Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 07 November 2024 | 16:26 CAT In a strong rebuke, the Educators...
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OUTA wants a critical review of the electoral system to strengthen democracy
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 07 November 2024 | 14:23 CAT In a recent submission to South...
ERRA objects Eskom’s tariff hikes, citing economic burden on residents
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 7 November 2024 | 13:00 CAT 2 min read The eThekwini Ratepayers and Residents...
Ward Winning Muslim Councilors: Rashieda Landis (Robertsham)
By Annisa Essack 04:11:2021 Rashieda Landis, councillor for Ward 55, Robertsham, in Gauteng, won her ward for the third term on the DA ticket. She says that she is first a Muslim, a humanitarian and then a politician, and this is the basis on which she runs her ward....
Service delivery is a right – Amnesty International SA
Umamah Bakharia 04:11:2021 The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is set to announce the local government results later today. However, there are some questions on whether service delivery will improve in communities that have voted in certain parties. Executive...
Former IEC Commissioner, Terry Tselane on the IEC’s handling of the election
By Annisa Essack 03:11:2021 Former IEC Commissioner, Terry Tselane, spoke to Radio Islam today to provide his assessment of how the IEC has handled the Local Government Elections 2021. Tselane says that the IEC had five years to prepare for the current election, and...
Coups and Covid- the Africa Report
Staff Writer Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok was deposed by the military on October 25, after tensions had been simmering between civilian and military components of the country’s transitional council, especially in light of the military’s refusal to hand over...
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[LISTEN] Assange’s Extradition Appealed and the Double Standards of Whistleblowing Advocacy
Ebrahim Deen Lawyers from the United States this week appealed a January 4 decision declining the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julien Assange to the US from the UK. Assange faces 18 charges under the espionage act in the US, for leaking thousands of classified...
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[LISTEN] State of Emergency Removed yet Egypt still Remains in Dictatorship
Staff Writer President Abdul Fattah el Sisi on Monday revoked Egypt’s state of emergency, stating on Facebook that the country had become “an oasis of stability”. The state of emergency had been in place since April 2017, following church attacks which killed...
Africa report with Dr. Mustafa Mehta
By Umamah Bakharia 26:10:2021 Head of the Africa Desk at the Media Review Network, Dr Mustafa Mheta, provides an update on the highlights in Africa this week. The international community condemned Sudan 'coup' after PM was detained. On Monday, Sudan's military seized...
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[LISTEN] Sudan and Eswatini: The Winds of Change are Blowing Fiercely
Umm Muhammed Umar Senior Researcher and Head of Africa Desk at the Media Review Network, Dr. Mustafa Mheta, talking to Radio Islam about Monday's coup in Sudan, said that it had been expected. He said that nevertheless, it was shocking that the army had not gone into...
Sudan: Military Grabs Power
Umm Muhammed Umar In Sudan, the prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, and his cabinet have been arrested and the government dissolved, in the African continent’s latest 'coup'. The BBC reports that aside from political tensions, Sudan's economy has been in a deep crisis....
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