Current Issues

There are two civilian detainees with special needs are currently being held illegally and against their will, Hisham Al-Sayed, a Bedouin Israeli from the town of Al-Hura in the Negev, and Avraham "Avera" Mengistu an Ethiopian Israeli from the coastal town of...

The South African Zionist Federation welcomes Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera’s comment, stating that his country intends to establish an embassy in Jerusalem. Historically many African countries have had their embassies in Jerusalem. This will be the first African...

The Israel–United Arab Emirates peace agreement, also known as the Abraham Accord, was agreed to between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 13 August 2020, which was brokered by the United States of America. If the agreement is signed (September 2020), the...

Jerusalem Post’s Editor-in-Chief, Yaakov Katz, hosted a webinar discussion with South African Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein and SA Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng. The discussion covered religion and Israel, and the CJ shared his love for Israel as well as his...

Hagai, the volunteer food delivery app that is being used in Cape Town, was brought to South Africa by the South African Zionist Federation (Cape Council).  The app was created by Israeli Noam Honig and facilitates the delivering of food parcels and other goods from...

The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) brought Israeli technology into South Africa to assist with the Covid-19 pandemic. The SAZF has partnered with Israeli startup Sonovia Tech to donate cutting-edge medical-masks to Hatzolah Medical Rescue. This supports...