This year, South Africa recorded over 7.6 million international tourists within the first nine months of 2025, marking this festive season one the country’s strongest for the tourism sector. This is an increase of more than one million compared to 2023.
Following the heavy monsoon rains and cyclones that have affected several parts of Asia this week, in Indonesia alone, 3.2 million people have suffered displacement and damages, leaving 2,600 injured. On Tuesday, the death toll on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island was 708, with over 500 missing.
On Tuesday this week, Chile approved a law that will ban the use of non-emergency phone usage by students in school.
On Friday, 21 November 2025, the Glen Earle Clinic in Newlands East hosted an open day in which the Darul Ihsan Humanitarian Centre Outreach Team handed out snack packs and water to patients.
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.
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.
