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In 2024, just a couple of months after becoming minister of sport, arts, and culture, Gayton McKenzie, who is also the leader of Government of National Unity aligned party, the Patriotic Alliance, took to X (previously Twitter) to condemn...
Most of you know me as the guy who writes about geopolitics. The “geo” part isn’t coincidental – while my friends were slogging through accounting, law,...
The anonymous writer from last week’s National Jewish Dialogue criticising the efforts of community organisations to stand up to the African National Congress (ANC)-led government would...
In 1996, author Immanuel Suttner produced a book titled Cutting Through the Mountain, a compilation of interviews with Jewish anti-apartheid activists about their lives, views, and...
This past December was unusual, with Chanukah coming later in the year and coinciding with Christmas when many members of the community were well into their...
Though the groups driving BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) activism in South Africa have found common ground in their opposition to Israel, so too have those who...
In the incessant din of antisemitism that has invaded our public square since 7 October, it can be confusing to understand where it’s coming from and...
Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, is a time to celebrate the birth and resilience of the state of Israel. This year, marking the 76th anniversary, is...
Shabbos at Sydenham Shul took on a very different flavour on Friday, 15 March, when 250 senior members of the Shembe Nazareth Baptist Church and a...
Since the 7 October massacre, the South African government’s rhetoric on Israel has been increasingly hostile. The African National Congress (ANC) essentially blamed Israel for the...
War is hell. As a community, along with world Jewry, we’re in the eye of the storm between Israel and Hamas. It’s so difficult to navigate...
A few years ago, an important shift occurred in the distribution of world Jewry. Israel became the country with the world’s largest Jewish population, taking over...
It has been more than 3 000 days since Avera Mengistu, an Israeli citizen and member of the Ashkelon Ethiopian community, climbed over the border fence...
With the winter break well and truly behind us, many community members are reminiscing about their first post-COVID-19 opportunity to get back to the game reserve....
Rodney Mazinter was a passionate Zionist throughout his life who believed in the power of the written word to affect change. On reflection on his long...
The Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra concluded its Summer Symphony Season 2022 last week at the Linder Auditorium at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). The season combined...
Last week, by a two-to-one majority decision, the Judicial Conduct Appeals Committee (JCAC) found former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng in contravention of the judicial code, specifically...
Although Miss SA Lalela Mswane is the latest high-profile South African to be targeted for visiting Israel, bullying of this kind isn’t new. For more than...
The South African government recently acted surprised that Israel had rejoined the African Union (AU) as an observer. History tells us that it shouldn’t have. Connections...
