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South Africa’s “genocide” case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to drag on for at least another three years after Pretoria requested an...
US Ambassador to South Africa L Brent Bozell III has warned that the government’s stance on Israel and Iran, and its broader foreign policy alignment has created an “impasse” with Washington. This,...
A former King David High School Linksfield hostel boarder – who claims two male teachers sexually abused him when he was just 14 years old – returned to South Africa more than four decades later to lay criminal charges against them. The case, which...
The South African United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, has once again shown her Israel-hating colours by sticking her neck out on the anti-Israel flotilla...
The African National Congress (ANC) and anti-Israel activists led a protest outside Houghton Golf Club in Johannesburg on Friday morning, 24 April, following what the club has described as a...
Chaos erupted outside Johannesburg’s Houghton Golf Club on Wednesday 22 April as protesters descended on the normally quiet, tree-lined sanctuary, forcing it to shut its gates. Supporters of the Economic Freedom...
An average of at least one Jewish person a month has fallen victim to an express kidnapping in the past year. That is according to CSO Chief Executive Liron Sanders. “This crime is...
The community is reeling following the senseless murder of political analyst, writer, and father Steven Gruzd, a man described by all who knew him as gentle, brilliant, and...
A Johannesburg mother escaped without broken bones after a freak incident in which she was run over by a private security vehicle. In a matter of seconds...
An incident that unfolded on a remote Eastern Cape road four years ago came full circle this week when a South African police officer reached out to an...
Democratic Alliance (DA) mayoral candidate Helen Zille has thrown herself into Johannesburg’s chaos with the energy of someone half her age. “You may not like me,”...
As the Middle East conflict disrupts global travel, thousands of flights have been cancelled, creating the most significant aviation disruption since the COVID-19 pandemic. The airspace...
AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo remains resolute following his controversial announcement that Mandla Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s grandson, would be removed as traditional chief of Mvezo in the Eastern Cape over his anti-Israel activism. The king declared that Mandela “does not deserve” the chieftaincy, and accused him of being more concerned...
The Roedean School tennis saga continues to gather pace, with no promised rematch likely any time soon. Days after the principal of Roedean, a top private school for girls, resigned following an antisemitic incident over a tennis match, the chairperson of...
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...
