School Children Die in Nigeria Tanker Crash

Joburg informal traders turn to court as city clean up clamps down

23 October 2025 | 10:33 CAT 4-minute read In the heart of Johannesburg’s central business district (CBD), a group of informal traders has taken the Socio‑Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) and the City of Johannesburg to the High Court, seeking a halt to...

The Asia Pacific Report

23 October 2025 | 07:55 CAT 3-minute read Kyrgyzstan’s Golden Dilemma: Balancing Resource Wealth, Rights, and Transparency Kyrgyzstan, a small landlocked nation surrounded by China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, is often celebrated for its alpine beauty and...

Rediscovering Forgotten Flavours: University of Pretoria Revives Indigenous Crops for Food Security

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read | 21 October 2025 | 16:16 CAT As the world grapples with hunger, climate change, and a growing dependence on industrialised agriculture, researchers at the University of Pretoria are turning their attention to what...

ANC’s Financial and Moral Decline Deepens Amid Insolvency Threat and Damaging Commission Findings

Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read | 21 October 2025 | 12:45 CAT The ANC’s financial woes continue to deepen as the ruling party faces an insolvency application that could jeopardize over R1 billion in public funds, exposing a broader crisis of both...

The Africa Report

21 October 2025 | 12:07 CAT 3-minute read Kenyan democracy champion praised as student of justice; Madagascar faces military transition In this week’s Africa Report, Ayesha Kajee—founder of the South-African campaign group Right to Know and former board member of...

SAHRC report reveals up to 43% uptake of recommendations, but major gaps persist after 2021 July unrest

21 October 2025 | 11:52 CAT 2-minute read In Johannesburg this week, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) released an update on its investigations into the violence that swept through KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in July 2021, revealing that although state...