Category Archives: South Africa

Saudi Arabia to import meat from new BRICS partner South Africa
25/01/2024

The push for exporting beef and lamb products into Saudi Arabia has opened up ...

Saudi Arabia: South African meat producers to enter Saudi market after 21-year ban
18/08/2023

News24 – Na’ilah Ebrahim South African meat producers will be able to enter the Saudi ...

Saudi Export Mission to Erbil Strengthens Trade Ties with Iraq
18/08/2023

Enhancing the competitiveness of Saudi products ...

BRICS to expand soon, Saudi Arabia keen to join
22/11/2022

BRICS represents more than 40 percent of the global population and nearly a quarter of ...

A new deal will see South Africa export up to 1,000 tons of beef to Saudi Arabia per year
21/10/2022

The deal will make Saudi Arabia one of South Africa’s largest beef export markets. ...

Rwanda: OneAgrix Invited to Discuss Improving Food Systems at the AGRF2022 Summit
01/09/2022

Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) is a premier forum for Africa’s food and agriculture ...

UAE, Singapore can play crucial role in driving GCC-ASEAN economic cooperation
10/12/2021

Global Business Forum ASEAN examines the dynamics of the UAE-Singapore relationship ...

Africa Halal Week returns to Cape Town
27/08/2019

Wesgro CEO, Tim Harris said, "Africa Halal Week is a key component of our effort ...

The South African Halal tourism gets a much needed boost
09/04/2019

Guided holiday operator Trafalgar partners with local faith-based travel business, Tayyib Travel, ahead of its ...

Growing preference for ‘instant noodle trips’, non-OIC destinations and other Muslim travel trends
12/02/2019

‘Rising authority’ of women when planning travels is one of the trends that will change ...

A boost on the horizon for South African halaal exports
27/04/2018

Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape’s tourism, trade and investment agency, is leading a ...

Cape Town first-ever Halal Conference leads to $6 million worth of business deals
16/11/2017

This will assist in the long-term vision of establishing Cape Town as the Halal Hub ...

Cape companies invited to participate in Wesgro’s international Halal product exhibition
03/10/2017

The exhibition, scheduled to take place at The Westin Cape Town, from 25 to 26 ...

South Africa: Quiet power of modest fashion hits the catwalk
01/10/2017

“Modest fashion is having a moment and it would be sad to see this opportunity ...

South Africa: Department kicks off forum for Muslims to engage on Halal Agri Park
17/09/2017

Following a feasibility study into a halaal food park in Cape Town, the Department of ...

South Africa:Wesgro Halal trade mission to Senegal secures R100 million for the Cape
29/06/2017

The mission featured five Halal companies among others, which are producers in the agribusiness, manufacturing ...

South Africa: W Cape plan to kickstart Halal development programme
01/04/2017

"We have put focused interventions in place to support emerging businesses in several competitive sub-segments, ...

South Africa: SANHA confirms non-halal status of US poultry
05/10/2016

Given the geographical location of the source of the chicken, it remains difficult to investigate ...

South Africa: MJCHT seeks to align Halal standards at PNP
07/09/2016

Following a string of publicized operational breaches, the Muslim Judicial Council Halal Trust (MJCHT) says ...

South Africa to learn from Turkey at Halal tourism conference
05/05/2016

South Africa is one of the five most popular non-Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) destinations ...