By Umamah Bakharia An independent community activist is accusing the eThekwini government of endangering the human...
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Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s son cleared of drug charges
By Annisa Essack 30:05:2022 Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan's son was cleared on Friday in a drug case involving a...
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[LISTEN] Mayhem and Anarchy in al Quds During Zionist Israeli Flag March
Umm Muhammed Umar Disturbing and unprecedented scenes took place at al Quds yesterday, when the State of Israel marked...
Eight Killed in Lagos Petrol Station Explosion
At least eight people have been killed in an explosion that ignited a fire at a petrol station in Lagos, Nigeria. 25 homes were razed in the inferno, and 16 shops and a primary school destroyed. The BBC reports that the explosion occurred in the early hours of this...
Rohingya Refugees Abused by Bangladesh Officials over Hunger Strike
A Jazeera reports that photographs of Rohingya men wounded after having been beaten Bangladesh officials were provided to it by activists who did not want to be named as they feared retribution. The Rohingya refugees were reportedly banished to an island off...
No Reported COVID-19 Infections as Pilgrims Perform Umrah in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Faizel Patel – 08/10/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) With the resumption of Umrah in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, a spokesperson for the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques says there have been no reported COVID-19 infections among Umrah pilgrims. In a...
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[LISTEN] Basic Education Department Challenged to Reduce School Dropout Rate
Faizel Patel – 08/10/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Basic Education Department has been challenged to set annual targets to reduce the school dropout rate. While there was a dropout crisis in the country’s schools, the department has no reduction target plan, if...
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[LISTEN] The Asia Pacific Report: Donald Trump COVID-19 Infection a “Hoax”, Chinese Flu Vaccine Crisis & Other Stories
Faizel Patel – 07/10/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Asia Pacific correspondent Kiru Naidoo says there is a lot of chatter in the region that US President Donald Trump’s being infected with the Coronavirus is a hoax. Naidoo was speaking to Radio Islam on Thursday...
Africa to Receive Emergency IMF Grants
22 African countries have been approved for emergency aid by the International Monetary Fund. 28 countries in total were approved for assistance by the IMF on Monday. Africa News reports that the funds will enable these countries to either pay their debts or alleviate...
Netflix Indicted for ‘Promotion of Lewd Visual Material Depicting a Child’
A Texas grand jury has indicted Netflix for 'promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child'. This is after the streaming company refused to take down a provocative French film, ‘Cuties’. The film was directed by French-Senegalese, Maïmouna Doucouré. In the film,...
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[LISTEN] Space X Starlink Satellites Too Bright for Astronomers
Faizel Patel – 07/10/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) There are concerns that Starlink, the “megaconstellation” of hundreds of Internet satellites launched by SpaceX, has been causing headaches for astronomers by outshining celestial objects. Starlink is the initiative...
Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais Launches Smart Robot to Keep Haram in Makkah Germ Free & Hygienic
Faizel Patel – 07/10/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Head of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais has launched a smart robot used in sterilization, environmental protection, and indoor epidemic control at the Haram in...