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.
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Darul Ihsan Humanitarian Centre Outreach Team reached the Oliviershoek Clinic in Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal, in the early hours of the morning.
Between 5-7 July 2026, Darul Ihsan Humanitarian Centre was honoured to receive and host Shaykh Yasir Al-Wajidi (Hafizahullah) from Chicago, USA.
South Africans generally live in an environment of freedom of speech, religion and expression. This freedom is enjoyed by all who live in this land.
The article “Durban’s homeless gardeners take root,” The Mercury, Monday, November 23, refers.
The article “Act as if you are infected,” Daily News, Monday, November 16, 2020, refers.