South Africa

Germany pulls support for Israel in ICJ genocide case, battling accusations of aiding Israel

“We are now ourselves part of a contentious case before the ICJ and have therefore decided not to make use of this option,” said foreign ministry spokesperson Josef Hinterseher.

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A general view of the court on the day the International Court of Justice is due to rule on a request by Nicaragua to order Germany to stop exporting weapons to Israel and to reverse its decision to stop funding UNRWA, the Hague, Netherlands, April 23, 2024.
Judges arrive at the International Court of Justice at the start of a hearing where South Africa requests new emergency measures over Israel's attacks on Rafah, as part of an ongoing case South Africa filed at the ICJ in December last year, The Hague, Netherlands May 17, 2024.

Israel brief to ICJ rejecting genocide claims likely delayed by Iran war

The ICJ had given Israel several extensions over the last year to file the brief, with the most recent extension being until March 12.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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.

South African President Ramaphosa offers to mediate in Middle East conflict

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa offers mediation in the Middle East conflict, calling for dialogue and an immediate ceasefire to end the war.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

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.

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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.

MARCH 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

MARCH 23, 2025ByOHAD MERLIN
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. 

MARCH 19, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

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.