Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 14 February 2023 / 12:00 PM CAT 2-minute read The inaugural meeting of the...
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Earthquakes in Türkiye ranked as the world’s seventh deadliest natural disaster this century
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 14 February 2023 / 10:30 AM CAT 2-minute read Twin quakes, nine hours apart,...
Earthquake in Turkey ranked as the world’s seventh deadliest natural disaster this century
Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 13 February 2023 / 17:05 The earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria...
Durban closes its beaches after high levels of E-coli detected
Umamah Bakharia Swimming, surfing and fishing have been prohibited at 13 Durban beaches after high levels of E.coli were found. This will have a devastating impact on tourism in KwaZulu-Natal. Adopt-a-River, an NPO that monitors Durban's beaches and rivers, says the...
Media Lens: Ethiopia’s peace committee issues a framework for peace in the Tigray region
Umamah Bakharia The Ethiopian government has called for a formal Tigray ceasefire agreement to be reached as soon as possible that will help to enable the resumption of essential services to the war-stricken northern region. In June, a committee was established to...
National shutdown: unions call for attention to cost of living
Umamah Bakharia Unions across the country downed tools today in support of a national shutdown today. Members of South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) gathered in the City of Tshwane at Burgers Park...
CSIR and SIU Sign Agreement to share knowledge in fighting corruption, curbing cybercrime
By Neelam Rahim The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and the Special Investigation Unit combine forces to curb maladministration and corruption. The two organisations have agreed to collaborate in capacitating the country with fraud and corruption...
South Africa’s Nuclear Sector Has Failed Its Test: The Koeberg Nuclear Plant Life Extension
By Neelam Rahim As South Africa’s power problems intensify, the country’s only nuclear power plant, Koeberg, has frequently been in the news this year – for the wrong reasons. Professor of Physics at the University of Johannesburg, Hartmut Winkler, says South Africa’s...
How do you stop a Hospital Heist? Asks Wits Prof Alex Van Den Heever
By Neelam Rahim The country’s health system is under scrutiny, with a News24 investigation indicating that corruption at just one hospital, Tembisa in Gauteng, ran into hundreds of millions of rands. Prof Alex van den Heever of Wits school of governance writes that...
Babita Deokaran: One Year after her Assassination
By Goodhope Dlangamandla 24:08:2022 A year later, the family of Babita Deokaran, who was assassinated, while assisting with investigations into PPE tender scandals that rocked the provincial Health Department, still bleeds and weeps from their loss. The corruption...
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[LISTEN] The America Report: New Jersey India Independence Day Parade a Blatant Parade for Hindutva
Umm Muhammed Umar Many communities around the world that have large expat Indian and Pakistani populations observe Independence Day celebrations around the middle of August. With the Indian and Pakistani diaspora across the world, celebrations are held in London, and...
Boy (4) killed by motorist, Walkerville
By Annisa Essack 24:08:2022 A four-year-old boy was killed after being run over by a car in Walkerville, Gauteng, as he tried to cross the road. Colonel Dimakatso Sello from the De Deur police released a statement saying that members had attended the scene of the...