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Mu’tamireen left stranded in Saudi Arabia during Ramadan after alleged travel operator scam

By Ragheema Mclean More than 30 Mu’tamireen (pilgrims) were left stranded in Saudi Arabia after embarking on a special Ramadan Umrah journey over the weekend. The group reportedly paid between R28,000 and R36,000 per person to a travel operator for a package that included airfare, accommodation, visas, and transfers. Speaking on VOC’s Ramadan AM on Wednesday, Advocate Shameemah Sallie Dollie confirmed the incident, stating that the Mu’tamireen had been deserted […]

today27 March 2024

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Detailed preparations underway for SA pilgrims to travel for umrah

Travel operators expect the South African umrah season to start in December or January next year. Although South Africa’s borders are open for travel and umrah for international travellers has commenced, South Africans have not been granted umrah visas by the Saudi government yet. In October, Saudi Arabia began the gradual resumption of Umrah, after suspending the pilgrimage for seven months during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 700 000 domestic […]

today12 November 2020

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Umrah Connect Int. absconds mu’tamireen

Following promises to pay mu'tamireen money owed to them by Saturday 17 March 2018, the co-founder and spiritual guide of Umrah Connect International, is believed to have departed for the holy lands, providing no clarity on the status of the company’s debt.  After VOC News revealed how the travel operator had purportedly mismanaged its funds, the company had agreed to pay the Anthony family R31 500 and the Patel family […]

today20 March 2018

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