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From lions at sunrise to Indian Ocean surf: inside Club Med's new South Africa escape

Club Med combines thrilling wildlife safaris and luxury glamping with a beachfront resort near Durban, offering everything from game drives and ocean surfing to pools and nightlife; a seven-night family vacation costs 7,730 euros, excluding flights and transfers

Idan Bloemhof | 10.09.26

אבי פזנר יצחק שמיר 1988 לשכת ראש הממשלה ירושלים

‘We’ve never been in this situation’: Ex-diplomat warns of unprecedented sanctions on Israel

Former ambassador Avi Pazner says sanctions now focused largely on settlements could spread across Israel if government policy does not change, as European countries weigh measures targeting Israeli companies and the financial system

Itamar Eichner | 09.28.26

דרום אפריקה חשד ל רוצח סדרתי 9 גופות של נשים נמצאו ליד יוהנסבורג זירת מציאת גופה 15 ספטמבר

Nine women found dead near Johannesburg as police probe possible serial killer

Victims in their 20s and 30s were found naked or partially clothed across the same region; police say similarities are concerning but caution that multiple killers may be responsible

AP | 09.17.26

‘Life-changing’: South African royals visit Israel’s Magen David Adom

Queen, princes and princesses toured MDA’s blood bank, human milk bank, dispatch center and emergency vehicles after an earlier visit by AbaThembu King Dalindyebo

ynet Global | 09.07.26

בפנה בי ראש משלחת ארגון ההסברה ישראליז בדרום אפריקה

South African activist who called Israel apartheid now leads pro-Israel outreach

Bafana Bi says a 2016 visit to Israel overturned assumptions he had embraced as a student activist and now works to bring South African leaders and communities to see the country firsthand

Itamar Eichner | 08.18.26

Two lions rescued from illegal wildlife trade in Israel transferred to South Africa

Two lions smuggled into Israel, including Ori, named after fallen Givati fighter Sgt. Ori Gerby, have been transferred from a Kiryat Motzkin wildlife park to a South African sanctuary, where they will live in a natural habitat resembling an African savanna

Ilana Curiel | 08.05.26

EU foreign policy chief reportedly compared Israel to apartheid South Africa in closed-door talks

Euractiv reports Kaja Kallas made the remarks during confidential meetings in Mexico, prompting diplomats to warn the comparison is not EU policy and accusing her of a serious diplomatic misstep

Itamar Eichner | 06.12.26

12 killed, 9 injured in mass shooting near Johannesburg

Police say more than 10 suspects opened fire at multiple locations in the Jumpers informal settlement before fleeing in a white van

Reuters | 06.10.26

שרי חוץ בריקס BRICS ניו דלהי הודו איראן איחוד האמירויות עראקצ'י

South Africa courts Gulf money while its Iran ties unsettle investors

Pretoria is courting Saudi, Emirati, and Qatari money to revive a stalling economy, even as its alignment with Iran, Russia, and China rattles the investors and trade partners it cannot afford to lose

Waseem Abu Mahadi/The Media Line | 05.30.26

Jewish journalist kidnapped, murdered in South Africa

Several suspects have since been arrested in connection with the incident; Initial assessments indicate the kidnapping was carried out for criminal motives — ransom and robbery — and not a terror motive or a targeted attack against the Jewish community

Itamar Eichner | 03.29.26

Netherlands, Iceland join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Netherlands and Iceland filed intervention declarations at the ICJ case against Israel, arguing that forced displacement, starvation, blocked humanitarian aid and harm to children may help establish genocidal intent, even if other motives existed

ynet | 03.12.26

מנדלה מנדלה נכדו של נלסון מנדלה משט ל עזה ארכיון

Gaza flotilla to return with 100 ships, Mandela’s grandson says: 'We will bring Israel to its knees'

Activists behind the Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla, including Mandela’s grandson, announced a new March sailing from Italy, Spain and Tunisia, twice the size, with '1,000 medical workers and war crimes investigators,' plus an overland convoy

News Agencies | 02.05.26

South Africa declares Israeli embassy official persona non grata, orders him to leave

After visits and actions by Israeli diplomat David Saranga angered the South African government, authorities ordered embassy official Ariel Seideman to leave within 72 hours, citing a 'serious abuse of diplomatic privileges,' further escalating strained ties without severing relations

Itamar Eichner | 01.30.26

The Vela incident: did Israel test a nuke off the coast of South Africa?

A deep dive into the mysterious satellite flash, Cold War politics and decades of silence that turned the Vela incident into a case study of nuclear ambiguity, US restraint and Israel’s unacknowledged deterrent strategy

Liran Friedmann | 01.30.26

The romantic spot in Africa that amazed this Israeli adventurer

Omri Cohen and his partner Amit arrived at the Riemvasmaak Hot Springs in South Africa, and one couple’s dip in the heart of the desert became the most powerful moment of an 80-day journey through the continent; 'This is not a place you pass by chance'

Assaf Kamar | 01.25.26

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