Words matter.
Over the last few months, the board has witnessed engaged debates and discussions among our community — about COVID-19 and what we should do about it, about PPE, about schools…
Sentencing of Matome Letsoalo: Magistrate says hate speech will not be tolerated
As issued by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) [national] Today, the Randburg Magistrates Court sentenced Matome Letsoalo to three years imprisonment, suspended for five years, for threatening…
First-ever criminal verdict in an antisemitism case: Matome Letsoalo
As issued by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) [national] Last Friday, a major step forward in the battle against online antisemitism was taken when the Randburg Magistrates…
Full Statement: After Long Fight, ADL is Relieved at Facebook Announcement That It Will Remove Holocaust Denial Content
New York, NY, October 12, 2020 — ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is relieved by Facebook’s announcement that it was updating its hate speech policy to prohibit any content “that denies…
Rosh Hashanah 100 years ago
by Gwynne Robins What do the High Holy Days mean to most of us? The 2019 Kaplan Centre Survey on the Jews in South Africa found that 72% attended…
Electoral Commission Announces Outcome of Affiliate Ballot
Dear Community At 17:30 on Sunday 6 September 2020, the Cape SAJBD’s affiliate ballot election closed. At 18:15 the Electoral Commission announced the provisional results to attendees of our conference.…
EC Congratulates Five New Board Members Elected by Public Ballot
Dear Cape Community At 17:00 on Tuesday 18 August the Cape SAJBD's Public Ballot Election 2020 closed. On Wednesday 19 August, the provisional results of the public ballot were released…
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[Update] Oudtshoorn Jewish Cemetery badly vandalised, families sought
The Chevra Kadisha in Oudtshoorn this week discovered the Oudtshoorn Jewish Cemetary to have been vandalised, with a number of gravestones damaged in the process. Family members of those buried…
EC Sanctions Community Member Following Two Complaints About Petition
Dear Western Cape Community Late last week, the Electoral Commission (EC) received two formal complaints concerning an alleged violation of the Electoral Code by a member of the community who…
Election and Engagement in Community
Voting in public representatives is a unique opportunity for you, as a member of our community to engage, debate and decide who best will represent your views, fulfil the organisation’s…