On Saturday, 28 March 2026, the Daughters of the Ummah (DOU) hosted an engaging programme featuring essential discussions focusing on holistic health and Hayd for prospective Hujjaj as well as those performing Umrah.
The event saw an attendance of over 30 ladies at the Darul Ihsan Humanitarian Centre, Sea Cow Lake, Durban.

Hazrat Hamzah (Radiyallahu Anhu), the paternal uncle of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), was among the first forty Sahabah (Radiyallahu Anhum) to embrace Islam.

In Ramadan 1447 AH, the General Authority for the Care of the Two Holy Mosques distributed 9,015,322 free Iftar meals for visitors and worshippers at Masjid an-Nabawi. The cost of meals amounted to 81 million Saudi Riyals.

In line with the Department of Home Affairs plans to expand accessibility and improve service efficiency, a major milestone has been reached with 110 bank branches officially part of its new Digital Partnership Model.

In an effort to soften the blow of the rising fuel prices, the National Treasury and the Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (DMPR) announced a R3 reduction, with immediate effect, to the general fuel levy.

Hazrat Amr bin Abasah (Radiyallahu Anhu) had brought Imaan in the early days of Islam. He had come to Makkah Mukarramah to embrace Islam at the hands of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) at the time when the kuffaar of the Quraish were persecuting the Muslims.

With the grace and mercy of Allah, this Ramadan, the Darul Ihsan Humanitarian Centre facilitated consistent food donations to several different areas across Durban. This included Iftaar provisions, hot meals, drinks, as well as grocery packs.

During Ramadan 2026 in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian men and young boys gathered in the yard of the mosque to recite the Qur’an, from start to finish, before sunset. Over 250 Huffaz gathered to engage in loud recitation, which was known as “Safwat Al-Huffaz”, translated to “The Elite of Quran Memorisers”.

This week, the City of Johannesburg has launched its first electric vehicle charging hub in the suburb of Booysens.

In light of the increased US tariffs imposed on South African shipments, the country’s agriculture department has expanded its range of exports, both in product variety as well as countries. Of these countries is the Phillipines, of which the first official shipment of table grapes was made this week.