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When 11-day-old Angel needed an urgent heart procedure, an Israeli doctor kept a promise to a Rwandan cardiologist he had trained. Dr Sagi Assa flew more than 4 000km to Kigali to help Dr...
For generations, Jews have been associated with professions such as medicine, law, accounting and business. Yet, beyond these stereotypes are people whose working lives look very different. A game ranger tracking lions before sunrise, a...
For more than a decade, Pastor Jenny Pillay has travelled across Africa and beyond with one goal: to get Christians to understand why they should stand with Israel and...
When South African-born Israeli reservist Eyal* returned home after weeks of fighting in Gaza, the war refused to leave him. His body was back in Modi‘in, but his mind remained...
When South African student Avi crossed the stage to collect his qualification at Ariel University last week, he wasn’t just celebrating three years of hard work. He was part...
Black smoke poured through the stairwells of the Dorchester as residents fled for their lives. Harel Iluz had just escaped the burning Sea Point apartment block when people outside shouted...
Mark Regev, former Israeli ambassador and senior adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, offered a rare glimpse into diplomatic decision-making during war when he addressed a packed audience in...
For years, Rabbi Rogério Cukierman built a career helping organisations plan for the future. Today, he is applying the same strategic thinking in a very different setting, Bet David Progressive Synagogue...
For years, people have been packing up their lives in Johannesburg and heading to the Western Cape, drawn by the promise of beaches, better municipal services, and a slower pace...
For years, small Orthodox Jewish communities across East Africa have practised their faith largely in isolation. They have struggled to access Jewish education, kosher food, religious items, and...
For most girls, a Batmitzvah ends when the party is over. For 30 Johannesburg girls, it marked the beginning of a year-long mission that has left a...
Every night before she goes to sleep, Ella Blumenthal leaves her curtains open. Having turned 105, she still wants to ensure she sees the sun rise. It’s a simple ritual, but one that...
A routine morning coffee turned into tragedy when a balcony crashed onto a popular Jerusalem café, killing South African-born oleh Barry Levitt and leaving his wife, Janet, and two teenagers...
Colombia’s decision to withdraw from South Africa’s “genocide” case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has reignited debate over the future of Pretoria’s legal challenge, with...
Justine Isaacson-Connelly is hellbent on finding out how her older brother, Marc Isaacson, died suddenly in Johannesburg in February. She is convinced that crucial forensic evidence will give answers, but...
Many patients and medical practitioners in Australia are hiding their Jewish identity amid an increasing number of reports of widespread antisemitism in the healthcare system. The publication of an investigation...
Authoritarian leaders are no longer united by ideology but by a shared determination to protect their power, wealth, and influence, warns Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Anne Applebaum. She spoke with Centre for...
For decades Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph has composed music that has been performed in some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls. She helped shape South Africa’s national anthem, represented Africa at a...
South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) is demanding that the government and the African National Congress (ANC) publicly condemn Hamas after a senior United Nations (UN) official accused its “armed personnel” of obstructing humanitarian aid in Gaza. Dr...
As the walls of the Warsaw Ghetto closed in and death became an ever-present reality, a group of Jews made an extraordinary decision. They believed preserving...
Nearly two decades after Mandela Day was introduced, many charities say the challenge is not persuading people to give 67 minutes to a good cause. It is encouraging them to...
Just weeks ago, Aviva Zartz considered herself healthy. Then a routine doctor’s visit led to the finding that her kidneys were functioning at just 3%. Within hours, she...
The hora is one of the most memorable parts of a Jewish wedding. It’s energetic, emotional, and often chaotic in the best possible way. Circles form, music swells, and...
The appointment of Gauteng local government stalwart Dr Jack Bloom as Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation has triggered a stream of antisemitic, antizionist, and anti-white comments on social...
South Africa shed 80 000 jobs in the first three months of 2026, with the largest losses concentrated in community services and trade. Amid anti-immigrant rhetoric across the country,...
The attack by former Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen on Tony Leon, executive chairperson of Resolve Communications, has highlighted the vast differences between the business of public relations, political lobbying,...
When the British Medical Association (BMA) voted to review and potentially reject the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, it deepened the fears that South...
Late in the evening on 24 June, as Venezuelan Jews gathered with family, returned from synagogue, or settled in at home, the ground beneath them began to shake. Within...
As Israel marks 50 years since the Entebbe rescue, newly declassified government documents have shed fresh light on one of the most daring hostage rescue missions...
Veteran Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature Jack Bloom says he sees a potential move into national government as a continuation of his life’s work in public...
Avi Kay, the father of South African-born Israeli Eli Kay, who was murdered in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem in 2021, has shared his family’s journey from devastating...
For some people attending this year’s Aliyah Expo, the biggest question was how to transfer a pension. For others, it was whether their professional qualifications would be recognised in Israel. Some wanted...
For years Jesse Clegg kept his father’s music at arm’s length. The son of the late Johnny Clegg built his own career as a singer-songwriter, determined to...
A year after Israeli runners were harassed along the Comrades Marathon route, Jewish athletes returned to South Africa’s most prestigious ultramarathon in force, completing the gruelling...
A group of ordinary South Africans says it has reached a breaking point. Concerned by what they see as rising harassment, intimidation, and discrimination in public...
South African faith leaders expected a summit on antisemitism. Few expected their first lesson to begin on the airport tarmac. Minutes after landing at Ben Gurion...
South African medical graduates are some of the best in the world, but hundreds of them cannot find work. This generation of young South African doctors has done everything required of them. They spent years...
More than 80 years after her death, Anne Frank remains one of the most recognised voices of the Holocaust. Yet many people know only part of her story....
The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has achieved a milestone that places it at the forefront of higher education on the continent and in the top 1% of universities worldwide. ...
A man living in a township is carried into a welfare office because he is blind and unable to walk. A family of five squeezes into...
