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New Report Calls for Hundreds of Trillions in Reparations Over British Colonial Environmental Damage
A groundbreaking report presented at the University of Lagos calls for trillions of dollars in reparations from the UK, highlighting the massive, long-term environmental…
Pillay urges action against US sanctions on ICC
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has called on world governments to take collective action to protect the International Criminal Court against sweeping sanctions imposed by…
Why the Wild Coast Exploration Permit Was Always Defective
The Constitutional Court's definitive ruling against Shell and Impact Africa's exploration permit along the Wild Coast affirms that meaningful community consultation and…
Navi Pillay becomes fifth South African to win Nobel Peace Prize
South African human rights jurist Navi Pillay has made history by winning the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, honoured for her lifelong fight for international justice and accountability.
Palestine: Is 1 100 days not enough?
Marking 1 100 days of the devastating war on Gaza, activist Sunny Morgan reflects on 78 years of Palestinian dispossession, the failure of international law, and the global…
Palestinian minister briefs Arab diplomats in Pretoria
Palestinian Minister Sami Hajjawi has briefed the Arab Ambassadors’ Council in Pretoria on forced displacement, starvation, and conditions under Israeli occupation.
Galloway calls for end to Israel coal exports
British politician George Galloway has urged South Africa to halt its coal exports to Israel, arguing the move would align its economic actions with its genocide case at the…
Galloway hails SA’s ‘second age of greatness’
Former British MP George Galloway has described South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel as a “second age” of greatness, praising the country's leadership in advocating…
Why Palestine has always mattered to Africa
An examination of how African governments, liberation movements and civil society have responded to the Palestinian struggle, tracing solidarity from the 1940s to Israel's war on…
Sorry: The easiest word
An analysis of the viral Norwood confrontation, unpacking how anti-Muslim rhetoric and global impunity intersect to fuel uninhibited racism and ethno-supremacist bigotry in South…
Lamola refuses policy retreat as US pressure intensifies
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has warned South Africans to prepare for the worst as diplomatic tensions with the US deepen, asserting that Pretoria will not…
Ramaphosa puts Gaza at centre of BRICS call for equal justice
At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, President Cyril Ramaphosa called for the equal application of international law, demanding accountability for atrocities in Palestine, Sudan,…
Motlanthe warns trust deficit, policy mismatch are undermining SA’s economy
Speaking at the inaugural Nucleus Institute seminar, former president Kgalema Motlanthe and envoy Mcebisi Jonas warned that a trust deficit and policy mismatch are undermining…
South Africa files dossier alleging Israel’s continued breaches of ICJ orders
South Africa has filed a new dossier with the International Court of Justice, asserting that Israel continues to breach binding provisional measures designed to protect…
Arduous road to a liberated Palestine
Examining the Palestinian struggle through the longue durée reveals how enduring resistance, sumud, and South–South solidarity challenge global imperialism and illuminate the…