Umamah Bakharia In the past few weeks, South Africa has been witnessing mass killings across the country. In the...
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How a KZN couple opened the Butterfly Palliative Home for end-of-life care to babies and toddlers
Tarryn Bell speaks to Radio Islam about co-founding the Butterfly Palliative Home for end-of-life care for babies and toddlers.
Ghana Reports Cases of Marburg Virus While Tanzania Identifies ‘Rat Fever’
Umamah Bakharia Ghana has identified two cases of the deadly Marburg virus. According to health authorities, this is...
Western Digital Harnessing the Power of AI to Combat Breast Cancer
Faizel Patel – 23/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 Western Digital has announced that it has partnered with the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center to provide the storage foundation needed to scale and store critical research data focused on improving the accuracy of...
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[LISTEN] South Africans Apprehensive on the Eve of Tito Mboweni’s 2021 Budget Speech
Faizel Patel – 23/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 The project director for the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Sumaya Khaki says Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is in a very difficult position as he prepares to deliver his 2021 budget speech....
Lenasia Muslim School Continues Trend of Producing Exceptional Matric Results with 100% Pass Rate
Faizel Patel – 23/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 The Lenasia Muslim School (LMS) has continued its trend of producing exceptional matric results by recording a 100% pass rate despite a difficult academic year. The matrics of 2020 had to contend with long-term...
Al Aqsa & Nurul Islam School in Lenasia Learners Achieve Exceptional Results in Matric Exams
Faizel Patel – 23/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 As the class of 2020 celebrates their matric results, Al Aqsa High School and the Nurul Islam Girls School in Lenasia has achieved a 100% pass rate. The matrics of 2020 not only had to contend with long-term...
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[LISTEN] SAFTU Planning Nationwide Strike This Week
Faizel Patel – 23/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 The SA Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) says while the COVID-19 pandemic has not affected everyone economically in the country, it has affected the poor the most. Saftu is embarking on a nationwide general strike...
UUCSA Issues Guidelines on Vaccines and Vaccinations
Faizel Patel – 22/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 Following the rollout of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa, the United Ulama Council of South Africa (UUCSA) has issued guidelines for the Muslim community in the country on the permissibility...
$30 million Shortfall in Palestinian Vaccine Funds
Arab News reports that the COVID-19 vaccination plan of the Palestinians is facing a $30 million shortfall., despite support from a global vaccine scheme for weighed down economies. The World Bank has advised that to ensure an effective vaccination campaign,...
Matric Pass Rate Drops to 76.2%
Faizel Patel – 22/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has revealed that the matric class of 2020 has achieved a pass rate of 76.2%. This is a decrease from the 81.3% pass rate achieved in 2019. Motshekga made the...
President John Magafuli Finally Acknowledges Coronavirus Presence in Tanzania
After having downplayed the impact of COVID 19 in his country for months, Tanzania’s president, John Magafuli, has urged citizens to take preventive measures against the coronavirus. Magafuli had previously claimed it had been eradicated. Al Jazeerah reports that...