Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read Thousands of Discovery Health members have received relief after...
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Rising school costs deepen debt strain on South African households
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read As schools reopen across South Africa, many households are...
The Asia Pacific Report
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 15 January 2025 | 12:15 CAT 3-minute read As of the end of 2025,...
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...
From Tembisa Hospital to the Shadow State: The Truth Behind Babita Deokaran’s Assassination
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 4-minute read | 25 August 2025 | 14:10 CAT Urgent calls for justice continue to echo four years after the assassination of Gauteng health official and whistleblower, Babita Deokaran, whose bravery in exposing large-scale...
Palestine Report
A Gaza in Flames, a World in Solidarity 25 August 2025 | 11:14 CAT 2-minute read As Israel moves forward with its plan to seize Gaza City and force its population south, the IOF have escalated attacks on the enclave’s biggest city. Reports from the ground carry the...
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