*Courtesy of the South Africa Israel Chamber of Commerce. By Abigail Klein Leichman Israel’s outsized prominence in the fields of optics and electro-optics is no optical illusion. This photo shows the coating stage of creating the Lumus LOE (Lightguide Optical Element), which makes wearable computer eyewear more natural-looking and lightweight. Photo: courtesy In the early […]
*Courtesy of the South Africa Israel Chamber of Commerce. By Abigail Klein Leichman Drones, autonomous vehicles, finance, augmented reality, medical devices and mHealth are among fields in which Israel is coming on strong. Every year, scores of innovative Israeli inventions and technologies are introduced to the market, and 2017 will be no exception. From medical devices […]
*Courtesy of the South Africa Israel Chamber of Commerce. By Kirk D’Souza, NoCamels April 11, 2017 As the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution gathers pace, we will soon be living in a world where virtually everything is connected to the internet and the cloud – cars, homes, televisions, coffee machines, and even our showers. “Even babies are […]
I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this website. I go to a university in South Africa where we are often told that Israel is evil or an apartheid state. I don’t know much about the history of Israel or about the relationship with South Africa but I do know that all this attention must […]
We often tend to see only the negative side of things around us, but if we dig deeper we find so many positives. It is not all doom and gloom. The perception is that the South African mainstream media publish only negative reports about Israel. While it is true of many of these papers, there […]
*Courtesy of the South Africa Israel Chamber of Commerce. The Porter School of Environmental Studies is the first LEED Platinum certified project in Israel and amongst the 17 greenest projects in the world that gained 92 points and above in the LEED certification. The eco-conscious design is reflected in the Eco-Wall south façade that produces […]
BreezoMeter, Kaiima, TaKaDu, and Netafim among world’s top private innovation companies poised to solve tomorrow’s clean technology challenges. By Viva Sarah Press January 25, 2017 * Courtesy of the South Africa Israel Chamber of Commerce. Clean technologies illustration by Shutterstock.com The latest edition of the Global Cleantech 100 has been published and Israel’s BreezoMeter, Kaiima, TaKaDu, […]
Israel Rated Third Best Country to Raise Children. When families emigrate to another country, the primary question they ask, “What’s best for the kids?” More specifically – “Will they make new friends?” “Are the schools good?” “Is it safe?” Of course, it all adds up to “Will they be happy?” and if so, the parents […]
From Westair to El Al. While the South Africans, through the “Peltours Mail” maintained the State-on-the way’s postal links with the outside world, other South Africans established air links between South Africa and the emerging state of Israel. Westair, a fully-fledged airline, owned and operated by the South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) became the foundation […]