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The chairperson of Cape Town’s prestigious Bishops Diocesan College Council has resigned following mounting pressure after his antisemitic Facebook post drew weeks-long, widespread condemnation. The post...
The South African government has “sold its soul for cash”, and made alliances with countries whose ideologies oppose those of this country, according to a new...
The Gift of the Givers (GOTG) Foundation and its founder, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, claim they aren’t antisemitic, even after Sooliman recently spouted antisemitic tropes at a...
Politicians and the media make assumptions about what South Africans think about foreign policy. Whether it’s conflict in the Middle East; relations with the West and...
“The Jewish community has always played an invaluable part in making Cape Town a city of hope,” said Cape Town Executive Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, speaking at...
Gauteng, South Africa’s economic hub, is facing an alarming water crisis that threatens both residents and the industries that drive its economy. The province is losing...
South Africa’s worsening water crisis has drawn international attention, with Israeli water expert and researcher Professor Noam Weisbrod from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in...
True Taylor Swift fans, otherwise known as Swifties, will travel the world to see the artist in concert, and a number of members of our own...
Often fitting in the palm of your hand, premature babies may be tiny but have every chance of going on to achieve far beyond expectations. In...
Nervous nominees, proud sponsors, and delighted winners set the tone at this year’s 25th Absa Jewish Achiever Awards at the Sandton Convention Centre on 17 November,...
True or not, it’s a great story. And it goes like this. Atatürk, in his efforts to modernise Turkey, sought to reduce the influence of traditional...
“The core of Jozi My Jozi is story doing, then telling,” Nando’s founder Robbie Brozin told nominees and guests at the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards Nominees...
“On paper, I shouldn’t be successful. Statistically, I wasn’t supposed to be standing here tonight,” said Josh Weinberg, this year’s Ichikowitz Family Foundation Rising Star Award...
Veteran politician Tony Leon may have won a few elections, but wasn’t sure if he would win the Absa Professional Excellence Award. But he said he...
Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach said she was so surprised and humbled to receive the Europcar Women in Leadership Award at the 2024 Absa Jewish Achiever Awards, she...
“In an age of disruption, where start-ups dominate the narrative, our story is different. It’s a story of renewal, of an established institution evolving to meet...
“Acoustic, electric, digital, he can do it all, and he does.” This is how American Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe-winning composer Paul Williams described South African-born...
When Michael Lewis accepted this year’s Kirsh Family Lifetime Achievement Award in Honour of Helen Suzman, he dedicated the award to his father, Stanley Lewis, whose...
In presenting the Bertie Lubner Humanitarian Award to Sivan Yaari at the 25th Absa Jewish Achiever Awards on 17 November, Marc Lubner said, “The recipient of...
“Work with people to challenge you, and you can learn from them. If that’s not in place, move on and get another career,” Absa Business Leadership...
“Last night still feels surreal. I’ve been overwhelmed by messages of congratulations from friends, family, clients, and colleagues from around the world. It shows how much...
“Ignore others who say it can’t be done. It usually can be done if you’re determined,” Dion Friedland told the audience on receiving the 2024 Absa...
In accepting his Absa Jewish Achiever Arts, Sport, Science, and Culture Award, Colin Nathan said being there at the beginning of a boxer’s career and guiding...
The Absa Jewish Achiever Awards dinner is always a culinary challenge, and catering for more than 800 is overwhelming but a challenge. I conquer the quantity...
He was the man who brought joy, song, and music to almost every simcha in the Johannesburg Jewish community for many decades, but this week, Benny...
Temple Israel Cape Town hosted human rights activist and three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Yosef Abramowitz, as one of its guest speakers on Friday night, 15...
If you were running for office, which type of campaign do you think would bring you more votes, a campaign that lays out your bold vision...
Attending the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards is undoubtedly the best medicine any one of us could ask for. How can you feel depressed and downhearted when...
It has been a poignant month for the Jewish community as a number of events have again showcased our vibrancy and importance in the greater South...
SA Jewish Report welcomes you to an evening of inspiration and story telling as we celebrate the heroes of the South African Jewish community and the...
“As Jews, we don’t feel safe in Amsterdam and Europe. We already hide our Jewish symbols, and many of us are thinking about moving somewhere safer...
“Jews have been trying to take over the world for thousands of years. This is why they have been kicked out of 109 countries over 1...
The South African Jewish community stands as a beacon of hope in the face of the international rise of violent antisemitism over the past year, says...
If there is one thing that South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) chairperson Karen Milner says she knows as a Jew and a South African...
Capetonian and King David Linksfield alumnus Elisa Galgut had always felt welcome in the poetry scene in Cape Town as one of the few Jewish poets...
The image of now former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant saluting the fallen, soldiers, hostages, and their families will go down in Israeli history as one of...
Turning 100 is a great innings, but South African-born Adele Samuelson turned 110 on 1 October this year, which is truly remarkable. Samuelson attributes her longevity...
Donald Trump’s resounding shellacking of Kamala Harris at the polls on 5 November took many by surprise, including me. Trump won 312 Electoral College votes to...
Donald Trump’s election victory in the United States (US) this week completes a massive swing away from incumbents in elections around the world so far. In...
The decision by Lithuania’s Social Democrats to form a coalition government with a populist party whose leader is standing trial over antisemitic statements has attracted local...
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