics. Radio Islam International discussed with Iraq's researcher and analyst, Ruba...
Middle East Report with James Dorsey
By Goodhope Dlangamandla 02:09:2022 James Dorsey, journalist, and political analyst, on the Middle East report with Radio Islam International, explains how Hezbollah emerged as the mediator in the intra-power struggle in Iraq, where regional tensions were playing out....
Tribal clashes in Sudan’s South kill seven, wounding 23 others
By Neelam Rahim The renewed tribal clashes in Sudan's southern Blue Nile state have killed seven people, state media reported on Friday, despite a ceasefire agreement between rival groups following deadly violence weeks ago. "The regrettable tribal clashes renewed on...
Smaller political parties succeed in voting out Joburg DA speaker Vasco Da Gama in motion of no confidence
By Neelam Rahim The coalition government in Johannesburg was thrown into turmoil early this morning after DA Speaker Vasco Da Gama was voted out after a marathon council sitting. He faced a motion of no confidence brought by smaller opposition political parties at the...
Iraq’s political crisis may follow early elections
By Neelam Rahim The deadly fighting in Iraq's capital appears to have subsided after the figure at the centre of the crisis told his supporters to end their protests. Thirty people have been killed in Baghdad after fighting between supporters and rivals of Muqtada...
Asia Pacific Report: Japan is to push for an African seat on the UN Security Council
By Neelam Rahim This week’s discussion on the Asia Pacific Report with Radio Islam International, Senior Research Fellow at Institute for Global Dialogue, Sanusha Naidu, covers the Tacad 8 summit, which took place in Japan. And the reasons behind China and India spar...
Mobile showers for homeless to be launched
By Muhammad Bham 31:08:2022 South Africa’s first wash bus for the homeless is set to launch on Friday. The colourful bus is called Nina Manzi with four hot water showers and four toilets divided between males and females. There is a 15-minute limit per person, and...
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