David Saks

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Boycott of Israeli varsities is counter to academic freedom

Article David Saks - 18 Sep 2019

‘Open letter’ reveals the Orwellian depths to which the radical anti-Israel lobby is willing to descend in order to stand reality on its head

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‘Mousa Abu Marzouq’s article encapsulates the self-defeating culture of denialism’

Article David Saks - 1 Dec 2017

Such an ideology allows for no wiggle room, no compromise, no taking into account of the claims of the other side.

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Hamas’s new manifesto shows it still wants a one-state Palestine solution

Analysis David Saks - 9 May 2017

The organisation’s new charter suggests only that a two-state proposal is an interim step to a final solution.

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Israel’s not an apartheid state – it welcomes people of all hues

Analysis David Saks - 10 Mar 2017

A core aspect of the inherent dishonesty of the BDS approach is in the way it persists in depicting one party to the conflict as innocent.

A rich history archive has been left to rot

Article David Saks - 28 Feb 2016

Neglected MuseumAfrica has a treasure trove of collections that have been consigned to mothballs

ANC naive to trust Hamas’s advances

Article David Saks - 15 Nov 2015

"Actually, Gaza is occupied, not by Israel but by a tyrannical Islamist regime that ruthlessly imposes its will on a captive, voiceless population."

Nothing particularly Israeli about xenophobia

Article David Saks - 8 Jun 2012

No society is perfect and it is valid to criticise a country for actions that contravene the principles of basic human rights.

Misrepresenting the SA Jewish past

Article David Saks - 8 May 2012

Associate director of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies David Saks weighs in on Kevin Bloom's views on the mentality around Israel.

Deadly missiles are the reality Asmal ignores

Analysis David Saks - 2 Jul 2010

Israel's enemies have a strategy of provoking confrontation and then playing the victim, argues <b>David Saks</b>.

Press Releases

Special Reports

Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria to reopen on Heritage Day

special reports - 22 Sep 2020

The new, drive-through sculpture exhibition brings to four the number of exhibitions of iconic African and South African art

Special Reports

Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

special reports - 19 Sep 2020

A chartered aircraft for an aerial survey and counting software for cape fur seals and seabirds in Angola, Namibia and South Africa is required

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Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges

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Recycling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system

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Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working

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POPIA: it’s not as scary as you think

special reports - 16 Sep 2020

Companies that get proactive about compliance are creating huge strategic advantages for themselves — they are able to reduce operational costs

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CUT declared as medium risk

special reports - 15 Sep 2020

‘Our major challenge at the university is the access to appropriate technology and internet connectivity for our students’

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Headline Speakers announced for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 12 Sep 2020

SingularityU announces multi-national line up with world-renowned speakers addressing ground-breaking topics to solve the global grand challenges