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More than 10 000 South African Jews volunteered to fight in World War II. Many never returned, while others came home carrying experiences they rarely discussed....
Jeffrey Epstein’s connections to South Africa extended beyond the women he recruited and abused. Investigative journalist Hazel Friedman’s new book, The Devil Wears Sneakers, examines the...
When Professor Laurence Chait accepted the Investec Professional Excellence Award, he expressed gratitude for the opportunities South Africa had given him and the people who helped...
Dawn Nathan-Jones built a career spanning more than three decades in business, but she told the 2026 Investec Jewish Achiever Awards that her most meaningful work...
At 73, Ian Fuhr has a simple explanation for why he hasn’t retired: he is not finished yet. Accepting the Eric Ellerine Entrepreneur Award at the...
For some Israelis living in South Africa, voting in this election meant spending thousands of rands, crossing continents, and returning to a country whose future they...
For South Africans who have made aliya, voting in Israel meant more than choosing a political party. It was a chance to influence the future of...
With dozens of political parties competing for voters and established political loyalties under pressure, the local government elections could deliver significant changes across the country. But...
For Danielle Klaff, protecting Cape Town’s environment and improving food security aren’t new political promises. They’ve shaped decades of community work, from environmental education to vegetable...
Israeli schoolchildren recently delivered a result that is difficult to ignore. Their performance in mathematics, reading, and science has fallen to its lowest level since the...
South African Jews living in France are fearful for their future there after days of unrest in which streets were set ablaze, businesses damaged, and a...
South African Jewish influencer Bellamy Bellucci was in one of three vehicles that Palestinian teens attacked in the West Bank on Monday 19 October. A group...
For some women, losing their breasts means losing part of their identity. For others, it’s the price of staying alive. And for women carrying a cancer-risk...
On Sunday, 11 October, the 228th village in South Africa received running water due to Sivan Yaari and Innovation: Africa, a non-profit organisation that brings Israeli...
An Israeli family’s efforts to bring their father home for burial took an unexpected turn when a Namibian pathologist recognised a ZAKA volunteer he had met...
King David High School pupils are increasingly proud of being Jewish and feel emotionally connected to Israel, according to the latest research conducted by the South...
A new Chabad house in Stellenbosch could give hundreds of Jewish students a permanent home away from home, with an ambitious fundraising campaign racing to secure...
Nine Israeli political representatives faced questions about Gaza, military service, and the failures surrounding 7 October during an online English-language election debate on Sunday. Their exchanges...
Stories of Israelis who risked their lives to defend their kibbutz communities shaped Cape Town’s commemoration of 7 October. The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) Cape...
Three years after 7 October, Doron Libshtein is still learning how to live with the loss of his brother Ofir, who died defending Kibbutz Kfar Aza....
Three Israeli women with South African roots were confronted with the unimaginable on 7 October. One lost her son in battle, one was taken hostage by...
Three years after the Hamas attacks of 7 October, South African Jews remember where they were when they first started hearing about the massacre in Israel,...
You may have spoken Yiddish today without knowing it. Words such as klutz, schmooze, chutzpah, schlep, and bagel have travelled far beyond Jewish homes. In South...
A growing number of Johannesburg and Cape Town homeowners say they’ve discovered their private lives playing out on TikTok without their knowledge. Some videos have apparently...
Documentary filmmaker and photographer Joshua Rubin known on social media as ‘joshwideawake’, had been dreaming about travelling around South Africa for years. But it took the...
Before 7 October, Yakir Hexter had been about to begin his third year of architectural studies at Ariel University. Instead, he landed up putting on his...
Thousands of Christians, gathered for the A Million Women National Solemn Assembly, have challenged the government’s position on Israel, making it clear that the country’s foreign...
More than half of the housebreakings in South Africa in 2025/26 weren’t reported to police because many victims believed nothing would be done. This finding is...
South African Jews living in the United Kingdom (UK) say they remain largely safe despite a sustained surge in antisemitic incidents since 7 October 2023, including...
Israelis living in South Africa will have to spends thousands to vote in the upcoming election. They will have to fly home as there is no...
The dwindling Jewish community in East London (KuGompo City) once again filled its shul for Rosh Hashanah services, with a full minyan throughout the festival despite...
At a time when relations between the South African and Israeli governments remain deeply strained, a group of royals has returned from Israel calling for greater cooperation between the countries. The 12-member delegation...
For decades after the Holocaust, many survivors rebuilt their lives without being heard. Their transformation into respected witnesses and symbols of resilience took generations. That change was the focus...
For some Jews, the sound of the shofar at Rosh Hashanah is woven into childhood memories. For others, this year will be the first time they...
Every Friday, they arrive. A colourful bouquet. A sunset over Jerusalem. A Shabbat table glowing with candles. During Elul, the Hebrew month preceding Rosh Hashanah and Yom...
For many Jewish families, the high holy days mean crowded dining tables, packed synagogue services, familiar rituals, and generations coming together. But for others, those traditions can make the yomtavim difficult. Some find large gatherings overwhelming....
For Wayne Duvenage, the fight against corruption isn’t separate from business. Rather, it is a condition for business to function. The chief executive of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA)...
When a family is confronted with a serious illness or an end-of-life diagnosis, there is often a scramble to work out what help is available. A recent webinar organised by wellness network...
At 55, Paul Koffler never expected to represent South Africa on a world sporting stage. Yet this month, he was in London wearing the green and gold, competing at the...
Jewish organisations and academics are criticising the University of the Western Cape (UWC) decision to confer honorary doctorates on four prominent figures who have taken an anti-Israel...
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