South Africa

The lie of apartheid: The 2026 Israel election is a display of the country's diversity - opinion

Regardless of the final outcome of this election, it looks like this race could finally bury the apartheid myth about Israel.

MANSOUR ABBAS attends a plenum session at the Knesset’s assembly hall in Jerusalem last month.
ILLUSTRATIVE: An ambulance leaves the Lily mine, which is owned by Vantage Goldfields, near Barberton, east of Johannesburg, February 5, 2016.

Fourteen illegal miners dead, many injured, in South Africa disused mine, police announce

Lion cubs Ben Tzur and Uri.

Lion cubs find new home in South African shelter, drawing attention to illegal wildlife trade

The Red Sea

Erdogan’s rivalry with Israel has a new front: Africa - opinion


Brazil withdraws from IHRA shortly after country joins South Africa's genocide case against Israel

While the Brazilian government has not officially confirmed the withdrawal from IHRA, the move has been confirmed by various anti-Israeli Brazilian groups.

 People hold signs during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, during the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 18, 2024.

Local sheikhs aren’t the answer to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - opinion

That route will not bring peace, but likely violence. It will pit clans against clans and Palestinians against one another. In the fog of violence, Jews will be killed.

 BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer greets PA Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa at 10 Downing Street in April. The PA remains the least bad option in a region where that is often the best you can hope for, says the writer.

Chief Rabbi denounces South African government for supporting Iran

Pre-emptive attack saved Israel and the Jewish People from “another Holocaust”.

"Israel strikes Iran 1-minute to midnight" by Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein

Meet Port and Starboard: The orca duo terrorizing great white sharks

The absence of great white sharks is unprecedented and is altering the ecosystem, raising concerns about long-term ecological impacts.

Meet Port and Starboard: The orca duo terrorizing great white sharks.

Six Israeli runners harassed at South Africa ultramarathon after being doxxed by ANCYL

Videos from the race show Israeli runners being followed by anti-Israel protesters shouting "free Palestine," "you are not welcome," and "go home.

Pro-Palestinian supporters carrying signs during South Africa's 89km 'Comrades Marathon' on Sunday, June 8, 2025.

South African school bus swept away by floods, eight bodies recovered

South Africa has been lashed by heavy rain and snow since the weekend, in a severe winter cold front which disrupted transport and power networks.

 rs are surrounded by snow during a severe cold front in Barkly East, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, June 11, 2025

SA Chief Rabbi Goldstein: President Ramaphosa 'cursed' for ICJ case against Israel

Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein criticizes President Ramaphosa for accusing Israel of genocide, calling his Oval Office humiliation ‘Divine justice’ and a sign of deeper moral failure.

 SA's cursed president illustration

Mother convicted for trafficking 6-year-old daughter to traditional healer for 'eyes and skin'

The courts heard from witnesses that Kelly Smith sold Joshlin Smith for her "eyes and skin" to a traditional healer.

Joshlin Smith's mother, Kelly, and co-accused sit during court trial in Saldanha Bay, South Africa, May 2, 2025

Ahead of Shavuot: White wine and a sparkling cocktail made from natural fruit extracts

If alcohol, at least let it be quality, and always in moderation: South African white wine and a cocktail with natural fruit extracts.

 Sauvignon Blanc

Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa

"These are all white farmers that are being buried," said Trump, holding up a print-out of an article accompanied by the picture during a contentious Oval Office meeting with South African President.

 US President Donald Trump shows a copy of an article that he said is about white South Africans who had been killed, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., US, May 21, 2025.