PRESS RELEASE 7 March 2020 PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ANIMALS, DON’T EXPORT LIVE ANIMALS – MJCHT “The rights of the animals must be respected” says Shaykh Achmat Sedick, Director of Muslim Judicial Council Halaal Trust (MJCHT). Animal welfare organisations and halal certification bodies such as the MJCHT have raised the alarm on South Africa’s live export of animals by sea for the purposes […]
Melrose Does Not Contain Bacon
MUSLIM JUDICIAL COUNCIL HALAL TRUST (MJCHT) PRESS RELEASE 2 March 2020 MELROSE DOES NOT CONTAIN BACON The MJC Halaal Trust (MJCHT) has certified the production of Melrose, as halal. This means that the entire production line from A-Z has been confirmed as halal-compliant. It further implies that any additive, coloring or flavoring, which is synthetically produced, is halal-compliant, as […]
Africa’s biggest Halal event meets CT International Film Market
17 October 2018 The event follows Cape Town being announced as Africa’s leading Festival and Event Destination at the World Travel Awards which took place in Durban last week. Tailored towards gearing to attract more Muslim producers and filmmakers and fostering relationships between local producers and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions, the programme […]
Rise Of The Halal Conscious Traveller
An in depth research presentation on the untapped opportunity for Cape Town to be marketed as an ideal halal tourism destination. This analysis provides information on the unique needs of Muslim travellers, countries most visited and why, global spend and what we as South Africans can do to make our country more Halal friendly. For […]
Cape Town, Western Cape to enhance multi-billion halal tourism sector
Wesgro CEO Tim Harris speaks at the Cap40 event. Oct 15 2018 16:24 Muslim tourists are likely to wield some of the biggest spending power within the next 15 years, says Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille. And as a result, Cape Town and the Western Cape plan to reposition as specialist tourist destinations for […]
Halaal Week envisions Cape Town as the halaal hub of Africa
Africa Halal Week is a joint collaboration between WESGRO, Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) and the City of Cape Town. Africa Halal Week aims to highlight business opportunities presented by the Halal market on the continent, with particular attention on the Halal industry in the Western Cape. Africa Halal Week takes place from […]