Fahmida Choonara | fchoonara@radioislam.co.za 28 March 2023 | 17:30 CAT 2 min read For those unaware, Thabo Bester...
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Citizens sit in the dark, without water, yet R7 million is spent on generators and inverters for Minister’s homes
Hannah Omarjee | homarjee@radioislam.co.za 28 March 2023 | 17:00 CAT 2 min read Millions of taxpayers' rands are being...
Police fire tear gas as fresh protests erupt in Kenya despite a ban
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 28 March 2023 | 19:27 CAT Police in Kenya have used water cannons...
Civil society calls on government to review the healthcare systems policies & medical xenophobia
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 16 November 2022 | 10:30 CAT Civil society groups have published a booklet on the plight of the country's healthcare system titled ‘Free healthcare services in South Africa: A case for all mothers and children'. ...
New book sheds light on ANC millionaires and billionaires who benefited from the relationship with business
Nokwanda Dlangamandla | kzn@radioislam.org.za 2 min read | 02:15 PM (CAT) A new book by top-selling author, journalist, and assistant editor at News 24, Pieter du Toit, has hit the shelves. In his book, “ANC Billionaires”, released by Jonathan Ball Publishers, du Toit...
Police chief and KZN police boss reportedly under investigation over bulletproof vests tender scandal
Nokwanda Dlangamandla | kzn@radioislam.org.za 2 min read | 01:45 PM (CAT) Investigations into the SAPS bulletproof vest tender controversy currently focus on KwaZulu-Natal Police Chief Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. According to a...
SAHUC opens ‘Dynamic Application Portal’ for Hajj 1444
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 16 November 2022 | 09:00 CAT The South African Hajj & Umrah Council - SAHUC has opened its 'dynamic application portal', which indicates an applicant's 'position in the queue'. That is the word from SAHUC's...
Uganda to receive Ebola trial vaccine from Merck as cases climb
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 15 November 2022 | 12:00 CAT Global pharmaceutical giant Merck says it's ready to ship 100,000 doses of an experimental vaccine to assist Uganda in its fight against the Ebola outbreak. Previously, the...
How to go about getting your passport renewed as holidays are upon us
Nokwanda Dlangamandla | kzn@radioislam.org.za 1 min read | 11:00 AM (CAT) Thousands of South Africans prepare for the holidays by making travel plans or visiting family abroad. In August, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced that his office would eliminate...
ACTION SA not to take up mayoral committee seats in Ekurhuleni
Nokwanda Dlangamandla | kzn@radioislam.org.za 1 min read | 10:00 ActionSA has declared that it will not run for Ekurhuleni’s municipal committee seats after the DA Mayor Tania Campbell was reinstated last week. The multiparty coalition for the metro is currently...
OR Tambo – Muslim Woman Told Not To Wear A “Doek” To Avoid Being Searched
Shanaaz Paruk explains her recent experience of being profiled at OR Tambo International Airport due to wearing a head scarf.
Gatesville community continue to search for 8-year old Abira Dekhta
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 14 November 2022 | 16:00 CAT Gatesville Neighbourhood Watch in Cape Town says it is continuing its search for missing 8-year-old Abira Dekhta after being kidnapped last week on her way to school. ...