The South African Jewish Board of Deputies mourns the loss of Bertie Lubner, who passed away this morning. Bertie was an extraordinary man contributing to so many worthy causes. His vision and leadership were responsible for the creation and development of some leading South African NGOs such as Afrika Tikkun and the Field Band Foundation. Whether in the business, philanthropic, educational, Zionistic or Jewish communal fields, he has made a huge contribution to poverty allev

In a letter to its colleagues and students, the Senior Executive Team from the University of the Witwatersrand has described as “devious” the action of the Wits Palestinian Solidarity Committee’s booking of the lawns under the pretence of other activities. It was stressed that the students had deliberately misled the university management, and that this had far-reaching consequences: “This kind of disruptive, deceitful action cannot be dealt with through security,” the letter

Early this morning, the South African Jewish community lost one of its most loved and respected members with the passing, at the age of 98, of Advocate Jules Browde, an eminent member of the Johannesburg Bar and a long-serving human rights activist and Jewish communal leader. In the course of a career stretching over more than half a century, Browde acted for Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo, as well as other anti-apartheid activists, and was a founder member of Lawyers for Hu