Daily Tafseer: Surah Ar-Rum [Synopsis]

Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 25 August 2026 3-minute read In a move that has sparked debate over religious freedom, equality and the right of choice of Muslim women, Portugal has introduced a ban on face coverings in public spaces. Sheikh Imam David...

Fleeing Sudanese Face Hunger

Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 24 August 2026 3-minute read The World Food Program and humanitarian organizations warn that shrinking contributions are threatening the lifeline of refugees and asylum seekers from Sudan, who have fled the conflict to...

Jozi’s Water Woes

Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 20 August 2026 2-minute read Months after the City of Johannesburg allocated R49million towards a water infrastructure initiative, residents of the Patsing informal settlement in Lenasia remain fully without reliable tap...

Setting Farmers Up For Failure

Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 18 August 2026 1-minute read AFASA, the African Farmers Association of South Africa, believes that the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development is setting black farmers up for failure. Mike Mlengana, former president of...

Bundibugyo Outbreak

Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 17 August 2026 2-minute read The Bundibugyo ebolavirus disease, the largest Ebola outbreak in the DRC is expanding faster than any previous outbreak and is in a phase of intense transmission. Alex Lock serves as the...

School Feeding Scheme Crisis

Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 13 August 2026 With only 18% of schools in six provinces meeting the legal requirements for food handling, children across the country are being put at risk. The National School Nutrition Programme feeds roughly...