Faizel Patel - 19-12-2018 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143)   Friend (F): So where are you going for holiday this festive season?  Me (M): No where special, just going to be at home and relax, it’s been a crazy news year and next year with elections will be even more crazy, and you?  F: I’m going for Umrah with my family.  M: Really? Wow, that’s awesome? Didn’t you go for Umrah in October, during Ramadan and just after Hajj?  F: Jee I did, but since it’s the festive season, I thought why go to Durban or...

Teens today are more reluctant to smoke cigarettes than their counterparts nearly three decades ago. BUT . . . hold that collective sigh of relief. A more worrisome trend has taken over - VAPING. The popularity of vaping or smoking of e-cigarettes is rapidly increasing in South Africa, with vape stores appearing in malls and restaurants, making it easy for the youth to have access. The industry is definitely targeting our youth by introducing flavours that grab their fancyYour teen could be...

Radio Islam News and Agencies | 15 November 2018 Hundreds of thousands of people in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan have been killed due to the so-called "war on terror" launched by the United States in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attack, according to a new study. The report, which was published last Saturday by the Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, put the death toll between 480 000 and 507 000. The toll includes civilians, armed fighters, local...