The UN special rapporteur said her report identifies 48 entities linked to ‘displacement and replacement’, a policy she says has taken Palestinians off their land
The UN special rapporteur will present her report “Gaza Genocide: Collective Crime” to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, from Cape Town
Delivering the annual Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, the UN special rapporteur said the laws created to stop states from destroying each other were now being used to justify that destruction
The UN envoy says South Africa is central to the global fight against the genocide in Gaza
The JET must be deep: redistributive, participatory and youth-led
Along with drone attacks, the fleet faces a political campaign to delegitimise it
The effects of offshore gas projects contribute to a humanitarian crisis, and mainly only the companies and countries of the north benefit from the profits and commodities
In its report, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry cited citing mass killings, starvation, forced displacement, denial of medical care and systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure
Advancing climate and sustainability action will require that all arms, spheres and levels of government lead an integrated and interdependent response to climate change
Countries around the world are increasingly turning against Israel and its aggression in the Middle East. South Africa’s unions and citizens must join in solidarity with Palestinians
Nelson Mandela’s grandson addressed hundreds of people from over 40 countries at the launch of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian mission aiming to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza
Nurain Saloojee comes from a family that opposed apartheid in South Africa
The Swedish activist spoke from a flotilla of boats carrying doctors, lawyers, activists, organisers and social media influencers attempting to take medicine and infant milk to Gaza
Shifting geopolitics is highlighting new and old arenas of conflict and violations of international law
The convoy is carrying baby formula, antibiotics, bandages and staple foods and will test whether Israel’s blockade will again choke civilian access to the Strip
As Archbishop Desmond Tutu said, ‘If you are neutral in the face of suffering, you are on the side of the oppressor’
This obligation arises from human rights, maritime and the customary international law, as well as the Paris Agreement and other climate change treaties and laws
My position is that journalists have a duty to raise serious allegations — especially when they involve governments, foreign policy or international law
The council has urged governments, institutions and churches to commit to the principles of justice under international law and ethics against Israel’s war against Palestinian
The airstrikes are about more than Iran’s nuclear capacity; they are aimed at the network of supporters of Palestinians’ right to exist
South Africa argued that a 50-day aid blockade was further proof of the genocide of the Palestinian population
As humanitarian needs soar, provisional measures are needed for the full cessation of hostilities in Gaza.
As the US president rapidly escalates pressure on South Africa in the name of white citizens, we must stand up for reason and principle
The president’s choice in selecting a new ambassador amid a historic downturn in diplomatic relations also speaks to an existential dilemma for his party
The US State Department has said it will seek changes after ambassador is kicked out
The deadly airstrikes were a violation of international law, the department of international relations said
To allow South Africa to be isolated and punished would be to surrender to the imperial logic that seeks to divide and conquer all who resist.
In 2023, South Africa sold nearly R88 million worth of arms to the United Arab Emirates, to support a paramilitary group in Sudan
The president is taking a transactional approach to resolving a diplomatic tempest
Three leaders’ strong words on the Trump administration’s threat to civilised norms and values in the international arena has attracted blowback from the right
The country stands firm on the principle that diplomacy is the most viable route for settling differences in a complicated geopolitical world, including the conflict in the Middle East
Lobbying does not come near the definition of treason, according to legal analysts