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Roedean School’s formal apology on Thursday afternoon, 12 February, came as a relief to King David High School, bringing to an end this ugly saga. Mediation by Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa...
King David High School is still waiting for a much-anticipated apology from Roedean School after days of tense behind-the-scenes discussions. These culminated on Wednesday night with a Roedean School meeting where it was announced that Senior School...
Roedean School, a top Johannesburg private girls’ school, is facing allegations of antisemitism after its first-team tennis side refused to play scheduled tennis matches against players from King David Linksfield (KDL) because...
South Africa’s decision to expel Israel’s chargé d’affaires has escalated into a full-blown diplomatic crisis, drawing condemnation from the United States (US) State Department, sharp rebukes from multiple domestic political...
The fallout from South Africa’s decision to expel Israel’s chargé d’affaires continues to intensify, drawing sharp criticism from multiple opposition parties and raising concerns about economic and diplomatic...
South Africa and Israel this week shattered their relationship in a tit-for-tat expulsion of senior diplomatic representatives, marking one of the most serious escalations in bilateral tensions to date. On Friday, 30 January, the...
South Africa’s response to the unfolding bloodshed in Iran has been devoid of condemnation, moral urgency, or any concrete diplomatic action, according to political experts the SA Jewish Report spoke to. This as...
South African Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie is resolute about his decision to withdraw South Africa’s Gaza-linked art submission for the 2026 Venice Biennale, insisting the move...
For the first time since being bullied out of an international mental health summit in Cape Town in November, an Israeli academic has spoken publicly about the intimidation campaign that prevented her from presenting innovative research. ...
South Africa has closed its airspace to any further flights carrying Palestinians fleeing Gaza, a dramatic escalation in what has become one of the most politically...
The abrupt decision of the United States to revoke former International Relations and Cooperation minister Dr Naledi Pandor’s visa drew a muted, cautious response from the...
After days of explosive speculation and political theatre, Al-Majd Europe, an organisation that has been facilitating paid evacuations of Palestinians out of Gaza, has finally broken its silence. Its statement comes in the wake of the...
A planeload of Gazans who arrived in South Africa on Thursday, 13 November, triggered hours of chaos at OR Tambo International Airport, exposing a government blindsided...
At least 80 Jewish doctors and healthcare professionals have resigned from the South African Medical Association (SAMA) after it suspended all ties with the Israel Medical...
The Health Professions Council of South Africa’s (HPCSA’s) ruling last month against controversial United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, has...
In the dust and dreams of 1950s Johannesburg, a handful of Jewish families stood on what was once a peach farm and imagined something extraordinary: a...
The legal storm surrounding United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has intensified, with the United States-based National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) confirming that she has now...
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has ruled that former Johannesburg mayor and current Al Jama-ah councillor Thapelo Amad’s inflammatory social media post glorifying Hamas...
Two granddaughters of late President Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela described being glued to the TV at the return of hostages on Monday, 13 October, after...
In a watershed moment for Johannesburg’s Jewish community, two of its most prominent Torah schools – Yeshiva College and Hirsch Lyons – have announced an historic...
Former King David Primary School Linksfield teacher, Dina Barnett, found herself at the centre of the horror at Jerusalem’s Ramot Junction on Monday, 8 September, when...
A spike in violent express kidnappings and hijacking in our community appears to have been halted with the arrest of four suspects believed to be behind...
In the darkest hours of their lives, Lauren and Larry Waksman made a decision that would save others. Just days after their beloved 19-year-old son, Gavi,...
“We’re still in the tunnels,” said South African-born former Hamas hostage Aviva Siegel, who is in Johannesburg this week with her husband, Keith, to raise awareness...
The future of King David Victory Park (KDVP) hangs in the balance and it may possibly be closing its doors at the end of the year....
President Cyril Ramaphosa has drawn sharp criticism after using the 2025 Liberation Movements Summit, hosted by the African National Congress (ANC) last weekend, to launch an...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has called for the Constitutional Court to replace President Cyril Ramaphosa as the official patron of the National...
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has thrown out Durban businessman and alleged terror financier Farhad Hoomer’s bid to register a political party under the incendiary name...
An ultra-Orthodox Israeli soldier with strong South African ties followed a path few in his world choose to walk by enlisting in the Israel Defense Forces...
When Israeli airspace suddenly shut down at the beginning of the Iran-Israel war on 13 June, hundreds of South Africans were stranded in a war zone...
An Israeli trauma specialist who spent time working in South African public hospitals earlier this year was on duty last week when an Iranian missile struck...
When a ballistic missile exploded just metres from her Tel Aviv apartment in the early hours of Monday, 16 June, Cape Town-born Marissa Sarfatti thought it...
When Rabbi Levi Shmotkin speaks about the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s letters, he doesn’t just relay their content, he inhabits them. Sitting across from him, it’s clear that...
A traumatised Israeli runner who participated in the Comrades Marathon on Sunday, 8 June, says he has never experienced threats and intimidation like that before in...
A controversial Durban businessman with alleged ties to terrorism is attempting to enter South Africa’s political arena by registering a new political party under the name...
The African National Congress (ANC) this week demanded an investigation into a recent fact-finding trip to Israel by a multiparty delegation of South African members of...
Flames tore through forests, vineyards, fields, and homes in the Jerusalem Hills in central Israel with terrifying speed on Wednesday, 30 April, bringing traffic to a...
In a shift in strategy, anti-Israel protesters here and abroad have begun targeting Egypt in their ongoing campaign to demonise the Jewish state, staging demonstrations outside...
What began as a bold step toward understanding the complex realities of the Middle East quickly descended into political mudslinging and vitriol. This after a South...
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas as South Africa’s new special envoy to the United States (US) has stirred speculation about...
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