Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read | 04 December 2025 Renewed diplomatic momentum has emerged in the...
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G20 Address Draws Mixed Reactions as Analysts Reflect on National Priorities
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read | 04 December 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s national address...
Crime Stats Show Marginal Improvement, but Deep-Seated Problems Persist
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read | 30 November 2025 Urgent questions are being raised following...
The Middle East Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 29 August 2025 | 11:41 CAT 3-minute read Gaza ceasefire mediators have diverging objectives While Qatar and Egypt have have persuaded Hamas to accept the month-old ceasefire proposal, the United States and Israel have...
The Media Lens
28 August 2025 | 10:25 CAT 2-minute read Silencing the Truth: Gaza Journalists Under Fire In today’s segment of the Media Lens, Ibrahim Deen delivered a searing critique of how Western media coverage is quietly facilitating the erosion of press freedom—and, with it,...
The Asia Pacific Report
FORUM-ASIA reports shrinking civic space across Asia as HRD crackdowns increase 28 August 2025 | 09:15 CAT 2-minute read In its sixth biennial Defending in Numbers: Reclaiming Civic Space, Unbroken Voices report, released on 14 July 2025, FORUM-ASIA delivers a stark...
SASSA to Roll Out Biometric System to Curb Fraud
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read | 27 August 2025 | 15:35 CAT The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is set to implement a new Beneficiary Biometric Enrollment System at all its offices starting 1 September 2025, in a bid to strengthen...
SA sees surge in political party registrations
27 August 2025 | 10:10 CAT 2-minute read South Africa’s political landscape is becoming increasingly crowded, with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) confirming that the country now has 472 registered political parties — the highest number in its history....
Russian Job Offers to Young South African Women Raise Human Trafficking Fears
27 August 2025 | 09:42 CAT 3-minute read South Africa’s young women are being lured into what appear to be lucrative overseas job opportunities, only to face harsh realities upon arrival in Russia. Concerns have mounted after reports surfaced that social media...
SA’s Mediator Role Questioned Amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 26 August 2025 | 14:45 CAT President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent engagements with European leaders have reignited debate over South Africa’s stance in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. While Pretoria maintains it is...
The Africa Report
26 August 2025 | 10:10 CAT 2-minute read SA’s Media: A Beacon of Press Freedom Amid Global Repression In an interview on Radio Islam International’s Africa Report, Martin Plaut, Senior Research Fellow at the University of London’s Institute of Commonwealth Studies and...
Alarming Surge in Violence in SA Schools
26 August 2025 | 09:55 CAT 3-minute read Violence in South African schools is intensifying with worrying frequency, escalating from bullying to murders, assaults, and even weapon-related attacks on both pupils and educators. Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) are...
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