Mumtaz Moosa | mumtazs@icloud.com 22 November 2023 | 14:45 CAT 1 min read In a recent development, the state of Uttar...
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Boycott: A Call for Constructive Engagement
Mumtaz Moosa | mumtazs@icloud.com 14 November 2023 | 20:45 CAT 2 min read In these unprecedented times, there is a...
Art Therapy: Unleashing Creativity to Heal and Improve Emotional Well-being
Naseerah Nanabhai | naseerahnanabhai@gmail.com 13 November 2023 | 09:30 CAT 2 min read In a world where stress,...
Artificial Intelligence in the now
By Naseerah Nanabhai 19:01:2022 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely becoming part and parcel of our daily lives. Initially a large part of tech-driven industries, this revolution is now dominant in homes and businesses. As the demand for AI grows, data scientists...
PRODUCTIVE LIFE COACHING: GOAL SETTING
BY ZAINAB JADA MENTAL AND WELLNESS COACH 11:01:2022 GOAL SETTING Have you thought about what you want to be doing in a year? Are you clear about what your main objective at work is now? Do you know what you want to have achieved by the end of today? If you...
The balancing act of a student’s life- how to balance the tug of war between academics, extracurriculars and Islamic studies.
Shakirah Hunter The life of a young person today is filled with so many different focus points, every parent desires to grant their children the very best education. Your desire is that they are well rounded- you would like them to be excellent students – yet at the...
The greatest commodity to purchase – Qana’ah- life satisfaction
Shakirah Hunter For years I had been sitting online, adding things to my cart, and then lamenting that I wouldn’t be able to get those things shipped to the other side of the world. It would frustrate me, looking at all the things that the rest of the world enjoyed,...
Public Interest SA Lodges Complaint with US Authorities Against Bain & Co.
By Umamah Bakharia A South African civil society group, Public Interest SA, has lodged a complaint against Bain & Company with the US Department of Justice. This is in the wake of the release of the first section of the report of the State Capture Inquiry, which...
What to do with your first pay cheque?
Shakirah Hunter As young people make the transition from student to having a steady job, the excitement of having a steady job can overshadow our common sense. A new job brings with it the desire for more things 0 we want to purchase a new car and all the things that...
How to develop the skill of listening actively.
Shakirah Hunter Opinions are everywhere. We are inundated with information on every topic possible. And we too have opinions on every topic possible. But the question is: who is listening – who has taken the time to quiet their own responses to listen. It has become...
The conflicting sides of grief and sorrow. Grieving whilst the world moves on
Shakirah Hunter Recently I had been doing a show , focusing on our expectations of Allah and how to keep our mindframe positive. We were having a lovely conversation when a caller called in and thanked us for the topic and then she went on to speak about the...
South Africa’s political risk profile has gone up a few notches: but it’s not yet a failed state
In July, South Africa suffered the worst violence since the 1990s. Highways were blocked and businesses, warehouses and other property looted and set alight. More than 300 people died. In mid-October, people were again shocked when a group of men, said to be Somali...
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