Naseerah Nanabhai | naseerahnanabhai@gmail.com 1 min read | 12:30 PM CAT In just under two months, we will bid...
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Females face many different challenges that government needs to address
Mumtaz Moosa Saley | mumtazs@icloud.com 1 min read | 12:00 AM CAT Over the last few weeks, there has been an uproar...
Globalisation in a post-pandemic world
Naseerah Nanabhai | naseerahnanabhai@gmail.com 1 min read | 10:00 Over the past several decades' global networks and...
I Feel Alive!
I Feel Alive! Recently, Radio Islam held a three-week fitness challenge. The “Walkie Talkie Challenge” began at the beginning of September with the onset of spring. The aim was to inspire all our listeners to get fit, starting with the station's presenters. All...
Clean Energy: Bokamoso Solar Plant goes into operation
By Naseerah Nanabhai 23:09:2020 South Africa’s latest photovoltaic solar power plant has just been commissioned. Bokamoso Solar located in the North West Province achieved full compliance and commenced commercial operations, on the 12th of September 2020. The 68 MWp...
World Rabies Day – A Call to End Rabies by 2030
Faizel Patel – 23/09/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) As the world prepares to acknowledge World Rabies Day on 28 September, the latest stats from the World Health Organisation (WHO) show that up to 59 000 people die from rabies annually, amounting to an alarming...
Unemployed Local Hero finally gets Job in his Hometown
By Mumtaz Moosa Saley 22:09:2020Early this year we interviewed local hero Paballo Lobone, the paramedic and fire-fighter who has been called a local hero after helping people in need. At the time of the interview, Paballo was unemployed and searching for a job. The...
James Bond of Philanthropy – Chuck Feeney
By Annisa Essack 20:09:2020 Chuck Feeney was once a billionaire, the co-founder of a retail giant granted him the full wallet. However, once he reached the top, he set himself a new goal – to carve away all of his towering foundations through charity. In doing so he...
Radio Islam Walkie Talkie: Participant Reactions
Husain Mohamed – 18/09/2020 “We always talk, now we walk.” As an encouragement to get our listeners fit and healthy, Radio Islam staff members have been taking part in the “Walkie Talkie” challenge, walking or running to keep their step count high. The...
New Social Media trend may be affecting your Mental Health
By Mumtaz Moosa Saley 17:09:2020 Social media coverage over the last few weeks has been filled with negativity, from recent crimes to just plain out bad news. The term "doomscrolling" has been bandied about recently, describing the routine consumption of negative...
Attempted Jo’burg Kidnapping – ways to keep children safe
Naseerah Nanabhai 16-09-2020 Shocking footage has emerged of an attempted child abduction in Florida, Johannesburg. The nightmare scenario depicts two women and a child seated outside at a restaurant table. When suddenly, they all turn around to look back at something...
A Time to Reboot Capitalism
By Annisa Essack 14:0:2020 Economist, Milton Friedman, some 50 years ago, said that companies exist purely to maximise profits. A declining belief in capitalism, an accelerating climate emergency, increasing divisiveness and inequality — all exacerbated by a global...
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