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South Africa pulls out of Venice Biennale; because its selected artist wanted to focus on Gaza

Gayton McKenzie, the South African culture minister, said that an unnamed “foreign country” had endeavored to fund the South African installation at the Biennale.

Minister Gayton McKenzie during the 2026 State of the Nation Address Debate at the Parliamentary Dome on Feb. 17, 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Regent Xami in Jerusalem’s Old City, with the Western Wall behind him.

A voice from apartheid: South Africa's Regent Xami’s calls for indigenous support of Israel

People hold placards and Palestinian flags in Cape Town, South Africa, January 26, 2024.

South Africa gov't announces probe for NGO that arranged irregular arrival of Palestinians

South African presenter Juliet Newell and Mamphela Ramphele, the chairperson of the Desmond Tutu Intellectual Property Trust.

South African presenter taken off the lineup for confronting Holocaust denier during interview


MKs 'snubbed' on South Africa trip as govt officials refuse meetings

A large contingent of South African parliamentarians openly rejected the delegation's visit.

MK Nahman Shai

Kagame to ‘Post’: Israel helping Rwanda defeat jihadist threats

Kagame’s relationship with Israel extends back to 1994, when he was instrumental in putting an end to the genocide there that killed an estimated one million people.

RWANDAN PRESIDENT Paul Kagame plants a tree at the Keren Kayemet Le’Israel –Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) Grove of Nations in Jerusalem

11 things I learned in South Africa

Israel, for many African countries, is an easier model than far-off European or Asian countries.

PINS DEPICTING former South African President Nelson Mandela are displayed for sale at a memorial service held by the African National Congress

South African opposition leader faces backlash after visit to Israel

In a statement, the ANC said it noted the anger and joined “fellow South Africans in condemning the visit by the DA’s Maimane to Israel and to Israel’s prime minister”.

Mmusi Maimane

After Zuma says not to visit Israel, S. African opposition head makes trip anyhow

Mmusi Maimane has been described by diplomatic officials as having an “open mind” on Israel.

Mmusi Maimane

Africa wants renewed ties more than Israel realizes

Jerusalem needs to respond with all due haste!

NEW FRIENDS everywhere for Israel. A vendor sells a map of Africa along the streets of Bujumbura, Burundi, last year.

African nations open for diplomatic ties, business with Israel

Some African capitals have been signaling to Israeli officials a desire to deepen ties for several years, and are frustrated that Jerusalem has not responded faster.

PM Netanyahu arrives in Ethipoia

Immunity for Robert Mugabe

The Jerusalem Post

Togo's president goes to Golan, gets first-hand look at war in Syria

Togo is one of the countries Jerusalem is relying on to help build stronger ties with western Africa, according to one Israeli diplomatic official.

FAURE GNASSINGBE

Power to the people

Israel poised to become a superpower of goodness in Africa.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn preside over the signing of mutual agreements between Israel and Ethiopia, with Israeli Ambassador to Ethiopia Belaynesh Zevadia (seated left)