Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 31 January 2023 / 21:51 pm CAT More than 36-thousand patients are on...
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It is a family affair as all family members of a KZN family choose UKZN to study medicine
Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 28 January 2023 / 18:51 pm CAT It is a family affair for the Maharaj...
Lenasia Ext 13 Post Office To Close Its Doors At The End Of January 2023
Ml Muhammad Bham mbham@radioislam.co.za 1min read The Lenasia Post Office in Extension 13 will close its doors on the...
Mobile showers for homeless to be launched
By Muhammad Bham 31:08:2022 South Africa’s first wash bus for the homeless is set to launch on Friday. The colourful bus is called Nina Manzi with four hot water showers and four toilets divided between males and females. There is a 15-minute limit per person, and...
Mobile showers for homeless people: “mother of water” bus launched
By Neelam Rahim South Africa’s first “wash bus” for the homeless is set to launch on Friday. Named Nina Manzi, the colourful bus has four hot water showers and four toilets divided for male and female use. There is a 15-minute limit per person, and users are given...
[LISTEN] Volunteer Emergency Services takes Pressure off Mainstream EMS, Saves Lives
Umm Muhammed Umar A new study by University of Cape Town researchers says volunteer emergency services are sustainable, and can go a long way in relieving pressure from mainstream emergency services toward saving lives. New data showed that a community run ambulance...
Joburg Mayor denies rumours of a reshuffle of MMCs
By Neelam Rahim Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse has denied rumours of MMCs being reshuffled and a purge of some metro officials. There were reports about a so-called political hit list aimed at city and entity senior managers. Speaking to Radio Islam International,...
oThongathi residents burn Jojo tanks in protest over lack of water
Umamah Bakharia Residents of Hambanathi, oThangathi north of Durban, have blocked the street while burning Jojo tanks in protest against the lack of water in the region. They say that the eThekwini Municipality has not met their needs as they have been facing water...
Durban closes its beaches after high levels of E-coli detected
Umamah Bakharia Swimming, surfing and fishing have been prohibited at 13 Durban beaches after high levels of E.coli were found. This will have a devastating impact on tourism in KwaZulu-Natal. Adopt-a-River, an NPO that monitors Durban's beaches and rivers, says the...
Boy (4) killed by motorist, Walkerville
By Annisa Essack 24:08:2022 A four-year-old boy was killed after being run over by a car in Walkerville, Gauteng, as he tried to cross the road. Colonel Dimakatso Sello from the De Deur police released a statement saying that members had attended the scene of the...
Life lost due to Durban’s water crisis
Annisa Essack 23:08:2022 Imtiaz Sooliman, the director of Gift of the Givers, has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family of Rashnie Baijnath, who died after allegedly drinking contaminated water. Baijnath died en route to the hospital on August 10 from...
The DA demands the water crisis action plan from the provincial government
By Goodhope Dlangamandla 23:08:2022 The Democratic Alliance blames the ruling party, ANC, for the massive fish and wildlife loss across KwaZulu-Natal caused by the high level of E.coli in water. Heinz de Boer, DA KZN Spokesperson on EDTEA, says the Government's...