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Russia: Children and Teacher Killed in Kazan School Shooting
Russian officials say seven children and a teacher have been killed in a shooting at a school in the city of Kazan,...
NASA Spacecraft on Two Year Journey Back to Earth After Collecting Asteroid Samples
Faizel Patel – 10/05/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) A NASA spacecraft, which scientists believe has collected samples...
Bo-Kaap Community Calls for Tana Baru Cemetery to be Declared a Heritage Site
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2016-01-20 As residents of Cape Town marked the 130th anniversary of the Tana Baru cemetery riots, the Bo-Kaap community has called for the burial ground on the slopes of Signal Hill to be made a heritage site. Situated on the north...
Outrage over New Laws Impacting Pension Reforms
Radio Islam News Team – 20/01/2016 The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) says it will embark on a two day socio-economic strike over the new controversial pension reforms. The union has called on all unionised and non-unionised workers to join it as it...
Knysna Masjid Construction Abruptly Halted by Residents Objections
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2016-01-19 The construction of a masjid in Knysna in the Cape Peninsula has been abruptly put on hold following an appeal by the Knysna Rate Payers Association (KRA). KRA lodged the application in the Western Cape High Court last...
‘Blacks more racist than whites’ – FW De Klerk Foundation
18/01/2016 - Radio Islam News Team"We enter into a covenant that we shall build a society in which all South Africans, both black and white, will be able to walk tall, without and fear in their hearts, assured of their inalienable right to human dignity – a rainbow...
Operation Hydrate Targets Two Million Litre Water Distribution Mark
2016-01-14 Radio Islam News Team As the country continues to battle the worst drought in some provinces around the country, many South Africans are coming up with innovative ways to bring relief to those affected.Operation Hydrate is close on to distributing 1-million...
“Pilgrim Quota a Temporary Measure” – Hajj Minister
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2016-01-14 The Office of Pilgrim Affairs in Saudi Arabia says the reduction in the number of pilgrims is a temporary measure for the safety of Hujjaj until the completion of the expansion projects at the two holy mosques.Saudi...
Former Inmates Demand Closure of Guantanamo Bay on Anniversary
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2016-01-12 Former inmates of Guantanamo Bay protested outside the White House in Washington DC, demanding the closure of the facility.The group yesterday included a coalition of human rights activists, torture survivors and...
Communities Resort to Drinking Sewerage Water as SA Battles Drought
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2016-01-12 As the country battles the worst drought in over two decades, Operation Hydrate says some communities in the Free State have resorted to drinking sewerage water. The NGO, together with Mango Airlines, Shoprite and ...
Muslim Nations Form Anti-Terrorism Coalition
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2015-12-15 Saudi Arabia says a coalition of 34 Islamic nations has been formed to fight any terrorist group. Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey Malaysia, Pakistan and several Gulf Arab and African states make up the...