In several parts of the country, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has stated that this October was the wettest in over three decades.
This year, the South African citrus export has seen a 22% increase from 2024, with over 203 million cartons of fruit packed for export.
In the National Treasury’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement which was released this week Wednesday, new emphasis and support has been placed on economic growth and improved service delivery. Earlier in the year during the national budget speech, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana allocated R1 trillion to boost these sectors.
On Saturday, 13 October 2025, the Social Department, Guideline Islamic Counselling hosted a marital workshop, titled, ‘Made in Heaven: Steps to Eternal Bliss’, bringing together young women for a meaningful afternoon of learning, reflection, and spiritual insight on the theme of marriage in Islam.
On Saturday, 18 October, the Daughters of the Ummah (DOU) youth development initiative group hosted the event ‘Az-Zahra’ at Al-Falaah College, Durban, and saw an attendance of over 80 Muslimahs aged 9-15.
During the weekend of 4th-5th October, the Youth of the Ummah (YOU) group; a Muslim youth development initiative of Darul Ihsan Humanitarian Centre; held a ‘Dads & Lads Overnight Camp’ at Sunset Ridge Farm, Camperdown.
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.
