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Mandela Day, celebrated on 18 July each year, is designated as a day of giving to others and building bridges between communities, but one anti-Israel group...
It was no ordinary shul brocha on the Shabbat when Nelson Mandela came to Marais Road Shul and had a cup of rooibos tea. Yet, beyond...
July 18 was chosen for Mandela Day because it marks Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela’s birthday, but it’s also the day he chose to marry Graça Machel in...
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EskomSePushes us over the edge
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Engineer uses expertise in search for child
When six-year-old Khayalethu Magadla fell into a sewer...
SA olah feeds family of terror victim
Thirty-five-year-old Barak Lufan, the head coach of the...
Overturning Roe v. Wade a symptom of endemic violence against women
I won’t lie. I slumped when I heard the news.
A genera...
Pro-abortion doctor laments backslide in women’s rights
An elderly, ex-South African Jewish doctor this week re...
Our bodies don’t belong to us, but to Hashem
The recent ruling of the Supreme Court of the United St...
To fulfil its promise, SA must change its relationship with Israel
The bond between Jewish South Africans and Israel is un...
“It’s the experience of a lifetime,” says tennis champion
When Jacqui Boyd got the call to be one of Team Maccabi...
A family affair as Sulcas trio head for games
Team Maccabi South Africa’s padel convenor, Rob Sulcas...
The toughest choice
I believe that children are the greatest gift, and I ch...
SA businessman knighted by the Queen
It isn’t often that South African businessmen are knigh...
‘We’ve got this!’ says CAP chief after hostage rescue
Gary Bress was minding his own business while waiting h...
Comair – the end of a family airline
LIFT airline co-founder Gidon Novick felt a deep sadnes...
Because we give a damn
I didn’t know Julie Treger. And I didn’t know her husba...
Berksie in the Morn – he did it his way!
This week, we bid farewell to a South African broadcast...
Suspected rapist arrested after Koleinu pushes case
It took the bravery of one alleged rape victim and two...
Meyer Kahn: the “boytjie from Brits” who became a business legend
A week before business icon and the former chief execut...
Classic antisemitism in the corridors of court
“You Jew! You Jews! Go home Jews, you Jews are stealing...
Jewish school saviour on Queen’s honour list
About seven weeks ago, South African-born Mark Blankfie...
EskomSePushes us over the edge
Do you lie awake at night waiting for the power to retu...
Netanyahu’s speech to Hamas a hoax
A hoax mail has travelled world Jewry in the past 24hrs...
Be your own president, and lock yourself down to level 5
If you struggled to imagine what was going on in Wuhan...
Wedding leads to a number of COVID-19 cases
Buffets of canapés and dessert, the sharing of snacks a...
Kramer quits COVID advisory over “community flouting protocols”
One of the community’s top COVID-19 advisors this week...
Jeweller’s senseless murder leaves community reeling
The hearts of a Johannesburg family have been ripped ap...
Couple caught in crossfire of attempted mall robbery
A young couple attempted to flee the scene of a botched...
SA businessman knighted by the Queen
It isn’t often that South African businessmen are knigh...
‘Conman’ Levick leaves elderly couple penniless
The Beth Din rarely encourages people to go to secular...
‘Happy-go-lucky’ twins’ tragic deaths raises questions
Identical twin brothers Leonard and Jason Rom – insepar...
A day in the night of a Hatzolah volunteer
It’s 17:20 on Tuesday, and I have just finished a full...
