The South African Haj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) will now reassess its haj accreditation list, after 1379 of the 2000 accredited prospective pilgrims indicated their acceptance before Monday’s cut-off date. The remaining 621 either opted out, or failed to notify Sahuc within the allotted period. Despite a slow uptake upon[…]
After months of waiting, the South African Haj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) has released its haj accreditation on Thursday evening. Accredited hujaaj will have 10 days to accept or decline their accreditation, as well as choose an operator of choice. Sahuc says tight deadlines imposed by the Saudi Haj ministry[…]
New technological improvements at all levels within the Saudi Kingdom are set to greatly aid the haj registration process, according to South African Haj and Umrah Council’s (Sahuc) president, Shaheen Essop. This comes after a four man Sahuc delegation recently visited the holy lands, holding several key discussions with stakeholders[…]
Prospective hujjaj will be afforded the opportunity to gain more insight into this year’s haj pilgrimage, when the South African Hajj and Umrah Council’s (Sahuc) annual roadshow rolls into the city this coming weekend. The event seeks to cover the logistical aspects of the journey, as well as provide pilgrims[…]
Despite what has been widely described as the most successful haj in recent memory, some pilgrims are likely to still bare personal grievances with the delivery of services from their respective operators. As a result, the South African Haj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) has announced the opening of its annual[…]
The heads of both the South African Haj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) and South African Travel Operators Association (Sathoa), have hailed the success of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. The majority of the almost 2000 Hujjaj who undertook the journey have already returned home, with many praising the fluidity and ease[…]
With the annual Hajj pilgrimage drawing to a close on Tuesday, the first few groups of South African Hujaaj are expected to jet back into the country on Wednesday evening. Pilgrims will return in groups of about 50 to 100 people on average each day for the next week, following[…]
The Saudi authorities, whose meticulously designed and flawless Haj operation plan has yielded an outstanding outcome, won accolades from senior diplomats representing Haj missions of various countries as well as pilgrims. They said that the Kingdom alone can undertake such a huge crowd management mechanism in a superb and extremely[…]
Authorities have described this year’s Haj as the most successful ever as more than two million pilgrims performed their religious rites with peace. “The Haj 1435 was a big success,” said Makkah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah. “I thank the Almighty for helping the pilgrims perform their Haj rituals easily[…]
The first few groups of South African hujjaj are expected to return to the country on Wednesday afternoon, the South African Haj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) said on Monday. With the annual Haj pilgrimage drawing to a close, Sahuc’s head of mission in the Saudi Kingdom has reported that the[…]
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