South Africa

At least 130 Nigerians seek repatriation from South Africa after protests, Nigerian FM says

They were the first to apply to a new scheme to repatriate citizens launched by Nigeria's government, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, said.

Members of civil society groups and human rights organisations hold placards as they take part in a march calling for stronger government action against illegal immigration in Pretoria, South Africa, April 28, 2026.
The MV Hondius, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, near Tristan da Cunha, May 4, 2026.

Three dead, three sick in suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship, WHO confirms

Dozens of large and small stone flakes and production waste found at the  Jojosi excavation site in eastern South Africa, April 11, 2026.

Early humans in South Africa used dedicated quarries for stone as long as 220,000 years ago - study

Jewish South African intellectual Steven Gruzd was killed on Saturday.

South African Jew killed after being kidnapped, police confirm, no proof of antisemitic intent


Three killed in shoot-out as South African police rescue abducted American pastor

Pastor Josh Sullivan was abducted last week by gunmen in front of his congregation.

 American pastor Josh Sullivan, 45, allegedly abducted, April 2025.

‘Africa Calling’: West African royalty and Zulu magic at Haifa Museum of Art

Visitors will marvel at the vividness of the royal drapes with the emblems of the kings of Dahomey (today Benin) and see the ritual masks used by the Bambara people of Mali.

CYRUS KABIRU, ‘Jaffa Sun,’ diptych, 2019.

American pastor kidnapped by armed men in South Africa in front of congregation

American pastor Josh Sullivan was kidnapped during a church service in South Africa, authorities are investigating. His family is calling for prayers for his safe return.

 American pastor Josh Sullivan, 45, allegedly abducted, April 2025.

Nicaragua withdraws intervention request in South Africa's ICJ case

To date, Libya, Mexico, “Palestine,” Spain, Turkey, Chile, the Maldives, Bolivia, Cuba, Ireland and Belize have initiated proceedings to intervene in the case under Articles 62 and 63.

 IRELAND HAS joined South Africa in its accusations of genocide at Israel. Here, jurist Malcolm Shaw looks on at the ICJ during a ruling on South Africa’s request to order a halt to Israel’s Rafah offensive in Gaza in May.

Banned ambassador to South Africa wears US sanction 'as a badge of dignity'

“It was not our choice to come home, but we come home with no regrets,” Ebrahim Rasool said.

 South Africa's expelled ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool looks on as he speaks to media at Cape Town International Airport, in Cape Town, South Africa, March 23, 2025.

Pro-Iran axis hosts Western activists, Hamas leaders at Houthi conference

The Houthi terror group host a pro-Iran conference with Hamas leaders and Western activists, sparking calls to investigate potential terror links.

 Mandla Mandela speaking alongside the Houthi slogan reading inter alia "A Curse Upon the Jews".

South Africa allocates millions for ICJ case against Israel, SA Zionist Federation condemns

The federation criticized what it termed an "appalling misuse of taxpayer funds" for the case. 

 Judges at the ICJ hear a request for emergency measures by South Africa, who asked the court to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza, in The Hague, Netherlands, january 11, 2024.

'We want Hitler': Johannesburg politician threatens to wear Hitler shirt

Johannesburg councilor sparks outrage by invoking Hitler in anti-Israel tirade, drawing condemnation from Jewish leaders and political figures.

German chancellor Adolf Hitler looks out at a rally staged by the Nazi Party

Rubio bars South African ambassador from US, citing 'nothing to discuss'

Trump has said that "South Africa is confiscating land" and that "certain classes of people" are being treated "very badly."

 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reacts as he meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at the State Department in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2025.

South African activists armed with wanted posters demand local Jews be arrested or deported

Many of the Jewish community members pictured on the wanted signs said they had never committed any crime nor had they ever worked or lived in Israel.

A Pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a placard, while taking part in a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza, in Cape Town, South Africa, February 22, 2025.