Community Articles

Umm Muhammed Umar A South African residing in Turkey for the past 9 years, sister Nasreen Variawa, spoke to Radio Islam about ‘travel therapy’. A new cross disciplinary paper from Edith Cowan University proposes we change the way we view tourism, seeing it not just as...

Umamah Bakharia  Four suspects were arrested on Tuesday in Lenasia for the possession of an illegal firearm and stolen vehicle. Police say they were performing patrol duties in Lenasia Policing Precinct when they received a complaint of a suspicious vehicle on c/o...

By Neelam Rahim More mass murders in Johannesburg and Cape Town on Saturday night have sparked intense speculation about the recent dramatic surge in violence across the country, as per the Daily Maverick. At the shooting scene in Lenasia in Johannesburg, five people...

By Neelam Rahim A Johannesburg community has come out to express concern about plans by Operation Dudula to launch the organization in the neighbourhood. The Brixton Community Forum and other concerned residents say members of the movement had a planned march as part...

By Neelam Rahim It's hoped that on the 16th, 17th and 18th of July, a number of patients will benefit with a gift of sight or relief from cataracts at the Nelson Mandela Bay cataract camp over the weekend. Radio Islam speaks to Dr Shabeer Hoosen, head of the...

Umm Muhammed Umar In 2019, the World Health Organization lent some serious weight to the once colloquial phrase, ‘professional burnout’, elevating it to an official syndrome. Radio Islam spoke to wellness counsellor, Keshni Mathi about workplace burnout. Mathi said...

Umamah Bakharia  After a court bid was granted on Tuesday, law enforcement and security personnel evicted land invaders in Lenasia, Extension 13. Following reports, land invaders have taken over an unoccupied building without authorisation. Lethal Forces, Shahim...

By Neelam Rahim Commissioner Richard Byrne ruled that Kgomotso Tshatshu’s dismissal was substantively unfair. The matter involves a disgruntled employee from Baroque Medical (Pty) who took proceedings against the corporate. This was after she did not follow the...