Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 12 February 2023 / 16:45 CAT The World Wide Fund for Nature has...
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Water activists join hands to highlight the dire state of Ethekwini metro’s rivers
Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 12 February 2023 / 00:09 CAT WaterCAN, a water-focused initiative...
Senior crime intelligence officer makes damning claims of looting of police resources
Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 11 February 2023 / 23:14 CAT According to a report in City Press,...
ESKOM considers disconnecting power to Tshwane
By Annisa Essack 23:08:2022 In a statement released this afternoon, ESKOM says it is considering disconnecting the power supply to the City of Tshwane to secure outstanding payments. The drastic measure is due to the City's breach of the Electricity Supply Agreement...
New smart bra can help detect breast cancer through app
Umamah Bakharia African innovators never fail to impress. A recent innovation is a 'smart bra' that can detect breast cancer. According to its creator, Nigerian robotics engineer Kemisola Bolarinwa this device can help fight against breast cancer. New statistics have...
President enacts law that enables improved functioning of local government
By Annisa Essack 23:08:2022 President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally put into effect the rule that prohibits high-ranking government officials in municipalities from holding political office in political parties as part of his efforts to combat corruption and boost...
Nigerians facing the effects of rising food prices
Umamah Bakharia Nigeria is grappling with rising food prices, as reflected in the spike in inflation. The annual inflation rate accelerated for a sixth-consecutive month to 19.64% in July 2022, the highest rate since January 2017. Food prices have risen steadily in...
Hospitals in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape on the brink of collapse
By Muhammad Bham 22:08:2022 Three hospitals that constitute the Livingstone Tertiary Hospital in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape are pleading with the provincial Health Department to urgently implement crisis management as it is on the brink of collapse. The hospital...
Schools’ Rates to Increase By 5% and Not Business Classification Rates Says Joburg Mayor
By Neelam Rahim There is a relief for Johannesburg schools after Mayor Mpho Phalatse announced this morning that it would increase schools’ rates by 5 per cent and not business classification rates. The City’s 741 private and 921 public schools were reeling as the new...
The Palestine Report
By Neelam Rahim Speaking to Radio Islam International on this week's Palestine Report, Hafez Ebrahim Moosa said last week the Israeli army had targeted and raided the offices of several Palestinian Human Rights Organisations based in the West bank early morning,...
Another Abahlali Activist Assassinated At the Weekend
By Neelam Rahim Another activist linked to the shack dwellers organisation Abahlali baseMjondolo has been assassinated. Lindokhuhle Mnguni, the chairperson of the eKhenana Commune and the Youth League, was assassinated at the Commune in KZN at the weekend. The...
Bangladesh tells UN that Rohingya refugees must return to Myanmar
By Goodhope Dlangamandla 22:08:2022 In an interview with Radio Islam, Nay San Lwin, the Rohingya activist blogger, shared that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's visit to Bangladesh was to tell the refugees that the situation in Myanmar is...