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South Africa

A Delegation of a Queen, Princesses and Princes from South African tribes visits the Magen David Adom headquarters in Ramla, September 6, 2026.

3 min

Society

South African royals visit Israel’s Magen David Adom headquarters

The delegation was organized after King Dalindyebo of the Xhosa AbaThembu Kingdom visited Israel in 2025

Read time: 3 min.


ستيفن أوستاكيو وأصدقاؤه من كندا يحتفلون

2 min

FIFA World Cup 2026

History at the World Cup: Canada advanced to the round of 16 in the 92nd minute

A stoppage-time winning goal by Stephen Eustáquio secured a 1-0 victory over South Africa and sent the hosts to the round of 16 for the first time in their history

Read time: 2 min.


La cheffe de la diplomatie européenne Kaja Kallas

4 min

Europe

Israel severs contact with EU High Rep. Kallas over apartheid remarks

Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced he is cutting off all contact with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas until she retracts her comparison of Israel to apartheid-era South Africa

Read time: 4 min.


Anti-Israel protest in South Africa

3 min

Diaspora Affairs

Tennis game against South African Jewish school cancelled amid boycott pressure

Rodin school apologizes after admitting scheduling conflict claim was inaccurate, mediation group says antisemitism will not be tolerated

Read time: 3 min.


An election poster, with President Cyril Ramaphosa atop a pole in Soweto, South Africa

2 min

Diplomacy

In retaliatory move, Israel announces South Africa's Palestine envoy persona non grata

South Africa declared Israel's chargé d'affaires persona non grata, accusing him of "unacceptable violations of diplomatic norms and practice which pose a direct challenge to sovereignty"

Read time: 2 min.


Morris Kahn est décédé à 96 ans

2 min

Society

Israeli billionaire and philanthropist Morris Kahn dies at 96

His philanthropic legacy includes projects such as LEAD, the therapeutic riding farm, Save a Child’s Heart, life sciences ventures, and Israel’s Underwater Observatory in Eilat.

Read time: 2 min.


A crowd of people protest outside the US consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday Jan. 2, 2009, against Israel's air strikes on Gaza.

2 min

Africa

South Africa revokes visa-free access for Palestinians after controversial Gaza flight

Investigators said the trip had been arranged by intermediaries who appeared ready to “abandon” the travelers upon arrival.

Read time: 2 min.


IDF, COGAT report facilitating patients' passage via Kerem Shalom crossing, June 27.

2 min

Israel-Hamas war

Gazan families prevented from disembarking plane at South African airport for over 9 hours

After hours of denying them permission to disembark, according to a South African NGO, Gift of the Givers, the group was eventually allowed to get off the plane.

Read time: 2 min.


Le président de l'Agence juive, Doron Almog

1 min

Diaspora Affairs

Jewish Agency head cancels South Africa trip fearing arrest

The agency said the decision to cancel the visit was made in light of South Africa accusing Israel of ‘war crimes’ and ‘genocide’ in Gaza

Read time: 1 min.


Presiding Judge Nawaf Salam reads the ruling of the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, May 24, 2024

1 min

Diplomacy

Brazil to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ

South Africa alleges that Israel's campaign in Gaza has resulted in widespread harm to civilians and critical infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, and shelters

Read time: 1 min.


Presiding Judge Nawaf Salam reads the ruling in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands

3 min

Diplomacy & defense

EXCLUSIVE: Israel secures 6-month delay in Hague Court proceedings

Two Western diplomats told i24NEWS that South Africa attempted to submit evidence accusing Israel of genocide, without giving Israel access to review the materials

Read time: 3 min.


ماركو روبيو، وزير الخارجية الأمريكية

2 min

US / Canada

U.S. kicks out South Africa's Hamas-linked ambassador

A known supporter of the genocidal Palestinian group, Ebrahim Rasool even boasted that he owned a keffiyeh signed by its late chief Ismail Haniyeh

Read time: 2 min.


Donald Trump signe les décrets de déclassification des dossiers Kennedy et King

2 min

US / Canada

Trump orders funding cut for South Africa, citing land confiscation

'South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY,' Trump said, calling it 'a bad situation that the Radical Left Media doesn’t want to so much as mention'

Read time: 2 min.


Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L), China's President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg.

1 min

Levant & Turkey

Turkey requests to join BRICS in bid to boost influence

Economic cooperation league added four members in 2023: Iran, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, and Egypt

Read time: 1 min.


Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela, left, wait while journalists take images of Israel legal team, rear, before Judges entered the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherland

2 min

International

Spain joins South Africa in ICJ case against Israel

South Africa last December petitioned the international court to intervene over Israel's alleged genocide agasint

Read time: 2 min.


Presiding judge Joan Donoghue, right, opens the session at the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands.

2 min

International

Spain to join South Africa's genocide ICJ case against Israel

Other countries, including Chile and Mexico, have also lent their support to the initiative

Read time: 2 min.


Zulu warriors and African National Congress supporters gather at South Africa for their national manifesto launch in anticipation of the 2024 general elections.

2 min

Africa

South Africa's ANC loses majority in landmark election, coalition talks begin

The Democratic Alliance and the newly formed MK Party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, have emerged as potential coalition partners

Read time: 2 min.


South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looks on during the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

2 min

International

South African President chants controversial "From the river to the sea" slogan

The South African Jewish Board of Deputies condemned the president's actions, comparing it to terminology used by the Nazis

Read time: 2 min.


South Africa team during the opening of the hearings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.

5 min

Israel-Hamas war

South Africa calls on ICJ to order Israel's withdrawal from Gaza

Hassim accused Israel of genocidal actions, claiming, "Israel has killed 14,000 Palestinian children in Gaza," although the UN revised this figure to 7,797 as of May 8

Read time: 5 min.


South Africa team during the opening of the hearings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.

2 min

Diplomacy

Turkey joins South Africa in genocide case against Israel

Turkish Foreign Minister announces Turkey would officially submit an intervention declaration before the International Court of Justice

Read time: 2 min.


Judges start a hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands.

4 min

International

Ireland to intervene in ICJ case against Israel

'Half the population of Gaza face imminent famine and 100% of the population face acute food insecurity,' stressed the Irish FM Micheál Martin

Read time: 4 min.


South Africa team during the opening of the hearings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.

3 min

Israel-Hamas war

Israel slams 'repugnant' South African request for more 'provisional measures' in Gaza

Israel 'has real concern for the humanitarian situation and innocent lives, as demonstrated by the actions it has and is taking,' its lawyers told the International Court of Justice

Read time: 3 min.


South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor addresses reporters after session of the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherland

2 min

Africa

South Africa threatens to arrest dual citizens serving in IDF

Foreign Minister's tells South Africans 'fighting alongside or in the South Africa threatens to arrest dual citizens servinsraeli Defense Force: We are ready - when you come home, we will arrest you'

Read time: 2 min.


South Africa team during the opening of the hearings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.

3 min

Israel-Hamas war

South Africa urges ICJ action against Israel over Gaza starvation reports

This move follows a ruling by the ICJ in January, which directed Israel to refrain from any actions that could be construed as falling under the Genocide Convention

Read time: 3 min.


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