Hannah Omarjee | homarjee@radioislam.co.za 15 February 2023 | 10:00 PM CAT Teacher unions are expressing concern over...
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Government declares National State of Disaster over floods
Nina Bambeni | nina@radioislam.co.za 15 February 2023 | 9:30 PM CAT South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has...
Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool on Govt’s intervention in the annual Hajj and Umrah
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 15 February 2023 | 14:15 PM CAT 3 min read On Friday, the Ministerial Committee...
Madagascar Police Kill 19 Protestors
By Abu Muhammad At least 19 people were killed and 21 others injured after police in Madagascar opened fire on a mob in Ikongo, 350 kilometres from the capital Antananarivo, Around 500 protesters armed with blades and machetes allegedly attempted to force their way...
COPE’S internal divisions play out in the public domain
By Annisa Essack 30:08:2022 The Congress of the People is in serious trouble as internal divisions and in-fighting spell their early end. Yesterday, party Deputy President Willie Madisha announced that it had suspended President Mosiuoa Lekota. A few hours later,...
Corruption Watch report highlights widespread corruption in education sector
By Goodhope Dlangamandla 30:08:2022 A new report by the non-profit organisation Corruption Watch has lifted the lid on widespread corruption and the practice of sextortion in schools where educators demand sex in exchange for good grades. This is despite numerous...
Fears of a wider war as hostilities in Libya continue
By Goodhope Dlangamandla 29:08:2022 The UN has called for an immediate stop to hostilities in Libya following a day of deadly clashes between political factions in Tripoli's capital. Talking to Radio Islam International, the managing director of the International...
Ramaphosa to address parliament as opposition seek answers on Phala Phala scandal
Umamah Bakharia President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to face Members of Parliament (MP) on Tuesday as opposition parties seek answers on the burglary at his farm in Limpopo in 2020. It is alleged that thousands of dollars were stolen from the farm. ...
Africa Climate Weeks kicks off in Gabon as drought and floods loom
Umamah Bakharia The UN's Africa Climate Week is underway in Libreville, Gabon, with more than 1 000 participants expected to tackle the climate emergency as it increases throughout the continent. With the severe drought, raging floods, and extreme weather in ...
Ticad8 Summit: Japan moves to elevate ties in Africa
Umamah Bakharia Over the weekend, African and Japanese delegates met in Tunisia for the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development summit, known as Ticad8. According to South Africa's ministry of International Relations and Co-Operation,...
Joburg Mayor denies rumours of a reshuffle of MMCs
By Neelam Rahim Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse has denied rumours of MMCs being reshuffled and a purge of some metro officials. There were reports about a so-called political hit list aimed at city and entity senior managers. Speaking to Radio Islam International,...
Former Transnet Executives Brian Molefe, Singh and others granted R50-thousand bail
By Neelam Rahim The Investigative Directorate of the NPA arrested more high-profile Transnet executives, including Brian Molefe and Anoj Singh, on fraud charges. Molefe, a former Transnet CEO, former finance chief head Singh, Niven Pillay, and chartered accountant and...