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US support for genocidal Israel increases isolation
Opinion
/ 28 May 2024

US support for genocidal Israel increases isolation

Despite the numerous wars that have been perpetrated by the West since the ICC came into being, no Western leader has ever been indicted by the court

By Nontobeko Hlela
Dangor: ICJ order on Rafah is ground-breaking
Politics
/ 24 May 2024

Dangor: ICJ order on Rafah is ground-breaking

The court ordered Israel to halt its military operations in Rafah and allow UN investigators into Gaza

By Emsie Ferreira
Author’s views on student activism are sloppy and ignorant
Friday
/ 21 May 2024

Author’s views on student activism are sloppy and ignorant

In its apparent nothingness, Zadie Smith’s essay on student activism tells us about how genocide can be rationalised, writes Steve Salaita

By Steve Salaita
ICC prosecutor seeks Gaza ‘war crimes’ arrest warrant for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
World
/ 20 May 2024

ICC prosecutor seeks Gaza ‘war crimes’ arrest warrant for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

Karim Khan said he was seeking warrants against Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes including ‘starvation’, ‘wilful killing’, and ‘extermination and/or murder’

By Agence France Presse
Kendrick Lamar vs Drake: Beware of the false prophets
Friday
/ 18 May 2024

Kendrick Lamar vs Drake: Beware of the false prophets

Kendrick Lamar’s win over Drake shows the resurgence of an illiberal racial mood in America

By Boima Tucker
Blockout a digital guillotine against pro-Israel celebrities
Opinion
/ 15 May 2024

Blockout a digital guillotine against pro-Israel celebrities

One thing good about the Met Gala was that it sparked a movement that is raising awareness about the atrocities in Gaza

By Ozayr Patel
Israel’s war on Gaza shows the ‘civilised’ can be the biggest liars and killers
Opinion
/ 14 May 2024

Israel’s war on Gaza shows the ‘civilised’ can be the biggest liars and killers

Israel and its Western allies – including the media – have lied or spread the lies about the occupier’s intentions and its actions against Palestinians

By Nontobeko Hlela
‘Flayed rams hang above our sleep’ as we witness the devastation of Gaza
Opinion
/ 12 May 2024

‘Flayed rams hang above our sleep’ as we witness the devastation of Gaza

As the world is ripped apart, the poems that sing the universal enable some respite

By Richard Pithouse
The militarisation of geopolitics: New trends in global defence spending
Opinion
/ 7 May 2024

The militarisation of geopolitics: New trends in global defence spending

Military expenditure may seem a necessary response to threats, but investing in peaceful resolution mechanisms and international cooperation is paramount in addressing the causes of conflicts

By Imran Khalid
Is Palestine the new Vietnam for university students in the US?
Opinion
/ 6 May 2024

Is Palestine the new Vietnam for university students in the US?

Young people across America are staging protests on their campuses against US support for Israel’s unjust war against Palestinians

By Aaron Ng’ambi
The US fears a multipolar world
Opinion
/ 6 May 2024

The US fears a multipolar world

The rise of China has forced the Western power into a new paranoid mode of thinking

By Donovan E Williams
Editorial | Elections and the perils of provoking students
Editorial
/ 3 May 2024

Editorial | Elections and the perils of provoking students

US President Joe Biden’s handling of Israel’s war on Gaza could lose him the all-important student vote

By Editorial
The sound of solidarity
Friday
/ 29 April 2024

The sound of solidarity

South African artists have got together to produce an album to support Palestinians

By Charles Leonard
Malawi is on the wrong side of history again
Opinion
/ 23 April 2024

Malawi is on the wrong side of history again

The country opened its embassy in Tel Aviv while Israel continues to bomb Gaza

By Aaron Ng’ambi
What it means to be a Jewish anti-Zionist in an anti-Semitic world
Opinion
/ 17 April 2024

What it means to be a Jewish anti-Zionist in an anti-Semitic world

The national liberation ideology of Zionism is not a problem. Its colonist, racist premise of exclusivity and the eradication or subjugation of the Palestinian populations is

By Nigel C Gibson
US vs SA: From antipathy to antimony
Opinion
/ 16 April 2024

US vs SA: From antipathy to antimony

The global superpower has sought to nurture its relations with sub-Saharan Africa, which is an important source of the critical minerals needed to sustain its economy

By Sarah Smit
A chance for Africa to counter the pitfalls of international criminal justice?
Opinion
/ 15 April 2024

A chance for Africa to counter the pitfalls of international criminal justice?

Time for a new treaty to deal with crimes against humanity? Here’s what you need to know

By Melissa Hendrickse
Iran warns of ‘stronger response’ if Israel retaliates to attack
World
/ 14 April 2024

Iran warns of ‘stronger response’ if Israel retaliates to attack

Almost all of the drones and missiles were intercepted before they reached Israel, with help from the United States, Jordan and other allies

By Jay Deshmukh and Gael Branchereau
OPINION: Israel’s crackdown on calories
World
/ 12 April 2024

OPINION: Israel’s crackdown on calories

Was the terrible murder of seven aid workers part of the use of food as a weapon, which has claimed its first lives in Gaza?

By Drew Forrest
Foreign policy autonomy matters
Opinion
/ 9 April 2024

Foreign policy autonomy matters

South Africa should not bow to its Western allies, it must remain firm in its stance to fight genocide in Gaza

By Nontobeko Hlela
Hamas studies truce proposal six months into Gaza war
World
/ 9 April 2024

Hamas studies truce proposal six months into Gaza war

Foreign governments and humanitarian groups have persistently urged Israel not to carry out an operation in Rafah for fear of mass civilian casualties

By Belal AlSabbagh and Jay Deshmukh
God edition: Hindu nationalism clangs temple bells
Thought Leader
/ 31 March 2024

God edition: Hindu nationalism clangs temple bells

We should question the politics using the Hindu religion and
we must reject it if it is wrong

By Aarti Bhana
The vulnerable experience of childbirth during war
Thought Leader
/ 29 March 2024

The vulnerable experience of childbirth during war

When Hamas attacked Israel from the Gaza Strip on 7 October, I was nine months pregnant … what if I had been there?

By Anathi Madubela
South Africa returns to ICJ to demand relief for Gaza
Politics
/ 7 March 2024

South Africa returns to ICJ to demand relief for Gaza

The government has filed an application arguing that mass starvation is looming and asking the court to order an end to hostilities and the provision of humanitarian aid

By Emsie Ferreira
Making sense of the dangerous liaison between Israel and the US
Opinion
/ 28 February 2024

Making sense of the dangerous liaison between Israel and the US

Fatal attractions are blind and delusional and thus destructive. The consequences may be a backlash against Biden, the US losing its little moral authority is has, an end to any stability in the Middle East and, worst, a wider war

By Mokubung Nkomo
There’s no murder in media wars
Friday
/ 25 February 2024

There’s no murder in media wars

Alexei Navalny’s demise spotlights how death and displacement are portrayed in the media and in literature

By Darryl Accone
South Africa v Israel: Does the ICJ have a bite to follow its bark?
Opinion
/ 19 February 2024

South Africa v Israel: Does the ICJ have a bite to follow its bark?

The International Court of Justice is largely toothless, because it falls under the United Nations Security Council

By Adrian Badminton
Palestine’s long walk to freedom requires a mindshift
Friday
/ 19 February 2024

Palestine’s long walk to freedom requires a mindshift

This is an edited extract from Haider Eid’s book, Decolonising the Palestinian Mind

By Haider Eid
ANC wants Mbeki in Western Cape to help bring DA below 50%
Politics
/ 16 February 2024

ANC wants Mbeki in Western Cape to help bring DA below 50%

The ANC is hoping to use the former president’s popularity among coloured voters to destabilise the Democratic Alliance

By Lizeka Tandwa, Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Nyathi
Israel’s destruction of archives, libraries strip Gazans of their past
Opinion
/ 14 February 2024

Israel’s destruction of archives, libraries strip Gazans of their past

The anti-apartheid archives provide an understanding of our past and therefore present, something Palestinians no longer have

By Ayesha Omar
South Africa approaches ICJ to intervene in Rafah
Politics
/ 13 February 2024

South Africa approaches ICJ to intervene in Rafah

The government says Israel’s extension of its military operations in Rafah is in breach of the rights of Palestinians in Gaza

By Lizeka Tandwa
ICJ victory would redeem the ANC – if it shows the same humanity at home
Opinion
/ 9 February 2024

ICJ victory would redeem the ANC – if it shows the same humanity at home

The party won a moral victory when it went to the World Court to take on the US-backed Israel but it must clean up its own house and have the same care for South Africans

By Mzwandile Manto
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