Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3 min read | 13:30 pm CAT The term “voter apathy” has become part of common...
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Putin may meet Erdogan to discuss the idea of Russia-West talks
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read | 14:15 pm CAT President Vladimir Putin may meet Turkish President...
SA Justice System Has Failed Seekers of Justice
By Abu Muhammad Yesterday, hundreds of people gathered in Marikana to commemorate the 44 people who died ten years ago...
Is South Africa on the brink of collapse? Experts weigh in
Umamah Bakharia South Africans have recently been facing tough times – with economic turmoil, increased crime, inequality and/or racism. In between fuel and inflation hikes, there was an escalation in protest action in the trucking industry, where in some cases entry...
Russia Launches Iranian Satellite Amid Ukraine War Concerns
By Neelam Rahim An Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasted off Kazakhstan early on Tuesday. It went into orbit amid controversy that Moscow might use it to improve its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine. Radio Islam International is joined in discussion...
10 Years Since Marikana, Has Anything Changed?
Ten years ago, the country and the world were stunned when a wage strike in Marikana turned deadly, leading to the worst massacre in democratic South Africa. Thirty-four striking mineworkers were shot dead by police on 16 August 2012. Radio Islam spoke to Tony Healy,...
Trump’s Role in Capitol Riot Being Investigated
Umamah Bakharia Exhibits released by White House investigators, former US president Donald Trump's original script for his speech the day after the Capitol insurrection included tough talk, which ordered the Justice Department to "ensure all lawbreakers are prosecuted...
Tunisian Referendum Amendments Possible Return To Autocratic Rule
Umamah Bakharia Tunisians have voted in a referendum on a new constitution that critics of the president fear will dismantle the democracy after a 2011 revolution by handing him nearly total power. The vote was held on the first anniversary of Kais Saied’s ousting of...
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip to Iran deems favorable
By Neelam Rahim Russian President Vladimir Putin, shunned by much of the world after he invaded Ukraine, travelled to Iran on Tuesday on a show of deepening ties between the two nations, united in the isolation from the West. The Russian leader met with Ali Khamenei,...
Media Lens Report: Biden Meets With Middle East Leaders to Strengthen Ties
Umamah Bakharia Last week, US president Joe Bidden met one-on-one with the leaders of Egypt, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates before attending a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which included Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. On...
What’s Behind The Recent Mass Killings in SA? – Experts Unpack
Umamah Bakharia In the past few weeks, South Africa has been witnessing mass killings across the country. In the lastest, four people were killed and two others injured in a shooting in Thembelihle informal settlement in Lenasia. While in Alexandra an armed robbery...
Will Biden’s Middle East visit play a role in Saudi Israeli normalisation?
By Neelam Rahim In a discussion with Radio Islam International, Hafez Ebrahim Moosa says that Joe Biden, the United States President, is travelling to the Middle East for his tour starting on Wednesday, which will continue until Friday. “It starts meeting the Israeli,...