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South Africa’s future is far more promising today than it was a week, a month, or even a year ago. What we’ve just witnessed over the...
Never has the Chinese curse or cliché, “May you live in interesting times”, been more fitting for South Africa in the aftermath of the momentous 29...
At the South African Jewish Board of Deputies election debate a fortnight before the polls, the Patriotic Alliance’s Kenny Kunene, deadpan, told the audience that he...
Last week wasn’t a good week for the African National Congress (ANC). Not only was it decimated in South Africa’s general election, dropping 17% in the...
The memories of many South Africans from 27 April 1994 are filled with emotions like hope, excitement, and relief. While for some other South Africans, that...
“The most important factor to consider when voting is who has a long-term plan and a realistic roadmap to rectify the list of problems,” a young...
First-time voters went out in their numbers in order to take a stand in their future South Africa in the country’s national elections on Wednesday, 29...
The drive to “turn chutzpah into action” and ensure voter turnout was just one aspect of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD’s) Make Us...
At the time of writing, we were counting down the final hours until the election. For the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD), polling day...
Just 10 days before South Africa holds its sixth democratic national and provincial elections since April 1994, the Jewish community in Johannesburg hosted two different events...
The African National Congress (ANC) demanded that an election debate be moved from the historic South African Jewish Museum (SAJM) in Cape Town because it didn’t...
It’s unseasonably warm this winter in South Africa, and the trees and street poles are in full bloom, bursting in the vibrant red of the Economic...
Although they may be far from the country of their birth, South African expats around the globe went out in their thousands to vote on 18...
“The time has come for us to imagine. Let’s create a space of hope and how. To realise the dream that we all share in, here...
The Community Security Organisation (CSO) has advised that during South Africa’s national election, There’s no need for panic; Don’t share unverified information or social media posts;...
As the representative voice and human rights lobby of South African Jewry, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies’ core mission is proactive and, where necessary,...
Elections are upon us. Should we be heading to the airport in anticipation of an ANC/EFF coalition or buying houses in Sandton before a DA victory?...
South Africans in Israel aren’t able to vote in the South African national election, with less than two weeks to go until 29 May. “There are...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has had pre-election initiatives at every national and municipal election since 2009. They are part of our engagement...
As we approach 29 May, it’s hard to not feel a sense of anticipation and excitement for possible change lurking around the corner. Is 2024 our...
African National Congress – Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, national spokesperson Why should the Jewish community vote for you? The Jewish community should vote for the African National Congress...
ActionSA – Lerato Ngobeni, national spokesperson Why should the Jewish community vote for you? ActionSA is one of the county’s most diverse and fastest growing political...
African Christian Democratic Party – Rev. Kenneth Meshoe, president Why should the Jewish community vote for you? The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) is the most...
Build One South Africa – Mmusi Maimane, party leader Why should the Jewish community vote for you? I know we say this before every election, but...
Democratic Alliance – Richard Newton, director of communications Why should the Jewish community vote for you? The Democratic Alliance (DA) is the only party that can...
Freedom Front Plus – Corné Mulder, premier candidate, Western Cape; and international relations spokesperson Why should the Jewish community vote for you? First, the Freedom Front...
Inkatha Freedom Party Why should the Jewish community vote for you? The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has had a long friendship with the Jewish community, characterised...
Patriotic Alliance – Gayton McKenzie, president Why should the Jewish community vote for you? If you can name another prominent political leader who has stood up...
General Bantu Holomisa, the president of the United Democratic Movement (UDM), was sent the same questions as all the other parties, with the addition of a...
Rise Mzansi’s Songezo Zibi was asked the same questions as the other parties, but chose to give one response. We asked an additional question about a...
As we head toward one of the most essential elections we’ve ever held in this country, it’s time for us to consider who to vote for....
Jewish supporters of Songezo Zibi, the leader of Rise Mzansi, feel “betrayed” and “conned” as high-ranking party members have been posting antisemitic and anti-Israel disinformation online...
The African National Congress (ANC) is likely to get between 46% and 52% of the vote, with the Democratic Alliance (DA) remaining the official opposition although...
Just seven weeks remain until the national and provincial elections, the sixth since the holding of the first all-inclusive elections that launched our non-racial democracy. Terms...
Democratic Alliance (DA) party leader John Steenhuisen shocked the Jewish community when he put his weight behind the South African case against Israel at the International...
The African National Congress’s (ANC) Israel-hating fixation isn’t going to win votes in the upcoming general election, to the contrary, 23% of voters are “less likely”...
The African National Congress (ANC) has doubled down on its conspiracy theory of an international “fight-back” campaign in response to the government having taken Israel to...
