Neelam Rahim / neelam@radioislam.co.za 2-minute read 11 February 2023 / 20:07 CAT Confusion reigns after the DA...
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33 years since Mandela’s release from prison
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 11 February 2023 | 13:30 CAT Saturday marks 33 years since former...
Equatorial Guinea quarantines 200 people over unknown hemorrhagic fever deaths
Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za 2 min read 11 February 2023 | 11:15 CAT Equatorial Guinea has quarantined more...
Two More Grain Ships Leave Ukraine
By Abu Muhammad Two more ships carrying grain have left Ukraine's Chornomorsk port. This brings the total number of shops to leave Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to 27. The ships, Zumrut Ana and MV Ocean S, departed on Saturday and were loaded with 6,300 tonnes of...
Criminal access to firearms leaves an astounding 2776 people shot dead over the reported period as Minister Releases quarterly crime stats
By Neelam Rahim Police minister Bheki Cele presented the quarterly crime statistics at a media briefing on Friday. The period covers crime reported from the first of April until the end of June and shows an increase in murders. Cele said the stations that reported the...
Ahmed Kathrada Foundation launches exhibition at Constitutional Hill
Umamah Bakharia The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AFK) has launched an exhibition of its namesake at Constitutional Hill in Braamfontein, Johannesburg to commemorate the late apartheid activist birthday. The exhibition carries detail of the life of Kathrada as a young...
Unions call on workers to join nationwide strike on cost of living
Umamah Bakharia Trade Union, Cosatu is calling on workers across the board to embark on nationwide strike on Wednesday, 24 August, on the country’s high unemployment rates, increased fuel prices and loadshedding. The union states that this is the only way to get the...
At least 32 people were killed in Turkey in separate crashes at accident sites
By Neelam Rahim At least 32 people were killed in southeast Turkey on Saturday when vehicles crashed into first respondents who were attending earlier accidents. Sixteen people, including emergency workers and journalists, died when a bus crashed into an earlier...
Body of sailor found on a yacht off Mossel Bay coast
By Neelam Rahim The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Cape Town was made alert to a sailor onboard the yacht Panacea that had departed port on Friday, 12 August, and was headed to Mossel Bay. After three days of no contact with his family, the sailor’s...
Weekend successes of JHB Centre Cluster
By Annisa Essack 21:08:2022 Captain Xoli Mbele reported in a media statement from the office of the Johannesburg District Commander Major General Masha today that JHB Central Cluster Stations and JMPD apprehended a total of 254 suspects during crime combating...
Thulsie Twins released on parole
By Neelam Rahim The Thulsie Brothers referred to in the media as the Thulsie twins, have been released on parole. Radio Islam International discusses the release of Salahudeen Brandon-Lee and Yaqeen Tony-Lee with attorney Nadeem Mohammed. Their arrest goes back to...
AfriForum launches court bid to have driving license card renewals scrapped
By Neelam Rahim When you take out your license from your pocket and realise it expired, and then you wonder how quickly five years have passed, that is the reality. Joining the discussion with Radio Islam International on why driver's licenses have to be renewed every...