South Africa

November 20, 2023, 11:19 pm

South Africa to host BRICS summit on Israel-Hamas war

Virtual summit of forum comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa aims to draw up common response to Gaza conflict; UN secretary-general also attending

By AFP

Shaufik Nassar. (Facebook screen capture, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

October 4, 2023, 8:12 pm

Israeli gunned down in Cape Town a year after his cousin met similar death

Both men reportedly members of extended Nassar crime family who fled to South Africa to escape violence

By ToI Staff

File: Elon Musk departs the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco on Jan. 24, 2023 (AP Photo/ Benjamin Fanjoy, File)

August 10, 2023, 7:21 pm

After Musk prods, ADL says ‘Kill the Boer’ song can be seen as a call for violence

Group’s comments on anti-apartheid chant come after billionaire charged that South African politician who led crown in rendition of song was ‘pushing for genocide of white people’

By Ben Sales

Sixto Rodriguez performs at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, in September 2012 (Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP)

August 9, 2023, 7:07 pm

Sixto Rodriguez, musician who didn’t know he was ‘more popular than Elvis,’ dies at 81

Detroit singer-songwriter, a flop in the US but (unbeknown to him) a huge star in South Africa, was ‘discovered’ and then immortalized in Oscar-winning ‘Searching for Sugar Man’

By Corey Williams

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2023. (Ramil Sitdikov/Photo host Agency RIA Novosti via AP)

July 19, 2023, 4:33 pm

South Africa says Putin to skip upcoming summit due to ICC arrest warrant

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says decision for Russian leader not to attend was by ‘mutual agreement,’ allowing him to avoid dilemma of whether to execute warrant

By Gerald Imray

Jeremy Gordin offers a toast in an undated family photo. (Courtesy/Gordin family via JTA)

May 2, 2023, 4:28 am

South African Jewish journalist Jeremy Gordin murdered in home burglary at 70

Prominent reporter killed in March robbery after decrying crime in Johannesburg; he studied in Jerusalem, headed local version of Playboy and a working-class tabloid during career

By MARCEL GASCÓN BARBERÁ

Gabriel Ibitoye of the Tel-Aviv Heat during the Rugby Europe Super Cup on Oct. 16, 2021 in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Levan Verdzeuli/Getty Images via JTA)

April 28, 2023, 3:35 am

World Rugby rules South Africa’s exclusion of Israel was not discrimination

Inquiry by sport’s governing body followed SA Rugby’s decision to disinvite Tel Aviv Heat from international competition, allegedly due to security threats; Israeli team skeptical

By jacob gurvis

Illustrative: Fans at a South Africa rugby match in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 13, 2022. (AP/Themba Hadebe)

March 24, 2023, 11:08 pm

Jewish groups urge US rugby to pull out of South Africa tourney that banned Israel

American Jewish Committee, ADL, Jewish Federations call on American team to withdraw from ‘discriminatory competition’ after Tel Aviv squad disinvited due to BDS pressure

By jacob gurvis

Two cars belonging to Israeli crime boss Yossi Musli were burned down outside of him home in Savyon, central Israel, November 20, 2022. (Twitter: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

November 20, 2022, 11:27 am

Cars belonging to Israeli crime boss torched, stun grenade thrown at home

Underworld kingpin Yossi Musli is believed to be in dispute with another crime family over a debt

By ToI Staff

Police arrest a wanted Israeli fugitive, allegedly linked to the Abergil’s notorious crime syndicate, along with seven others at a house in Bryanston, South Africa, November 17, 2022. (South African Police Service)

November 17, 2022, 12:01 pm

Israel’s ‘most wanted man,’ a criminal ‘gang leader,’ nabbed in South Africa

Yaniv Ben Simon, Yitzhak Abergil’s right-hand man, arrested at home near Johannesburg in joint op with Interpol, local police, Israeli intel; arms, $40,000, 3 motorcycles seized

By Tobias Siegal

Undated photo of Abdel El Fattah Nassar, an Israeli citizen shot dead in South Africa, October 29, 2022. (Social media. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law

October 31, 2022, 10:35 am

Israeli citizen with alleged crime ties shot dead in South Africa

Foreign Ministry says Abdel Fattah Nassar killed in Cape Town gun battle; relative says family isn’t sure what happened

By ToI Staff

Illustrative: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gestures after delivering his speech at the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, January 20, 2022. (The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation Press Service via AP)

September 3, 2022, 3:00 am

Experts warn: Iran widening its inroads into South Africa through Palestinian issue

With a history of anti-apartheid support, the Islamic Republic enjoys warm ties with Pretoria – which it seeks to exploit, as Western sanctions sting

By Steven Gruzd

South African activist, lawyer, writer and a former judge appointed by Nelson Mandela to serve on the first Constitutional Court of South Africa, Albert 'Albie' Louis Sachs, poses for a portrait inside of the Constitutional Court of South Africa building in Johannesburg on February 8, 2022 (GUILLEM SARTORIO / AFP)

February 10, 2022, 12:11 pm

Anti-apartheid hero Albie Sachs: South Africa isn’t fair, but people can speak out

Jewish former justice, who lost an eye and arm in bombing by white supremacist regime, says he believes progressive constitution will help country withstand challenges

By AFP and ToI Staff

A South African police car is pictured in front of the United States embassy in Pretoria on September 11, 2001. (Nerrisa Korb / AFP)

February 7, 2022, 6:04 pm

South African twins sentenced for plot to attack US embassy, Jewish institutions

Prosecutors say pair, who intended to join Islamic State, also planned attacks against British, Russian and French diplomats in Pretoria

By AFP

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh chairs a cabinet meeting in the Jordan Valley village of Fasayil, on September 16, 2019. (Majdi Mohammed/AP)

February 5, 2022, 1:01 pm

Palestinian Authority PM urges African Union to withdraw Israel’s observer status

Mohammed Shtayyeh says Israel should not be ‘rewarded’ for its policies toward the Palestinians; summit could still see a vote on the matter

By AFP