Fahmida Choonara | fchoonara@radioislam.co.za 18 May 2023 | 14:00 CAT 2 min read With the month of Hajj only a few...
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UKZN’s youngest graduate is only 20-years-old
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 1-minute read 17 May 2023 | 14:57 CAT At just 20 years old, Sifundo Mthembu...
eThekwini will drop off exemption list for load shedding in June
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 16 May 2023 | 11:30 CAT 1 min read eThekwini's Electricity Unit has been...
Gauteng health is in dire straits, with nine acting CEOs in charge of public hospitals
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 12 May 2023 | 19:44 CAT While the country awaits the introduction of the NHI, public hospitals in Gauteng continue to make news for all the wrong reasons, with conditions for patients and staff continuing to...
Substation fire causes blackout in Ladysmith
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislm.org.za May 8, 2023 | 22:00 CAT 1 min read On May 7, 2023, the switch house on the N11 caught alight. The Alfred Duma Local Municipality firefighters rushed to the scene to ensure the fire was extinguished. The fire caused other...
Africa’s Travel Indaba returns to Durban
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za May 8, 2023 | 18:00 CAT 2 min read Post-pandemic and after the KwaZulu-Natal floods – the Africa Indaba has returned to the shores of Durban – aiming to re-ignite the tourism sector and find ways to market the continent's...
50 shacks destroyed in Durban North fire
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 8 May 2023 | 17:45 CAT 1 min read On Sunday, several inhabitants at an informal settlement in Durban North were homeless after over fifty shacks burnt down. eThekweni fire trucks were dispatched just before 7 pm to the settlement...
Warning of disruptive rains in KZN
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 8 May 2023 | 10:10 CAT 2 min read The SA Weather Services have issued a level 4 weather warning for the south-eastern parts of KZN. Many parts of Durban were lashed by heavy rain, causing a morning of chaos on some Durban roads....
Gauteng moves to clarify PUTCO payment delays
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 06 May 2023 | 14:05 CAT Putco suspends bus service from today, 4 May, due to diesel shortage until further notice. The disruption results from unpaid March subsidy claims by the Gauteng Department of Roads and...
ActionSA pickets outside Durban city hall calling for the removal of murder-accused ANC ward 101 councillor
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 21:21 CAT This morning, ActionSA chairperson in KZN, Zwakele Mncwango and ActionSA eThekwini regional leader, Thozama Qoqa, led a morning picket in front of the Durban City Hall. They demanded Speaker Thabani...
Token Identifier Update for Lenasia
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 02 May 2023 | 14:30 CAT There needs to be some clarification about the Token Identifier Rollout across Johannesburg by City Power. Some people claiming to be community leaders have said that the project is no longer...
Yet another Mayor to be elected for Johannesburg
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 26 April 2023 | 19:55 CAT The City of Johannesburg is again without a mayor after the recent mayor, Thapelo Ahmad, who represented the small Al Jama-ah party, resigned on Monday evening. He resigned a day before he...