21 October 2025 | 12:07 CAT 3-minute read Kenyan democracy champion praised as student of justice; Madagascar faces...
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SAHRC report reveals up to 43% uptake of recommendations, but major gaps persist after 2021 July unrest
21 October 2025 | 11:52 CAT 2-minute read In Johannesburg this week, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)...
The Dilemma Of Police Suicides
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 21 October 2025 1-minute read Each week on average, one member of the South...
Not all Doom – Inside the efforts to revive iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 27 June 2025 | 11:30 CAT 2 min read The iSimangaliso Wetland Park, once a shining example of South Africa’s natural heritage, is facing an ecological crisis, with concerns now being raised in Parliament by Action SA over siltation,...
SAHRC Sounds Alarm Over Water Mafias Sabotaging Infrastructure Across SA
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 26 June 2025 | 19:10 CAT As Environmental Month draws to a close, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has raised grave concerns over the state of water infrastructure across the country, warning that...
Deadly Violence at Schools Prompts National Safety Protocol Rollout
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 26 June 2025 | 16:45 CAT The Department of Basic Education has declared school violence a national crisis following the murder of 28 individuals on or near school premises in the 2023/2024 financial year. In a...
Concourt at 30: A Beacon of Democracy Amid Rising Global Uncertainty
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read | 26 June 2025 | 14:00 CAT As South Africa reflects on 30 years since the establishment of its Constitutional Court (Concourt), President Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded the institution as a “beacon of hope” in a global...
Cracks in the Ice: South Africa pushes for conservation and transparency at Antarctic Treaty meeting
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 26 June 2025 | 13:45 CAT 3 min read As the climate crisis accelerates the ecological collapse of the Antarctic, global leaders have convened in Milan for the 47th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM). South Africa, one of the...
‘Zio-Nazis encroaching on people’s rights’ – PSC slams lawsuit as SLAPP tactic to quell pro-Palestine voice
Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 26 June 2025 | 13:20 CAT 3 min read The recent legal action taken by Cape Union Mart against the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has raised serious concerns about shrinking civic space and the misuse of corporate power to suppress...
Water Crisis in South African Schools: Shocking Test Results from Citizen Science Project
26 June 2025 | 10:13 CAT 3-minute read A recent school-based water testing project has exposed alarming levels of bacterial contamination in water consumed by South African learners, raising urgent questions about the safety of water in the country’s educational...
The Asia Pacific Report: Impact of war on Asia; ASEAN Must ‘Get Its Act Together’ on Myanmar
26 June 2025 | 08:30 CAT 3-minute read Impact of Israel-Iran War on Asia Analysts have raised the alarm over the far-reaching implications of the conflict in the Middle East and have condemned the United States’ participation and complicity in perpetuating violence...
Schools Ill-Equipped to Tackle Racism, Says Diversity Expert
25 June 2025 | 12:32 CAT 2-minute read Johannesburg – South African schools are failing to adequately address racism because anti-racism education is largely absent from the national curriculum. This is according to Teresa Oakley-Smith, founder and CEO of the...
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