Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 03 February 2026 South Africa’s 2026 HPV vaccination drive...
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MSF warns South Sudan flight restrictions could cost lives in Jonglei State
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 02 February 2026 Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has issued a...
Johannesburg water crisis deepens as experts warn of worsening outages and rising public distrust
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 02 February 2026 Johannesburg’s water crisis is showing no signs...
ASRI Report: Inflation Battles, Trade Wars, and South Africa’s Economic Crossroads
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read | 30 August 2025 | 14:12 CAT After weeks of speculation, the tension between the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and the National Treasury has become clearer, with the finance minister pushing back against the...
Debate Over Helen Zille as Johannesburg Mayor Raises Questions on Leadership
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 29 August 2025 | 14:15 CAT The question of who should step into the daunting role of Johannesburg’s mayor continues to dominate political discourse, with the DA’s Helen Zille being one of several names raised. In an...
Dr Taskeen Fathima Docrat: Researching Rooibos
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 28 August 2025 3-minute read A scientist turning a proudly South African brew into a weapon against one of the world’s toughest diseases. Dr Taskeen Fathima Docrat from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology is leading...
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...
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