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AfriForum Demands An End To Curfew
By Umamah Bakharia South Africa has now been in lockdown for more than 600 days and with lockdown levels changing from...
Schoolgirl kidnapped in Mayfair
By Umamah Bakharia 17:11:2021 Just as the Moti brothers returned home following three weeks of their kidnapping,...
Wits Professor: Burning Books Not Normal & a Danger in Any Society
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 10-04-2019 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) A Wits journalism professor has told Radio Islam that burning books in any society is a danger. Professor Anton Harber was commenting on the disruption of a book launch by investigative...
Police Investigate Free State Masjid for Alleged Suspicious Activity
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 10-04-2019 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Police are investigating a masjid in Ficksburg in the Free State for alleged suspicious activity. It’s believed officers received information from the community about alleged weapons and...
Concern Raised Over High Level Of Teacher Absenteeism In South Africa
Radio Islam International - 2019/04/10 Teacher absenteeism is a problem, and seems to be the latest thorn for Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. This was revealed by Minister Motshekga, who released the findings of the School Monitoring Survey (SMS) in Pretoria...
Cyclone Idai’s death toll nears 1,000 in Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Radio Islam International - 2019/04/10 The death toll from Cyclone Idai, which devastated Mozambique and Zimbabwe last month, is nearing 1,000, according to the latest figures released by the two governments. Zimbabwe updated its toll to 344 while Mozambique said...
Election Debate – Durban – Political Theatre at it’s Best
It began with ululating and chanting as the supporters entered the small hall in the heart of Overport, Durban, setting the scene for the ensuing debate, between the panellists from the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP and NFP. Having set the scene for a live wire debate, our hosts,...
Lydenberg Islamic Centre Condemns Corporal Punishment Incident
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 10-04-2019 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Lydenberg Islamic Centre management has condemned the conduct of a principal and a teacher who were arrested for incidents of corporal punishment at the institution. The 25-year-old...
[LISTEN] Political Analyst: ANC A Party Struggling With Itself
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 10-04-2019 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) A North West political analyst has told Radio Islam the African National Congress (ANC) is a party struggling with itself ahead of the elections on the 8th of May. As the country moves towards...
VW Financial Services Instructed to Pay Back the Money for Unlawful Fees
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 09-04-2019 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The National Consumer Tribunal has instructed Volkswagen Financial Services to refund, with interest, customers it charged for on-the-road , administration and handling service fees since 2007....
WhatsApp Working on New Feature to Stop Forwarded Messages
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 09-04-2019 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Are you tired of forwarded messages on WhatApp? The Facebook owned messaging platform says it’s working on a new feature to prevent frequently-forwarded messages from being sent to group chats....