The South African Zionist Federation (Cape Council) incorporates the south African Zionist organizations working collectively to encourage Aliyah and providing the framework in order to make this a reality. The South African Zionist Federation (Cape Council) encourages the participation of South African Jewry in Zionist activities. These include education, providing support to Zionist youth movements, promoting Israeli culture, the running of Hebrew language classes and the coordination of yom ha’atzmaut, yom hazikaron and yom yerushalayim functions. The South African Zionist Federation (Cape Council) holds seminars and conferences that address all issues concerning Israel. Regular news and publications are distributed in order to inform the Jewish community about Israeli and other Zionist events of interest. The South African Zionist Federation (Cape Council) unequivocally supports the state of Israel with Jerusalem as its capital.