Political (opinion) Articles

My Vote Counts Back in Court over Electoral Matters

Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za Researcher at lobby group My Vote Counts, Joel Bregman, spoke to Radio Islam International with regards to the group’s return to the Western Cape High Court on Monday in its challenge to the electoral matters amendment act,...

Understanding the Bangladeshi Riots and Their Causes

Mumtaz Moosa | mumtazs@icloud.com 7 August 2024 | 10:30 CAT 2 minute read For weeks, Bangladesh has been rocked by some of the most intense civil unrest in decades. What started as a student-led protest of a controversial quota system has morphed into a nationwide...

Islam and Politics – Chief Justice, Mufti Taqi Uthmani حفظه الله

The Purpose of Politics We explained yesterday that if we were to accept and believe that the purpose of Islam is to govern, then this would lead to a whole series of ills, and the first of these ills is that if one declared politics to be the actual purpose,...

Middle East Report – Dr James M. Dorsey

Azra Hoosen | ah@radioislam.co.za 22 March 2024 | 15:00 CAT 2 min read According to award-winning journalist and scholar Dr James M. Dorsey, the fundamental gap between Israel and Hamas regarding what a ceasefire would represent is whether it would be permanent or...

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar: Names That Will Be Cemented in History

by | | Opinion and Analysis, Political (opinion)

Mumtaz Moosa | mumtazs@icloud.com 9 November 2024 | 23:00 CAT 1 min read As the world watches the unfolding U.S....

2024 Kashmiri Elections

by | | Ml Junaid Kharsany, Political (opinion), World

Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 24 September 2024 2-minute read Dr Mobeen Shah, ex-president of the Kashmir...

Asylum Crisis In The Netherlands

by | | Ml Sulaimaan Ravat, Political (opinion)

Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 17 September 2024 3-minute read The newly elected nationalist government in...

Most Middle Class Income Households Broke by Fifth of The Month

by | | News, Opinion and Analysis, Political (opinion), South Africa

By Umamah Bakharia South Africa's average middle-income earners spend up to 80% of their salary within five days of payday, this is according to data from First National Bank (FNB). This means that most South Africans survive on 20% of their monthly income for more...

Why Is The ANC So Enarmoured With Cuba?

by | | News, Opinion and Analysis, Political (opinion)

By Umamah Bakharia Government is continuing with its plans to donate R50-million in humanitarian aid to Cuba. Even though lobby group, AfriForum took them to court and won the case against the Cuban donation. International Relations and Cooperation Minister...

Africa Doesn’t Need To Get Involved In ‘Senseless’ Wars Elsewhere- Analyst

by | | News, Opinion and Analysis, Political (opinion), World

By: Zahid Jadwat An African analyst has warned against African countries getting involved in the increasingly tense row between the West and Russia over its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. In an interview on Radio Islam, Dr Mustafa Mheta, Head of the...

Ex-finance Minister Wins Costa Rica’s Presidency Runoff Vote

by | | News, Opinion and Analysis, Political (opinion), World

By Umamah Bakharia The former finance minister, Rodrigo Chaves, who surprised many by making it into Costa Rica's presidential runoff vote, has won the country's presidency. Economist Rodrigo Chaves had 53% of the vote, compared to 47% for former...

Study Shows That Tobacco Ban Effected South Africa’s Revenue Stream

by | | News, Opinion and Analysis, Political (opinion), South Africa

By Umamah Bakharia Had the government substantially increased the excise tax rather than banned the sale of tobacco products in 2020, it would have achieved a similar public health outcome. It would have received more revenue and presumably not further entrenched in...

Formation Of Cape Forum A Blast From South Africa’s Apartheid Past

by | | News, Opinion and Analysis, Political (opinion), South Africa

By Umamah Bakharia Nationalism has paid off for successive ruling groups, notably the Afrikaner nationalists and the African nationalists. The culture was central to Afrikaner nationalism, and AfriForum's politics and the formation of the Cape Forum can be seen as...

New Calls For The Removal Of Julius Malema From the Judicial Service Commission

by | | News, Opinion and Analysis, Political (opinion), South Africa

By Umamah Bakharia There are renewed calls for the removal of EFF leader Julius Malema from the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). This is after Malema attacked judges during a protest at the offices of SA billionaire Johann Rupert. He accused judges of being in the...