This week, the new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system in South Africa was launched, which is implemented to expedite processing times for travellers, provide better security, as well as to expand economic growth.

In previous years, the Port of Cape Town experienced operational failures due to extremely high wind speeds, which led to significant losses for fruit producers. As the current summer export season draws closer, a new recovery plan to combat these losses has been announced by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy.

This week, 197 housing units were handed over to beneficiaries at the Jabulani Parcel K Mega Project, Soweto. The project is expected to produce 704 units, with Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane personally overseeing the handover of homes.

During his Khilafah, Hazrat Umar (Radiyallahu Anhu) once sent Hazrat Abdullah bin Huzafah (Radiyallahu Anhu) to fight the Romans. Somehow, the Romans managed to capture them and theyr were brought before the Roman emperor who was a Christian. Learning that a Sahabah of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) was with them, the emperor summoned Hazra Abdullah bin Huzafah (Radiyallahu Anhu). The following conversation took place between them:

During the Khilafah (rule) of Hazrat Umar (Radiyallahu Anhu), the Muslims conquered the land of Egypt. Hazrat Umar (Radiyallahu Anhu) had appointed Hazrat Amr bin Aas (Radiyallahu Anhu) as the governor over Egypt.

An incident regarding the bravery of Hazrat Abu Bakr (Radiyallahu Anhu) and his sacrifices for Islam have been mentioned in Seeratul Mustapha as follows:

On Monday this week, a new online service was launched by the Department of Home Affairs, which allows the public to search for their nearest participating bank branches. This makes it easier for citizens to apply for a Smart ID Card.

This week, Eskom reported that the country had reached 441 consecutive days of uninterrupted power supply. Through its Generation Recovery Plan which seeks to improve nationwide generation performance, diesel use reduction, and to lower the need for unplanned outages, Eskom has stated that load shedding for the past 441 days has been avoided.

For the year 2025, 19.5 million pilgrims visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with 18.03 million accounting for Umrah pilgrims, and 1.5 million, for Hajj pilgrims.

On early Friday morning, 17 July 2026, the Darul Ihsan Humanitarian Centre Outreach Team - together with SAPS Newlands East - visited the Easy Bee Daycare Centre situated in Newlands West.