South Africa

Veteran South African sports broadcaster Owen Ndlovu was found murdered hours after being abducted near Johannesburg, highlighting the nation's severe violent crime crisis.

Bpene Bi was a political activist who often used the slogan "From the river to the sea," but one visit to Israel changed everything he thought about it. Now he heads an Israeli advocacy organization in South Africa and brings politicians and leaders here so they can "see for themselves": "The policy against Israel is based on historical alliances."