Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 26 November 2024 | 16:09 CAT The South African National Blood...
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Illegal Mining Crisis in Northwest: Complex Challenges Persist
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 26 November 2024 | 14:43 CAT Fourteen additional illegal miners...
Jukskei River contamination poses health risks to residents
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 26 November 2024 | 12:00 p.m. CAT 1-minute read A recent oversight...
UPDATE: SAMTOA AND SAHUC HAJJ 2022
By Annisa Essack 12:05:2022 South African Muslim Travel Operators Association (SAMTOA) yesterday issued a press release informing the Muslim community regarding the background of the grievances with the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC), including the...
Veteran Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli forces
By Annisa Essack 11:05:2022 Shireen Abu Akleh, a TV correspondent for Al Jazeera Arabic, was killed this morning by Israeli forces during an invasion of Jenin, a northern West Bank city occupied by Israel. She was shot in the head by a live bullet, according to the...
Africa Report with Ivor Vegter
By Annisa Essack 10:05:2022 Columnist Ivor Vegter joined the Radio Islam International team to discuss current affairs impacting South Africa and Africa. He addressed the rising tide of Xenophobia in South Africa after the brutal lynching of a man in Diepsloot,...
Ziyaad Asvat arrested on kidnapping & extortion charges
By Annisa Essack 10:05:2022 Ziyaad Asvat, son of Ebrahim Asvat, Lenasia's CPF Chairperson, was arrested on alleged kidnapping and extortion charges. Lieutenant Colonel Robert Netshiunda of SAPS spoke to Radio Islam International and confirmed the arrest of Ziyaad...
Ex-finance Minister Wins Costa Rica’s Presidency Runoff Vote
By Umamah Bakharia The former finance minister, Rodrigo Chaves, who surprised many by making it into Costa Rica's presidential runoff vote, has won the country's presidency. Economist Rodrigo Chaves had 53% of the vote, compared to 47% for former...
Study Shows That Tobacco Ban Effected South Africa’s Revenue Stream
By Umamah Bakharia Had the government substantially increased the excise tax rather than banned the sale of tobacco products in 2020, it would have achieved a similar public health outcome. It would have received more revenue and presumably not further entrenched in...
Ethiopia: Government Says Reports That Tigrayan Forces Left Afar Are ‘Big Lies’
By: Zahid Jadwat Despite a spokesman for the Tigrayan forces announcing their departure earlier this week, the Ethiopian government said on Thursday that dissident Tigrayan forces are still in the neighbouring province of Afar. Tigrayan forces remained...
Iconic Kenyan Hotel To Close Down
By: Zahid Jadwat Kenya's iconic Hilton Hotel Nairobi, a multi-story structure that was once one of the capital city's tallest structures, is set to close in December, according to reports. The hotel was built in 1969, six years after Kenya gained independence...
Ethiopia: Russian Embassy Denies Recruiting Fighters for the War in Ukraine
Umm Muhammed Umar Hundreds of people are reported to have lined up this week outside the Russian embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, allegedly in the hope of being recruited to fight for Moscow in its war with Ukraine. The embassy, however, has dismissed claims it was...
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