Going for umrah is out of the question for South Africans including those from Southern Africa– but Saudi authorities are welcoming most other countries. Ismail Olla of the South African Muslim Travel Operators Association told…
By Al Qalam Correspondent Criminals are cashing-in on increased online shopping, banking and payments by consumers, the consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Al Baraka Bank’s Chief Executive, Shabir Chohan, has issued a clear warning: “Consumers,…
There’s been another kidnapping, this time of an 8-year-old girl outside her school in Mayfair, Johannesburg, writes Al Qalam and News 24 The Modi family has denied media reports that a R50-million ransom, allegedly “paid in bundles of…
Questions are being raised as to why the CEO of the Zionist organization, Jewish National Fund, is pushing hard for Miss SA to participate in Miss Universe pageant in Israel despite opposition, writes an Al Qalam…
By Al Qalam Correspondent A Durban-based non-profit women’s organisation is poised to undertake a mammoth water distribution project in the drought-stricken Eastern Cape, thanks to a donation of more than R786 000 by the South…
Al Qalam Correspondent A ground-breaking Corporate Governance Code for Muslim NPOs was officially launched during a webinar held last week. Jointly sponsored by the Association of Muslim Accountants and Lawyers (AMAL), AWQAF SA, the South…
Al Qalam Correspondent Teaching young South Africans to manage money is an imperative which will prepare them for the increasingly complex real-life economic decisions they will make in the future and lead to a happier…
Al Qalam Reporter The Covid-19 pandemic has altered our world in many ways and has brought to the fore the fault lines that define our presence in this world. Deprived of physical contact, we have…
By Al Qalam Correspondent For years, a voluntary soup kitchen in Chersterville, Durban, has been providing much needed nutrition and a dose of a early childhood education on the floor of their cramped premises –…
By Al Qalam Reporter When Umrah travel opened up to South Africans recently, perhaps the biggest relief was that there was not going to be a quarantine period, providing pilgrims are fully vaccinated. Ismail Olla,…