South Africa

US ramps up Afrikaner refugee intake with 4,500 monthly goal despite global cap

Trump has said the US would only admit 7,500 total refugees from around the world in fiscal year 2026, while a much higher cap of 40,000 to 60,000 was discussed internally last year.

|ByREUTERS
White South Africans supporting US President Donald Trump and South African and US tech billionaire Elon Musk gather in front of the US Embassy in Pretoria, on February 15, 2025 for a demonstration.
Emergency services vehicles are seen parked near the departure terminal of the Cape Town International Airport on February 24, 2026 following reports of a fire that broke out on February 24, 2026.

Fire at Cape Town International Airport disrupts flight operations, no injuries reported

The fire at South Africa's second-busiest airport caused flight delays and diversions, with officials reporting that it has been extinguished.

|ByREUTERS
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.

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.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
South African flag.

Elite South African school apologizes over refusal to play Jewish day school at fixture

A South African school apologized after audio recordings contradicted its claim that a canceled match with a Jewish school was due to scheduling issues.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

'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.

MARCH 16, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
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."

MARCH 14, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

FEBRUARY 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

Why South Africa is breaking away from its western allies - interview

As South Africa strengthens ties with Iran, China, and Russia while challenging Israel at the ICJ, experts examine whether ideology or pragmatism is driving Pretoria's controversial diplomatic moves.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025ByBATYA LEVINTHAL
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the 79th United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters in New York. September 24, 2024.

The world's first openly gay imam murdered in Cape Town

A pioneering gay imam was killed in a Cape Town ambush; police have yet to say if they will investigate his death as a hate crime.

FEBRUARY 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Imam Muhsin Hendricks gets ready for the start of the Jumu'ah prayer at the Inner Circle Mosque, in Wynberg, on September 2, 2016, in Cape Town.

Ancient proteins reveal male Australopithecus africanus, oldest hominin found in Sterkfontein Caves

The Australopithecus africanus specimen is the oldest hominin analyzed for sex using palaeoproteomics.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Light inside the Sterkfontein Caves in the paleoanthropological site Cradle of Humankind in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Trump tightens purse strings on South Africa over ICJ case against Israel

The United States allocated nearly $440 million in assistance to South Africa in 2023, the most recent US government data shows.

FEBRUARY 8, 2025ByREUTERS
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa briefs the media on South Africa's G20 presidency for 2025 at the parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, December 3, 2024.

US President Donald Trump to cut off funding for South Africa

"South Africa is confiscating land and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY," Trump said in a Truth Social post.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByREUTERS
(L-R) US President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

South Africa renews legal attacks on Israel as member of The Hague Group

The group is formed of representatives from South Africa, Belize, Cuba, Namibia, Bolivia, Honduras, Senegal, Colombia and Malaysia.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
SOUTH AFRICAN officials listen as the International Court of Justice rules, following South African accusations that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, in January.

School bus-sized asteroid found to be fragment of the Moon

Spectroscopic analysis shows PT5 matches lunar rocks collected during Apollo missions.

JANUARY 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
School bus-sized asteroid found to be fragment of the Moon. Illustration.