Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 07 January 2022 | 2:55 pm CAT The minimum wage could be hiked by...
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U.K. faces poverty & food insecurity
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3 min read 31 December 2022 | 7:00 pm CAT In London, many families live in...
Labour unions to intensify their fight for wage increases
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3 min read 31 December 2022 | 6:46 pm CAT Labour unions representing workers in...
First Foreign Hajj Pilgrims Since Covid Lockdown Beams Excitement
By Umamah Bakharia As Saudi Arabia has been receiving its first Hajj pilgrims after Covid-19 pandemic lockdown restrictions, there has been only excitement beaming from the pilgrims. In a discussion on Radio Islam on Hajj talking points, Hafiz Ebrahim Moosa says,...
Ben & Jerry’s founders slam Unilever’s ice cream sale to Israeli licensee
By Neelam Rahim The deal comes after the US ice-cream brand announced it’d stop marketing products within the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, saying that selling there was “inconsistent” with its values. Under the new arrangement, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream...
AU Calls for Investigation Into Horrific Migrants Deaths at the Morocco/Spain Border
Written by Umamah Bakharia Over the weekend, videos circulating on social media showed a horrifying incident of bodies on the ground in pools of blood at the Millela border between Morocco and Spain. It also shows Moroccan police beating and kicking migrants while the...
Shifting monsoon patterns as flood menace affects millions of people in north eastern state of Assam
By Neelam Rahim The worst floods in years have affected millions of people in the northeastern Indian state of Assam and have killed 127 people so far. According to officials, the floods have breached more than 200 embankments in the state, displacing tens of...
An unbefitting end to youth month in East London
By Neelam Rahim This is how the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation reacted to the death of 21 teenagers at the local Tavern in East London over the weekend. They were all minors between the ages of 13 and 17. It emerged that carbon monoxide poisoning may have been the possible...
Darkness as we have stage 6 load shedding
By Neelam Rahim The country went a little darker yesterday when Eskom announced that load shedding would rise to stage six yesterday evening. Uber also said the utility lost ten units of stations, including Madupi, too, Tuktuka, and Kendall. Eskom’s acting head of...
Charumbira calls on African leaders to use their resources in corruption combat
By Neelam Rahim Newly-elected Pan African Parliament President, Fortune Charumbira, has appealed to African leaders to use resources at their disposal to handle the myriad of challenges the continent is facing. Charumbira was elected unopposed as Malawian candidate...
Tunisian President Kais Saied Expected To Approve First Draft of the New Constitution
Written by Umamah Bakharia Tunisian president Kais Saied is expected to approve the first draft of the new Constitution today. Saied was handed the draft on Monday as it came less than a month ahead of the referendum planned for 25 July. The planned...
A German boy was found alive after surviving eight days in a sewer
By Neelam Rahim An 8-year-old boy who had been missing for over a week was found alive Saturday. The boy, identified by authorities as Joe, was reported missing on June 17. His disappearance sparked an enormous effort, and search parties spent days trying to find him...