Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 28 January 2023 / 19:02 pm CAT In early January, a boat with 185...
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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...
NUMSA files papers at High Court to stop loadshedding
Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 28 January 2023 / 18:34 pm CAT Trade union NUMSA has filed papers at...
Busa Encouraged by President’s Comprehensive Energy Plan
By Neelam Rahim Business Unity South Africa is encouraged by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s comprehensive energy plan and offered its full support and partnership to fast-track delivery. BUSA hopes the comprehensive energy plans announced last night will be implemented...
Cadre Deployment was once necessary but no longer required
By Neelam Rahim There is a call for cadre deployment to be scrapped, while the ANC says it will go to court to defend it. The Ethics Institute says cadre deployment was once necessary, but it is no longer required. The Institute is busy with a Local Government Ethical...
The Africa Report: Angola gears up for elections in August, but there are issues around media freedom
By Neelam Rahim Thandi Smith, the head of programmes at Media Monitoring Africa, joins the discussion with Radio Islam International. The News headlines have been dominated by Banyana Banyana winning the women’s AFCON in Morocco. According to Thandi, the country...
Lenasia Schools Becoming A Crime Hotspot For Burglary and Vandalism
Umamah Bakharia Over the past few weeks, various schools in Lenasia have been targeted for burglary and vandalism. The latest one is the Nirvana Secondary School, Extension 3, where criminals entered the staff room's ceiling. According to Nirvana principal, Mr...
Vaccination Campaign Efforts in Africa: Monkeypox, Marburg and Covid
Umamah Bakharia While Covid-19 vaccines have been rolling out globally, emerging viruses like monkeypox and Marburg have recently been detected in South Africa and globally. This has raised concerns over what is being done to curb the virus and the vaccination...
Judge Mandisa Maya Becomes the Country’s Deputy Chief Justice
By Neelam Rahim Judge Mandisa Maya became the country’s deputy chief justice after President Cyril Ramaphosa ratified her new position, which most analysts expected. Maya is currently the Supreme Court of Appeal president and will take up her post on the 1st of...
Middle East Report
By Neelam Rahim Joining the discussion with Radio Islam International is Hafez Ebrahim Moosa. A heavy gunfight has occurred between Palestinian resistance and Israeli army Niblus. According to Hafez Ebrahim, there has been a string of operations carried out by the...
RET Faction Makes A Clean Sweep in ANC KZN Elective Conference
By Neelam Rahim The ANC RET and pro-Zuma faction has made a clean sweep, taking all of the top positions in the KwaZulu-Natal provincial election conference at the weekend. The election saw President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ally Sihle Zikalala suffering a substantial...
A boat carrying Haitian migrants sinks off the Bahamas, leaving at least 17 dead, including an infant
By Neelam Rahim Seventeen people died after a boat carrying dozens of Haitian migrants capsized off the Bahamas coast, authorities said on Sunday, as more Haitians try to reach the US to escape gang violence and poverty. Rescue teams recovered the bodies of 17 people,...