Finance Minister Will Have His Job Cut-Out For Him As He Delivers A Revised Budget Today

by Radio Islam | Jun 24, 2020 | Current Affairs (podcast), Podcasts

COVID-19 Deaths Pass 2,000 Mark, Infections Jump to 106,108

by Radio Islam | Jun 23, 2020 | News, South Africa

  Faizel Patel – 23/06/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Health Department has announced that the number of COVID-19 infections in South Africa has risen to 106,108 This is an increase of 4,518 from Monday’s announcement. The number of deaths has also increased...

Coronavirus: 204 Pupils, Hostel Staff Test Positive at Eastern Cape School

by Radio Islam | Jun 23, 2020 | News, South Africa

204 people at a boarding school in the Eastern Cape have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Eastern Cape Department of Education said learners and hostel staff at Makaula Senior Secondary School in KwaBhaca tested positive. IOL reports that doctors and tracers...

Eskom Urges Public to use Electricity Sparingly as System is Constrained

by Radio Islam | Jun 23, 2020 | News, South Africa

  Faizel Patel – 23/06/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Eskom is urging the public to use electricity sparingly saying the generation system is severely constrained. The power utility says it has unexpectedly lost four large units to unplanned breakdowns, while...

‘You Are Not Gods,’ Uganda’s President to the WHO

by Radio Islam | Jun 23, 2020 | Africa, News

Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni has expressed frustration with the World Health Organisation. He said they were not ‘gods’ and should be modest when setting out guidelines to manage the spread of the coronavirus. Museveni was addressing the country on Monday,...