Antisemitism in South Africa
12 media-documented antisemitic events in South Africa (2019–present): interactive map, yearly trends, official statistics and cited sources.
← All countries on the mapLocations are approximate (city level).Incidents shown: 0
Official count vs media coverage
Official statistics measure incidents; this archive measures how many events reached media and open databases. The gap shows how much stays under-covered.
Official annual figures
Antisemitic attitudes
How widespread antisemitic beliefs are in the wider population, from ADL's Global 100 opinion survey. This is not a count of incidents and cannot be compared with one — a country can hold few recorded incidents and widespread prejudice, or the reverse.
- change since 2014
- +12 pts
- worldwide
- 46%
Share of adults agreeing with a majority of 11 tested antisemitic stereotypes. Survey waves are years apart and country panels change between them. ADL Global 100: An Index of Antisemitism ↗
Media coverage by year
By category
Most affected cities
- Johannesburg3
- Cape Town2
- Pretoria1
- Oudtshoorn1
Media-documented events
- Johannesburg, South AfricaAuto-collected from news
‘We want Hitler’ heard at council meeting
Source: thejc.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - Cape Town, South AfricaCurated entry
Explosive device thrown at Cape Town Jewish community center
Source: Jerusalem Post ↗ - South AfricaAuto-collected from news
David Teeger: Why has Jewish player been suspended by South African cricket?
Source: thejc.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - Johannesburg, South AfricaCurated entry
Jewish man beaten while walking to synagogue in Sydenham
Source: SA Jewish Report ↗ - Johannesburg, South AfricaCurated entry
Hostage posters shredded outside Jewish community center
Source: ADL ↗ - Cape Town, South AfricaCurated entry
Jewish observer struck with pole at Cape Town rally
Source: SAJBD ↗ - Pretoria, South AfricaCurated entry
Jewish religious texts desecrated at Pretoria cemetery war memorial
Source: SA Jewish Report ↗ - South AfricaAuto-collected from news
Oudtshoorn cemetery desecrated again
Source: sajr.co.za · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - Oudtshoorn, South AfricaCurated entry
More than 30 gravestones vandalized at Oudtshoorn Jewish cemetery
Source: U.S. State Department ↗ - South AfricaAuto-collected from news
Outrage as South African BDS Advocate Tells Students, ‘Hitler Committed No Crime’
Source: algemeiner.com · via Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗ - South AfricaAuto-collected from news
Jewish cemeteries vandalized in South Africa (Times of Israel)
Source: Moment Antisemitism Monitor ↗
Antisemitism by country
- United States7061
- United Kingdom922
- Italy761
- Spain257
- Poland250
- Netherlands242
- France239
- Ukraine140
- Germany137
- Canada127
- Switzerland103
- Austria82
- Australia76
- Russia60
- Belgium57
- Argentina55
- Czechia52
- Hungary49
- Greece45
- Lithuania33
- Brazil33
- Turkey32
- Bulgaria27
- Serbia22
- Sweden21
- Iran17
- Romania17
- New Zealand16
- Chile15
- South Africa12
- Ireland11
- Mexico10
- Denmark10
- Portugal8
- Norway7
- Belarus7
- Georgia6
- Croatia6
- North Macedonia5
- Moldova5
- Malaysia5
- Armenia5
- Colombia5
- Slovakia5
- Algeria4
- Tunisia4
- Finland4
- Pakistan4
- Estonia3
- Azerbaijan3
- Uruguay3
- United Arab Emirates3
- China3
- Kuwait3
- India3
- Latvia3
- Kazakhstan2
- Japan2
- Egypt2
- Saudi Arabia2
- Cyprus1
- Morocco1
- Peru1
- Lebanon1
- Slovenia1
- Sri Lanka1
- Qatar1
- Venezuela1
- Vietnam1
- Nicaragua1
- Luxembourg1
- Syria1
- Indonesia1
- Singapore1
- Paraguay1
- Jordan1
- Ethiopia1
- Bosnia and Herzegovina1
- Mauritania1
- Iceland1