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Ramaphosa Calls Family Meeting at 8pm on Sunday on COVID-19 Developments
Faizel Patel – 28/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 President Cyril Ramaphosa has called a family meeting. Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation at 8pm on Sunday evening in response to the developments to the COVID-19 pandemic. The address follows meetings in...

Gqeberha: Can you Pronounce Port Elizabeth’s New Name? Listen to Radio Islam Employees Pronunciation
Faizel Patel – 26/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape and two airports in the city have official new names. Arts and culture minister Nathi Mthethwa recognised the new names by publication in the Government Gazette. Many South Africans...
Africa

Hundreds Escape from Croix-des-Bouquets Prison in Haiti
In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, more than 200 prisoners are on the run following Thursday's mass escape from the Croix-des-Bouquets prison. The BBC reports that 25 people died in the violent escape, including the prison director. Among the dead were also 6 prisoners. The...

Zimbabwe Hails China over Vaccine Supplies
Zimbabwe's presidential spokesman, George Charamba, said Zimbabwe is to receive a further 800 000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from China. He said that this indicated the "excellent relationship" between the two countries, as well as China’s willingness to give...
World

Auckland, NZ, begins Second Lockdown in a Month
For the second time in a month, a lockdown, beginning today, has been imposed on Auckland, New Zealand, . Al Jazeera reports that health authorities are trying to curb the spread of the more contagious UK variant of the coronavirus. Almost two million people in the...
![[LISTEN] Asia Pacific Report With Kiru Naidoo: Very little Change in Burma following Military Coup](https://i0.wp.com/www.radioislam.org.za/a/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Asia-Pacific.jpg?resize=470%2C390&ssl=1)
[LISTEN] Asia Pacific Report With Kiru Naidoo: Very little Change in Burma following Military Coup
Faizel Patel – 25/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 Radio Islam’s Asia Pacific correspondent Kiru Naidoo says there is very little change in Burma following the military coup. The military took power and declared a state of emergency on in February detaining civilian...
Ummah
![[LISTEN] Nuraan Davids gets Angry During Interview About Her Article Criticizing Muslim Schools](https://i1.wp.com/www.radioislam.org.za/a/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Muslim-Schools-1.jpg?resize=276%2C183&ssl=1)
[LISTEN] Nuraan Davids gets Angry During Interview About Her Article Criticizing Muslim Schools
Faizel Patel – 25/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 Professor of philosophy of education at Stellenbosch University Dr Nuraan Davids says her ongoing concerns about Muslims schools and Muslim education involves long-term research and engagement with schools. Davids...
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[LISTEN] Response to Professor Nuraan Davids Critique of Muslim Education & Muslim Schools in SA
Faizel Patel – 24/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 The Secretary of the Association of Muslim Schools (AMS) Ebrahim Ansur says while the first Muslim schools pre-dispensation were established by pioneers to avoid learners being influenced by foreign ideologies and an...
Community

Lenasia Residents Urged to Assist in Maintaining Graves at Avalon Cemetery Following Heavy Downpours
Faizel Patel – 28/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 Following the heavy downpours on Friday, Lenasia residents have been urged to visit the Avalon Cemetery to maintain some of the gravesites. It’s understood a number of graves have sunk in due to the adverse weather...
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[LISTEN] How to Make a Hundred Rand Last Years & Kindle Fond Memories
Ahmed Waja– 25/02/2021 Can you stretch a hundred bucks so that it benefits an entire family, not only for a day but for a few years? Impossible? Not really, considering it's what you do with the blue note that can really add real value to any family including your...
Satire

Lenasia soon to be renamed Ukuncokola, Roshnee to be called Khanyisa, and Azaadville to be renamed Mahalaville
by Ejaz Khan (@ejaz_k) In a move that will shock many residents in all of these areas, their beloved towns will soon be getting new names. Lenasia will soon be renamed Ukuncokola, Roshnee will be called Khanyisa, and Azaadville will be renamed Mahalaville. As...

Mothers to be allowed into Schools during school hours to watch their kids learn
By Ejaz Khan (@ejaz_k) As kids made their way to school this week, they left in their wake a hoard of crying mothers, worried about their safety... But not for long. Soon, their Mothers will be permitted to be at school with them, albeit only being allowed to observe...
Social

Why are we so tired?
By Mumtaz Moosa Saley Over the past few weeks, people have been feeling fatigued, this could be due to contracting COVID-19 for most, however, for me, it is not the case. It’s been three weeks that I have been waking up tired and what some may call "brain fog"....

Report reveals heightened malnutrition and stunting in children amid pandemic
By Naseerah Nanabhai Malnutrition is a result of a person’s body not obtaining sufficient nutrients from food and can cause digestive issues and or disease. In most cases, malnutrition causes stunted growth which means a child is underdeveloped for their age. While...
Religious
![[LISTEN] Ml Sulaiman Moola: “Have We Lost Our Taste Buds for the Holy Qur’an?”](https://i2.wp.com/www.radioislam.org.za/a/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Quran.jpg?resize=265%2C190&ssl=1)
[LISTEN] Ml Sulaiman Moola: “Have We Lost Our Taste Buds for the Holy Qur’an?”
Faizel Patel – 28/02/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143 Renowned Islamic scholar Ml Sulaiman Moola says people have lost their taste buds for the holy Qur’an Ml Moola was sharing some naseeha on frequently reciting the Qur’an. It is unfortunate and indeed very sad that...

Maktab Versus Extramural Activities
By Mufti Yusuf Moosagie Will it be sports or Maktab? Will it be tuition or Maktab? Will it be an extracurricular activity or Maktab? This is a difficult choice that has to be made by parents and learners frequently. We are defined by the choices we make or the choices...
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[PODCAST] [LISTEN] Tech Talk with Faizel Patel – 28 February 2021
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