Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 20 May 2023 | 18:21 CAT Amid Russia's war, China and South Africa...
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The America Report with Ebrahim Hooper
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 17 May 2023 | 18:00 CAT 3 min read Ebrahim Hooper, National Communications...
Popular app EskomSePush is preparing “stage 16” loadshedding schedules
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 19 May 2023 | 19:20 CAT South Africans may soon spend most of...
Blackout in Botswana, Is it a warning for South Africa?
Ml Muhammad Bham | mbham@radioislam.co.za 10 May 2023 | 16:00 CAT 3 min read Botswana on Monday suffered a total blackout, and there are real fears that South Africa is not far behind. This comes at a time when soldiers have been deployed to protect Eskom power...
South Africa’s unemployment nightmare: the burden on its people
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 11 May 2023 | 17:07 CAT According to a recent IPSOS "What Worries the World survey", 69% of South Africans cited unemployment as their top worry. That is compared to 41% of the world who see inflation as their top...
Turkey’s upcoming elections could unseat Erdogan
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 11 May 2023 | 16:24 CAT Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections are less than two weeks away, with President Recep Erdogan facing unprecedented challenges that could end his two-decade rule. Many Turkish...
Sudan Fighting on Its 25th Day: A List of key events
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 11 May 2023 | 15:35 CAT Air raids again shook Sudan's capital Khartoum on Monday. At the same time, the latest truce talks in Jeddah yielded no progress, and a Saudi diplomat said both sides consider themselves...
The 2023 Africa Travel Indaba kicks off in Durban
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 8 May 2023, | 17:00 CAT 2 min read The continent's largest tourism trade exhibition, the 2023 Africa Travel Indaba, kicked off in Durban. Africa's Travel Indaba is an iconic African leisure trade show owned by South African...
Africa Report with Thandi Smith
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 9 May 2023, | 17:00 CAT 2 min read Thandi Smith, Head of Programmes at Media Monitoring Africa, highlighted the death of a journalist in conflict-stricken Cameroon and the arrest of another in Ethiopia, which pointed to the...
High Court rules hospitals, schools and police stations be exempt from blackouts
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 10 May 2023 | 16:40 CAT The North Gauteng High Court has ruled that all hospitals, clinics, schools and police stations should be spared from electricity disruptions. Judge Norman Davis ordered the Minister of...
NUMSA expels SAFTU president
Hannah Omarjee | homarjee@radioislm.co.za 10 May 2023 | 15:00 CAT 2 min read The National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) has expelled the president of SAFTU, Ruth Ntlokotse. NUMSA accused Ntlokotse of misconduct, claiming that she was spreading lies...
Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak Rand, but it’s not all doom and gloom
Nina Bambeni | nina@radioislam.co.za 10 May 2023 | 14:00 CAT 1 min read According to Wandile Sihlobo, who penned an article for The Conversation, farmers in South Africa may face load-shedding difficulties, but it's not all doom and gloom. He joined Ml Sulaimaan Ravat...