In the statement released by the eThekwini Municipality ahead of the 2023 BRICS Urbanisation Summit, Council has approved grant funding for two prominent entities in Durban: the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) and uShaka Marine World.

During this year’s Hajj, a video of Chinese pilgrims picking up litter from a tunnel went viral on social media platforms. So impressed by their efforts of keeping their Arafat camps clean, the Makkah municipality leaders hailed this group of Chinese pilgrims.

On Wednesday, 19 July, President Cyril Ramaphosa publicly signed the Sign Language Bill, officially announcing the country’s new 12th official language.