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Russian Emergencies Minister Dies During Training Exercise
By Naadiya Adams Russian Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev died when he attempted to save a person’s life during...
Local Government Elections to Take Place on 1st November
The 2021 local government elections has been set down for 1 November, as announced by Cooperative Governance and...
Relief for Residents as Power is Restored to Lenasia
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 06-06-2018 Johannesburg MMC for environmental and infrastructure services Nico de Jager has confirmed that power has been restored to certain areas in Lenasia affected by outages. Residents of Extension 9 and 10 blocked the K43 with...
Lenasia Residents Suffering With Persistent Electricity Outages
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 06-06-2018 The residents of Lenasia Extension 9 and 10 are outraged after yet another electricity outage. The area has been plagued by power interruptions especially during the blessed month of Ramadan leaving residents in the dark...
Palestinians Celebrate & Thank Messi as Argentina Cancels World Cup Friendly Against Israel
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 06-06-2018 Palestinians have welcomed the decision by Argentina to cancel their final World Cup warmup match against Israel as political pressure grew ahead of Saturday’s scheduled fixture in Jerusalem. Reuters reports that in an...
#WWDC2018 Apple Unveils New Features for iOS, MacOS, Apple TV & WatchOS
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 05-06-2018 Apple has unveiled new features across its four platforms with upgrades for iOS, MacOS, Apple TV and WatchOS. The company wrapped up its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC 2018) keynote on Monday with many excited by...
Bunk Beds in Mina, NOT for South African Hujjaj
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 05-06-2018 The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) has confirmed that double bunk beds in the tent city of Mina in Saudi Arabia will be utilized for South East Asian hujjaj and not South Africans. A video being circulated on...
[LISTEN] It’s Morally & Ethically Wrong to Blame Religion for Extremism & Terrorism
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 05-06-2018 A professor and research chair in Diversity and Community resilience has told Radio Islam that it’s morally and ethically wrong to blame an entire community for their belief system or their identity for acts of extremism...
Fresh hope for Rohingya refugees
Thahir Asmal, Radio Islam News - 04-06-2018 Rohingya Muslims taking refuge in Bangladesh have been given the hope of returning home thanks to a fresh agreement between Myanmar and the UN. Myanmar and the UN have agreed to take steps to create conditions for the safe...
Moroccan Cyclist Humbled After South Africans Open Their Hearts
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 04-06-2018 A Moroccan man whose bike was stolen from the Jefferys Bay Masjid in the Eastern Cape, will be mobile again soon following the generosity of South Africans. Radio Islam and Salaamedia have been inundated with calls...
Mandla Mandela calls for Israeli embassy shutdown in SA
Thahir Asmal, Radio Islam News - 03-06-2018 The grandson of late former president Nelson Mandela has called for the immediate shutdown of the Israeli embassy in South Africa. Mandla Mandela has urged the country to make more noise about the ongoing brutality against...