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Chad’s President Idriss Deby Dies of Wounds
Chad’s long time President Idriss Deby has died of wounds after visiting soldiers fighting so called rebels on the...
Lenasia Police Warns Community of Spike in Crime in the Suburb
Faizel Patel – 20/04/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Lenasia police station says it is experiencing a spike in...
Gaza March Biggest in Cape Town in 20 Years
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2014-08-09 Thousands of people marched through the streets of the Cape Town CBD in protest against the ongoing violent conflict in Gaza.The pro Palestinians supporters gathered in Keizergracht Street before embarking on a march to...
Joburg Mayor Parks Tau Addresses Electricity Woes
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2014-08-07 The City of Johannesburg says those illegally tampering with its power supply should prepare for jail time. Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau said thirty businesses are being investigated for alleged fraud and corruption...
Eikenhof Residents Angry after Shacks Demolished
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2014-08-05 The R554 was blocked to traffic on Thursday morning because residents of Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg, were throwing stones at passing cars. Chief-Supt Wayne Minnaar said two illegal shacks in Jacksons Drift informal...
Earthquake Shocks South Africans
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2014-08-05 An earthquake at 12:22pm on Tuesday hit large parts of Johannesburg and surrounding areas. It’s understood that the tremor was felt as far north as Pretoria down to parts of Vereeniging and may have been felt in the...
BDS Calls for Boycott of Woolworths
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2014-08-05 BDS South Africa and the national coalition have joined the call for a complete boycott of Woolworths until it ends sourcing produce and goods from Israeli companies. Muhammed Desai, the local coordinator for BDS, said...
UK Minister Resigns Over British Policy on Gaza
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2014-08-05 Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has resigned from her position as a senior minister in the Foreign Office saying she could "no longer support" the British Governments policy on the conflict in Gaza.Warsi who sits in the House of...
Gaza Journalist Kid Story Goes Viral
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2014-08-04 A Palestinian boy has captured the hearts of Twitter users’ as he posed in his garbage bag-turned flak jacket and a helmet reading TV. Yazan Hilliss told a Swedish reporter, who took the shot that got nearly 9k retweets,...
Elderly at Nirvana Old Age Home Receive Smart ID Cards
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2014-08-03 Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Fatima Chohan handed out the new smart ID cards to the elderly of the Nirvana Old Age Home in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg on Saturday. The smart ID card is the size of a credit card and...
Moon Sighting for Eid ul Fitr 100% Correct
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2014-08-01 The recent sighting of the Eid ul Fitr crescent had created unease and consternation in some circles. Whilst the vast majority of Muslims in South Africa had readily accepted the unexpected sighting of the moon albeit...