Political (opinion) Articles

Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 23 February 2024 | 19:00 CAT 2 min read Israel and its staunch US allies are intensifying efforts to discredit Qatar, the primary mediator between Hamas and the Israeli government, amid stalled talks for a Gaza ceasefire and a...

Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 4 September 2023 | 10:30 CAT 2 min read Recently, South Africa has been in the spotlight due to an escalating risk of social unrest. The Daily Investor has been closely monitoring the situation, and several factors contribute to...

By Mumtaz Moosa | mumtazs@icloud.com 6 July 2023 | 19:30 CAT 2 min read Jenin is a small city far North of the West Bank, near the border of Israel. The area became home to many Palestinian families displaced when Israel was created in 1948 and remained one of...

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 13 June 2023 2023 | 17:37 CAT Civil society has been part and parcel of the country since the apartheid era when they led from the front in the fight for a democratic South Africa. Almost 30 years into our...

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 05 June 2023 | 20:12 CAT Hammanskraal tells you all you need to know about an unresponsive government, says the former executive mayor of Tshwane and Build One South Africa executive committee member Stevens...

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 23 May 2023 | 20:56 CAT We are moving closer and closer to the 2024 national elections, although the date has yet to be gazetted. Political parties are already in full electioneering mode, with the ANC trying its...

Mumtaz Moosa | mumtazs@icloud.com 11 May 2023 | 17:00 CAT 2 min read The Republic of Albania has scheduled its upcoming local elections for May 14, 2023. In the previous local elections on June 30, 2019, the opposition boycotted, resulting in a low turnout of only...

Mumtaz Moosa | mumtazs@icloud.com 09:03:2023 | 15:00 PM CAT 1 min read For years the British government had been wrestling with how to deal with the migration crisis it faced, as many migrants enter the UK illegally, often in small inflatable boats. In 2016 Britain’s...