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The eagerly anticipated festival of Sukkot was thrown into crisis last week as Johannesburg Jewry grappled with a dire shortage of lulav and etrog sets. Hundreds...
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi’s recent announcement of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC’s) decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the capital...
Suppliers of kosher chicken are concerned about the avian influenza or bird flu plaguing South Africa’s poultry industry, but insist that there’s “no cause for alarm”...
As taps ran dry at several Gauteng public hospitals, doctors and healthcare workers, many of them Jewish, have had to dig deep to push through the...
Former South African businessman turned wildlife philanthropist and conservationist, Larry Green, was recently honoured to be able to name a baby gorilla in Rwanda’s annual Kwita...
Patriotic Alliance (PA) Deputy President Kenny Kunene, as member of the mayoral committee (MMC) of the City of Johannesburg for roads and transport, has refused outright...
“It has been an absolute honour and privilege to have played a part in bringing to life the world premiere of the stage adaptation of Damon...
Sandringham High School matric student Matjantje Ntwampe had a life marred by hardship that was exacerbated by a brutal attack in the Glenhazel area two weeks...
Jewish property specialists say last week’s devastating Johannesburg inferno, which caused at least 77 deaths, sounded a final warning bell for the City of Johannesburg to...
A Johannesburg rabbi is behind a bold anti-corruption initiative for South African companies to root out all-pervasive rot of criminality threatening the future of the country....
Renowned German-born physicist Albert Einstein, arguably the scientific world’s most famous Jew, wrote two messages to the South African Jewish community expressing praise and encouragement for...
Shay Felber was holidaying in Cape Town when violent clashes intensified between the Ethiopian army and Fano militia in Ethiopia’s Amhara province two weeks ago, leaving...
The chief executive of Miss SA, Stephanie Weil, despises the “rehashed question” of whether beauty pageants hold relevance in today’s world. “It’s the first question I...
The growing affable relationship between South Africa and the Islamic Republic of Iran is distressing in the latter’s ongoing determination to destroy Israel. This reared its...
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has vowed to cut all ties with Israel should his party be voted into power after next year’s general...
Well-known alleged Israeli crime kingpin Yaniv Ben Simon, arrested in a high-profile international crime swoop in Johannesburg last year together with seven other Israelis, remains in...
Retired Judge Siraj Desai has formally lodged an appeal against a June ruling by the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) that found he was guilty of unbecoming...
Patriotic Alliance (PA) President Gayton McKenzie is unfazed by criticism from Israel haters over his party’s fact-finding visit to Israel last month, calling members of the...
The controversial head honchos of the Patriotic Alliance (PA), Gayton McKenzie and Kenny Kunene, are heading to the Holy Land next week. Political pundits have predicted...
On one of the coldest days in Tshwane’s recent history, a group of local matriculants from Mamelodi were captivated by two visiting Israeli water experts at...
It has been two calamitous years for the small and ageing KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Jewish community, which has been battered by a series of natural and man-made...
It’s kick off time for one of South Africa’s favourite soccer teams, Orlando Pirates, to take on Israel’s popular Maccabi Tel Aviv in a friendly pre-season...
The Old Pretoria Synagogue, a national heritage site with major historical significance, has been left to rack and ruin two years after a string of empty...
Israeli doctors have saved the lives of two little Swazi boys who had congenital heart defects, ensuring that these boys would forever share a bond with...
Twenty-seven nations are demanding that the United Nations (UN) Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory including East Jerusalem and Israel stop its...
The West Bank settlement of Eli is reeling in shock following last week’s terrorist attack, which claimed the lives of four Israeli civilians. Eli resident, Noa...
Two visiting Hatzolah paramedics, who met each other for the first time on board a flight from Newark to Johannesburg on 20 June, ended up saving...
In the early 1980s, the Lubavitch movement in South Africa was given a blessing by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson (the Rebbe) to build a new school...
Retired Judge Siraj Desai, a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, remains defiant in spite of being found to have conducted himself in a...
An advert placed by Arcadia Jewish Children’s Home in the newspaper two weeks ago calling for a foster family for four young siblings has highlighted the...
The co-founder of OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT, told Israeli President Isaac Herzog this week that he was “impressed” with the talent pool in Israel....
“Tina Turner was one of those special people who should have lived forever,” said Penny Stein, who worked closely with this trailblazing international star during her...
Dis-Chem co-founder and business icon Ivan Saltzman says he may be stepping down as long-time chief executive (CEO) of the business empire, but it doesn’t mean...
Power outages resulting from the effect of loadshedding on stressed and old infrastructure are causing mayhem in Johannesburg, and are unlikely to improve soon. Frail care...
A year ago, sporty, fun-loving Johannesburg teenager Gavi Waksman remembers watching Formula 1 Grand Prix on television in the lounge after completing his homework. He recalls...
The senseless death of a Johannesburg doctor who was fatally knocked over by a truck while trying to warn motorists of a pothole last week has...
Dr Naledi Pandor, the minister of the department of international relations and cooperation (Dirco), has “implored” the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) to engage...
World Rugby has accepted the claim by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) that it rescinded its invitation to Israeli rugby team Tel Aviv Heat because...
Well known Johannesburg Chabad rabbi, David Masinter, took a trip down memory lane when he heard of the recent passing of his long-time friend, legendary MAD...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has expressed “hurt and dismay” over the “deafening silence” by the department of international relations and cooperation (DIRCO)...
