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Africa to receive its first batch of over 50 000 mpox vaccines
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 2 December 2022 | 15:00 CAT The African Centre for Disease Control...
Diesel fuel prices set to drop next week
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 1 min read 2 December 2022 | 13:00 CAT The Central Energy Fund (CEF) predicts...
Group Set To March To SA Human Rights Commission Against Xenophobic Attacks In SA
By Umamah Bakharia The organisation Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia, joined by allies in civil society, will be picketing the Johannesburg offices of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) today. The group says they are protesting to enquire what the...
Russian ‘Grain’ War Could Trigger Global Food Insecurity
By: Zahid Jadwat Analysts have warned that Russia's ongoing blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports could plunge poor countries together with much of the rest of the world into a dire situation of food insecurity if it is sustained. This has prompted U.N....
Major rooftop solar project to power 11 hospitals in Gauteng
By Annisa Essack 24:05:2022 Gauteng Finance and e-Government MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko announced during her budget speech for the 2022/23 financial year that at least 11 public hospitals in Gauteng are to benefit from a rooftop solar power project. The project aims...
Jenny Ricks: Is the World tired of the World Economic Forum?
By Annisa Essack 23:05:2022 Since the last time top politicians, billionaires and CEOs gathered in the Swiss mountain village of Davos to discuss the world's biggest problems and pitch their solutions to them, the Coronavirus pandemic was a blip on the radar for all...
Umm Muhammed Umar Senior Research Fellow at the South African Institute of International Affairs, Stephanie Walters, was interviewed on Radio Islam’s ‘Africa Report’. Mali has withdrawn from the G5 Sahel in protest against ECOWAS sanctions, the latest in a series of...
Gauteng Roads & Infrastructure To Spend R8.7 Billion Budget For Renewal
By Umamah Bakharia The Gauteng MEC for Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure Jacob Mamabolo has tabled a budget of R8.7 billion to build and renew in the 2022/23 financial year. He presented the department’s budget vote at the Gauteng Legislature where he...
Fears Far-Right March Could Escalate Tensions In East Jerusalem
By: Zahid Jadwat The controversial 'Flag March' planned by far-right occupiers in East Jerusalem, set to go ahead on May 29, has sparked outrage amongst Palestinians. Hamas warned it will use "all capabilities" against the march. Hamas leader...
Community Stands United to Assist La Mercy and Surrounds in Wake of Floods
Umm Muhammed Umar Spokesperson for the La Mercy Masjid, in Durban, Brother Naeem Joosub, spoke to Radio Islam about the situation there, in the aftermath of this weekend’s floods. Brother Naeem said that the situation was quite bad in terms of road network. He said,...
Most Middle Class Income Households Broke by Fifth of The Month
By Umamah Bakharia South Africa's average middle-income earners spend up to 80% of their salary within five days of payday, this is according to data from First National Bank (FNB). This means that most South Africans survive on 20% of their monthly income for more...