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An anti-Israel activist protests outside the Israel Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, October 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
January 30, 2026, 4:21 pm
South Africa expels Israel’s top envoy; Jerusalem reciprocates
Pretoria accuses Israeli diplomat of insulting president, failing to notify government of visits by Israeli officials; both sides declare envoys personae non gratae
By Reuters
The latest election results are displayed at the Results Operation Centre (ROC) in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
June 1, 2024, 7:41 pm
ANC loses majority in South African elections for first time since apartheid
Party, which has led international legal campaign against Israel over war with Hamas, must now build coalition to remain in power after ruling alone for three decades
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Israel Defense Forces operations in Nablus following October 7, 2023. (IDF Spokesperson)
May 30, 2024, 1:36 pm
Daily Briefing May 30: Day 237 – ToI reports back from inside Nablus and the Gaza Strip
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman debriefs after two recent embeds with the IDF, weighs in on the recent elections in South Africa and assesses the current fighting in Gaza
By ToI Staff
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, wearing a keffiyah scarf, speaks before an exhibition football match between Western Cape XI and the Palestinian national football team at Athlone Stadium in Athlone, near Cape Town, on February 11, 2024. (Rodger Bosch/AFP)
May 29, 2024, 10:03 pm
Israel watches as South Africa’s hostile ANC set to lose support but remain in power
As 27 million head to polls, frustrated voters likely to punish African National Congress for corruption, but opposition has scant chance of ousting longtime rulers
By Lazar Berman
Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela (3L) holds flowers along with Hamas official Basem Naim (2R) during a march to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the death of former South African president Nelson Mandela in Pretoria, December 5, 2023, as Palestinian, Hamas and Hezbollah flags are waved. (Roberta Ciuccio / AFP)
December 5, 2023, 5:13 pm
Relatives of Nelson Mandela welcome Hamas officials to 10th anniversary memorial
Mandla Mandela, a politician and grandson of the late president, says it was ‘a real experience’ for members of terror group ‘to be in South Africa and learn from our experience’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Pro-Palestinian supporters protest against Israel outside parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, November 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
November 22, 2023, 4:56 am
South African parliament calls on government to shutter Israeli embassy
Lawmakers pass non-binding motion branding Israel an ‘apartheid state,’ as South Africa’s president claims Israeli actions in Gaza during war against Hamas ‘tantamount to genocide’
By Canaan Lidor
Cape Town Metro Police Department (CTMPD) officers line up as a man waves a Palestinian flag in Cape Town on November 12, 2023, after pro-Israeli supporters were chased away by an opposing group as they were gathering. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP)
November 16, 2023, 4:18 pm
South Africa’s ruling party calls for suspension of Israel ties
‘We cannot sit back and watch the genocidal actions of the Israeli regime,’ ANC says; nonbinding motion would need government approval
By AFP and ToI Staff
File: South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor speaks during a press conference with her Iranian counterpart in Tehran on October 22, 2023. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
November 6, 2023, 3:23 pm
South Africa to pull diplomats from Israel to protest war
Pretoria accuses Jerusalem of ‘collective punishment’ of Gazans in offensive against Hamas, says Israeli envoy slandering pro-Palestinian voices
By AFP and ToI Staff
File: South Africans protest against Israeli actions in Gaza, outside parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
March 10, 2023, 2:42 pm
South African parliament symbolically votes to downgrade Israel ties
Resolution calling for embassy to become liaison office must be adopted by government to come into effect; Foreign Ministry slams ‘shameful and disgraceful’ vote
By Michael Horovitz
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, takes the Oath of Office alongside Chief Justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, left, at the Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, May 25, 2019. (AP Photo)
July 29, 2020, 6:29 am
Under fire for pro-Israel comments, South African chief justice cites the Bible
In affidavit replying to formal complaint, Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng says religious obligation to pray for peace of Jerusalem and not hate Israel must not be seen as a political stance
By Raphael Ahren
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, takes the Oath of Office alongside Chief Justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, left, at the Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, May 25, 2019. (AP Photo)
June 26, 2020, 5:36 pm
South Africa’s top judge under fire for pro-Israel remarks
Ruling ANC party, which openly voices solidarity with Palestinian cause, slams judge for venturing into politics with ‘unfortunate’ comments
By AFP
In this July 8, 2013, photo Denis Goldberg, a friend and prisoner with former South African President Nelson Mandela, attends an event of the 50th anniversary of the raid against him and other former African National Congress leaders at the Liliesleaf Farm in the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber/File)
April 30, 2020, 3:35 pm
South African anti-apartheid activist who stood trial alongside Mandela dies
Denis Goldberg, who was Jewish, spent 22 years in prison for his activism; dies at age 87 of diabetes and lung cancer
By AP
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa makes his State of the Nation address in parliament, in Cape Town, South Africa, February 7, 2019. (Rodger Bosch, Pool via AP)
November 7, 2019, 11:58 am
As South Africa cools ties, leader says it ‘can learn a lot’ from Israeli tech
A month after confirming intention to downgrade Tel Aviv embassy to liaison office, Cyril Ramaphosa hails Startup Nation as ‘leading by leaps and bounds’
By Raphael Ahren
People look at election results boards, at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Results Operations Centre on May 9, 2019 in Pretoria, South Africa (Phill Magakoe / AFP)
May 10, 2019, 7:59 am
South Africa’s ruling ANC loses ground but holds onto lead in national vote
Party highly critical of Israel set to remain in power, but with diminished support amid widespread allegations of corruption
By Agencies and ToI Staff
African National Congress delegates cheer the closing speech of newly elected African National Congress (ANC) President, Cyril Rampahosa, on the final day of the 54th ANC conference at the NASREC Expo Centre in Johannesburg, December 20, 2017. (AFP/Wikus De Wet)
May 15, 2018, 11:21 pm
South African leaders tell country’s Jews to reject ‘Nazi-like’ Israel
Ruling ANC party calls Israel a ‘blight on humanity,’ that must be treated like a pariah; Jewish community says Pretoria showing double-standard, veering into anti-Semitism
By Raphael Ahren
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