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Global village: The Middle East crisis is no longer just a remote conflagration, South Africa is also affected by this distant geopolitical drama. Photo:
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Middle East conflict reaches SA’s doorstep

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans in Israel to cross the land border into Jordan — one of the few remaining safe exit routes

Bracing: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has warned that if the conflict is not resolved soon, it could
have serious implications for South Africa. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mideast war: Treasury rallies to cushion blow

As Iranian conflict rattles oil markets and raises economic risks for South Africa, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is building a scenario plan to assess the implications for…

Iranian ambassador Mansour Shakib Mehr. (X)

Iran’s envoy in South Africa defends retaliatory attacks on US bases in the Middle East

Ambassador Mansour Shakib Mehr said Tehran’s actions ‘are directed at military bases used against us’

The devastation at the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Minab, southern Iran after a US-Israel missile strike this weekend: Images: Fars News Agency

Khamenei killing puts limits of self-defence under UN Charter to the test

The United Nations Charter prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another state, the only recognised exception being…

“Didn’t the world support the boycott of apartheid South Africa?” (Photo by Jonathan C. Katzenellenbogen/Getty Images)

SA sport faces tough questions after Israel rugby debacle

Sport can be a powerful force for good but in the wrong hands it can also be used help normalise hatred

5 May 2021: Israeli forces take a Palestinian man into custody during a protest in Sheikh Jarrah against the Israeli government’s plan to force Palestinian families out of their homes. (Photograph by Mostafa Alkharouf/ Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Sheikh Jarrah Palestinians at mercy of Israeli court

Palestinians in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood face court-sanctioned eviction in what rights groups say is a continuation of Israel’s decades-long plan to ‘ethnically…

Omar Shakir

Israel expelling Human Rights Watch country director

The case against Omar Shakir was initially based on statements he had made supporting a boycott before joining HRW

During a visit in August

Israel plans to force out thousands of African migrants

Over the years, those caught at the Egyptian frontier were detained at prisons in the Negev desert in southern Israel.

Police crack down on protesters at Israeli anti-racism march

Mounted policemen have clashed with hundreds of Ethiopian citizens after an antiracism demonstration turned violent in Tel Aviv.

In this file photo African immigrants take part in an Annual Human Rights march in Tel Aviv to mark International Human Rights Day.

Three African migrants stabbed in Tel Aviv

An attacker has stabbed three Eritrean men in a Tel Aviv video store in what police said they were initially treating as a racist attack.

Israel plans to block ‘flytilla’ of pro-Palestinian activists

Israel has warned it will deny entry to "provocateurs" as up to 2000 pro-Palestinian activists prepare to fly in, en route to the West Bank.

‘Illegal’ toddlers pack Tel Aviv’s pirate nurseries

In a small, worn home Blessing Okpara runs a "pirate" nursery, one of dozens in Tel Aviv offering cut-price daycare to illegal immigrants.

Protestors denounce Cape Town Opera in Israel

A group of human rights campaigners have protested outside the Tel Aviv Opera House, denouncing the Cape Town Opera for performing in Israel.

Last-ditch effort for broad Israel govt collapses

Last-ditch efforts to form a broad-based Israeli coalition failed on Friday, fuelling concerns about prospects for peace with the Palestinians.

Livni narrowly wins party vote, eyes Israel PM job

Tzipi Livni was narrowly elected leader of Israel’s ruling party and vowed on Thursday to start work immediately on forming a new coalition.

Bush arrives in Israel as scandal clouds peace hopes

United States President George Bush arrived in the Middle East on Wednesday to celebrate Israel’s 60th birthday and try to energise peace efforts complicated by a corruption…

De Beers sees ‘challenging’ 2008 for diamond sector

De Beers, the world’s top diamond producer, said on Monday that 2008 looks to be a ”challenging” year for the industry due to a slowdown in the global economy that could dampen…

‘There’s a leopard in my bedroom’

A 45-year-old Israeli man woke up in the middle of the night to find a leopard staring at him and dangling his cat between its teeth, Israeli newspapers reported on Tuesday. But…

Israeli leader risks losing office

Israel’s government faces fresh upheaval on Monday when the Labour party begins primaries for a new leader who could deal a final blow to Ehud Olmert’s tenure as Prime Minister.…

English stars bewildered by loss of form

Steven Gerrard has admitted that England did not deserve to beat Israel and acknowledged that he and his teammates are now underdogs in the fight to reach the Euro 2008 finals. A…