South African Hajj and Umrah Council

Recent News

• 2010-11-09 - Haj Registration for 2011/1432 is open
• 2010-04-02 - 31 Haj Operators Approved for Hajj 2010
• 2010-03-04 - South African Hajj Registration Opens on 23 March 2010
• 2010-01-20 - Haj 2009 Complaints Filing Process

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South African Hajj and Umrah Council

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Recent Updates

Senior Mufti calls for the disbanding of Sahuc
Shaheen Essop, the Secretary General of the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc), on Thursday morning said he was unaware of 116 page report on the organisation’s affairs made public during a radio show on Cii Broadcasting on Wednesday evening.
The document reportedly contains questions on the legal standing of Sahuc and the organisation’s affiliate members as well as Sahuc’s role as a regulator in the Hajj industry.
Adam, in his radio submission, went for the jugular of the Hajj regulator and together with Mufti Afzal Hoosen Elias called for the disbanding of Sahuc.
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Published by Channel Islam on Thursday, 17 November 2011

Damning Hajj Dossier Unveiled
A damning report on the state of affairs at the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) was made public during Cii’s Global Dyanmics show with Inayet Wadee on Wednesday.
The 116 page document contains correspondence to the Hajj regulator between the period May 2009 and March 2011.
The document was compiled by SAHUC Council member, Dr. Mohammed Adam and, amongst others matters, questions the legal standing of SAHUC, the involvement of its affiliate members and its role as a regulator.
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Published by Channel Islam on Thursday, 17 November 2011

Khidmatul Awaam hajis finally home
The last of the 72 Khidmatul Awaam (KA) hujjaj who were missed their flight due to a bungle with busses in the Kingdom, finally arrived home on Monday, the operator confirmed. There were mixed reactions from the hujjaj who arrived back on SA soil three days later than expected. For some of them, the delay had a positive spin as it gave them more time in the holy city of Makkah.
Speaking to VOC on Monday, newly returned Mohamed Aqeel Kader, said to him the experience was a "blessing". "We were five minutes late and therefore missed our flight, but KA, Sahuc and the Muassassah immediately came forward and took care of the 72 of us." He said the Muassassah ensured that they were cared for in every possible way.
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Published by Voice of the Cape on Monday, 14 November 2011

KA hujjaj enroute
After a two day delay brought on by a bungle with busses, 72 hujjaj from Khidmatul Awaam (KA) left Jeddah on Saturday evening on three separate flights. According to both the haj operator and Shaheen Essop, secretary general of the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc), the hujjaj were due to land at OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg by Sunday morning.
A total of 84 South Africans were due to have left Jeddah on Thursday, but busses laid on by the Muassasah arrived late in Azzizia to take the pilgrims to Jeddah airport. There was a second bungle when the driver took them to the wrong terminal and as a result, the group missed their flight home. However, 12 other hujjaj from Rasools Travel who were on the same flight, did manage to make the flight and travelled on to Cape Town on Friday.
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Published by Voice of the Cape on Sunday, 13 November 2011

72 SA hujjaj delayed
Although the first two groups of South African hujjaj arrived safely at OR Tambo in Johannesburg on Thursday, a group of 72 pilgrims travelling with Khidmatul Awaam (KA) was less fortunate. While the group had been ready to depart from Azzizia outside Makkah by 8am, the busses that had been sent by the Muassasah to collect them and take them to Jeddah airport failed to arrive on time. As a result, the group missed their return flight home at 6pm on Ehtihad Airline and now have an anxious wait for alternate flights.
"A total of 84 South Africans had been scheduled to be on the Ehtihad flight on Friday evening, but only the 12 from Rasools Travel managed to get to the airport in time to make the flight," secretary general of the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc), Shaheen Essop, reported on Friday morning. "The problem was due to a small bungle by the Muassasah who should have sent a bus at 5am to collect the hujjaj. Instead, the bus only arrived at 12pm."
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Published by Voice of the Cape on Friday, 11 November 2011

Advocacy groups question SAHUC's mandate
As the sacred pilgrimage of Hajj draws towards an end this year, the fiasco in South Africa regarding Hajj lives on.
There has been a call for the disbandment of self appointed regulator, TheSouth African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) by Hajj advocacy groups Hajj Watch and Friends of the Hujjaj. 
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Published by Channel Islam on Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Cape Town hajis home Saturday
While the first South Africans will leave the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Thursday after the conclusion of this year's haj and are expected to land in Johannesburg on Friday, the first big group of hujjaj heading to Cape Town will only land on Saturday. According to Noor Khan of the South African Hajj and Umrah Council's Western Cape branch, a preliminary return schedule shows that some 1,200 - 1,800 hujjaj from Cape Town will land between 12 and 21 November.
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Published by Voice of the Cape on Wednesday, 9 November 2011

No govt probe: Sahuc
As South African pilgrims start making their way home on Thursday, the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc)'s haj mission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reported that besides the death of four South Africans, there had been "no major incidents" and things had generally "gone well". At the same time, Sahuc secretary general, Shaheen Essop, confirmed that the regulator had continued its investigation in the Kingdom on the haj visa debacle, but could not divulge further details.
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Published by Voice of the Cape on Tuesday, 8 November 2011

SA hajis leave Thursday
A total of 1,800 hujjaj will return home via Cape Town International Airport by the end of the week. Speaking to VOC on Monday, both the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) and the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) confirmed that over 3,000 SA pilgrims should be home between 10 and 17 November. Sahuc said the first South Africans are expected to leave Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
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Published by Voice of the Cape on Monday, 7 November 2011

Probe continues: Sahuc
The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) has confirmed that its haj mission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is continuing with its investigation into the haj visa scandal. The confirmation comes after South African hujjaj now in the Kingdom told VOC this week that the visa debacle has remained the talk of the town among them, particularly after rumours of an ongoing "criminal" investigation into the visa issue.
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Published by Voice of the Cape on Friday, 4 November 2011
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