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ASRI Report | Geopolitics, Energy Reforms and South Africa’s Fragile Economic Recovery

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read For this week’s ASRI Report, attention turned to whether South Africa’s long-standing structural challenges, particularly electricity and logistics are finally easing, and what that could mean for the year ahead...

Flood devastation grips Limpopo and Mpumalanga as Gift of the Givers intensifies relief efforts

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read Urgent humanitarian intervention is underway as widespread flooding continues to devastate parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, leaving communities cut off, infrastructure destroyed, and the death toll rising. The Gift...

Discovery Health clawback demands scrapped after urgent intervention

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read Thousands of Discovery Health members have received relief after the medical scheme reversed its decision to claw back tens of thousands of rands from members for overpayments, they were not responsible for. The...

Rising school costs deepen debt strain on South African households

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read As schools reopen across South Africa, many households are confronting intense financial pressure as education-related costs collide with already high levels of personal debt. From school fees and uniforms to...

The Asia Pacific Report

Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 15 January 2025 | 12:15 CAT 3-minute read As of the end of 2025, approximately 30,5 million refugees were recorded by the UNHCR, with about 18% in the Asia and the Pacific region. Conflict, climate disasters, rising costs,...

The Changing Faces In The MK Party

Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 13 January 2026 2-minute read Jacob Zuma’s MK Party is seeing yet another change in its leadership. According to political analyst Kim Heller, there is a “lot of mystery and in-fighting” behind the removal of Coleen Makhubele...