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SAHUC hosts second Hajj awareness roadshow in Cape Town ahead of Hajj 1445AH

By Ragheema Mclean With the auspicious season of Hajj 2024/1445AH fast approaching for Muslims across the globe, the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) hosted its second Hajj Awareness roadshow at Oaklands High School in Lansdowne on Sunday. The event drew dozens of prospective Hujaaj and members of the Muslim community, serving as a crucial information session to ensure pilgrims are well-prepared for their journey. The roadshow covered diverse […]

4 March 2024

Local

Establishment of The Ministerial Committee on the Efficient Management of The Annual Hajj and Umrah Pilgrimages

The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, hosted the inaugural meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the Efficient Management of the annual Hajj and Umrah Pilgrimages, on 10 February 2023, in Cape Town. The mandate and role of the Ministerial Committee is to provide strategic direction to support the efficient management of the annual Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages and to ensure that the South African pilgrims may […]

13 February 2023

International

Jeddah flood: Streets turn into scrap yards as residents count losses

INTERNATIONAL Sajin Saleem was returning home to Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah from Qatar where he was attending a World Cup match. Arriving at King Abdulaziz Airport as heavy rain flooded the coastal city on Thursday, he waited for hours to get a taxi but to no avail. In the end, he was given a ride by another traveller driving back from the airport, who dropped Saleem off 6km from his home as the car couldn’t drive further due […]

27 November 2022

International

Saudi FM denies MBS privately derided US President Biden

Relations between the US and Saudi Arabia have nosedived after the kingdom and OPEC+ countries decided to cut oil supply earlier this month. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has denied that Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman had privately derided United States President Joe Biden, or told aides he was unimpressed by him and favoured former US leader Donald Trump. “These allegations made by anonymous sources are […]

25 October 2022

International News

Saudi Arabia travel ban: South African Umrah pilgrims in limbo amid coronavirus scare

With the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia placing a temporary ban on Umrah pilgrims to prevent the arrival and spread of the coronavirus, several South African associations have warned of travel cancellations or changes. The country's foreign ministry this week announced a temporary suspension of entry for the purpose of Umrah and visiting the Prophet's Mosque, in reference to the pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina that can be done any time […]

1 March 2020

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

SAHUC hosts second Hajj awareness roadshow in Cape Town ahead of Hajj 1445AH

Establishment of The Ministerial Committee on the Efficient Management of The Annual Hajj and Umrah Pilgrimages

Jeddah flood: Streets turn into scrap yards as residents count losses

Saudi FM denies MBS privately derided US President Biden

Saudi Arabia travel ban: South African Umrah pilgrims in limbo amid coronavirus scare

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