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Israel

Coal and South Africa’s complicity in the genocide in Gaza
Thought Leader
/ 25 June 2025

Coal and South Africa’s complicity in the genocide in Gaza

Our exports to Israel contradict our anti-genocide stance, fuelling Israel’s war efforts

By Imraan Buccus
Empire, knowledge and erasure: Bombing Iran is bombing memory
Thought Leader
/ 24 June 2025

Empire, knowledge and erasure: Bombing Iran is bombing memory

Attacking Iran is framed by colonial narratives that erase its rich intellectual history, justifying violence through a ‘conquest foretold’

By Vashna Jagarnath
Middle East’s masked hegemonies: Tyrants wrestle in the name of salvation
Thought Leader
/ 24 June 2025

Middle East’s masked hegemonies: Tyrants wrestle in the name of salvation

A secular, post-colonial future is the only viable alternative
to Israel’s colonial Zionism versus Iran’s theocratic rule

By Waleed A Madibo
Israeli impunity: SA leads global fight for justice
Thought Leader
/ 23 June 2025

Israeli impunity: SA leads global fight for justice

South Africa spearheading a Global South coalition to enforce international law against Israel will attract a backlash but it’s the right thing to do

By Imraan Buccus
International Atomic Energy Agency resolution was weaponised against Iran
Opinion
/ 21 June 2025

International Atomic Energy Agency resolution was weaponised against Iran

Unlike Iran, Israel is not a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

By Thembisa Fakude
Egypt stops Global March on Gaza in its tracks
Opinion
/ 20 June 2025

Egypt stops Global March on Gaza in its tracks

The march ended an hour outside of Cairo when we were bussed back to the city

By Jimi Matthews
In a world of injustices, be Greta Thunberg
Thought Leader
/ 18 June 2025

In a world of injustices, be Greta Thunberg

The climate activist also advocates for human rights, such as those of Palestinians being killed by Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza

By Robert Kigongo
Israel’s offensive in Iran breaches the Geneva Conventions
Thought Leader
/ 16 June 2025

Israel’s offensive in Iran breaches the Geneva Conventions

The airstrikes are about more than Iran’s nuclear capacity; they are aimed at the network of supporters of Palestinians’ right to exist

By Sõzarn Barday
Government worried about safety of South Africans in Iran
National
/ 16 June 2025

Government worried about safety of South Africans in Iran

The ministry of international relations called for the de-escalition of the conflict between Israel and Iran

By Emsie Ferreira
UN credibility crisis: The US veto shields Israel’s destruction of Gaza
Thought Leader
/ 13 June 2025

UN credibility crisis: The US veto shields Israel’s destruction of Gaza

The United Nations Security Council needs reform. The US has, since 1946, exercised its veto more than 80 times, many of those to block resolutions critical of Israel

By Nkosinathi Mtshali
Global March to Gaza is a moral reckoning
Thought Leader
/ 13 June 2025

Global March to Gaza is a moral reckoning

More than 2,000 people – 55 from South Africa – have converged in Egypt in a show of international solidarity

By Hasina Kathrada
In the face of Gaza’s open wound the EU’s fractured conscience is finally emerging
Thought Leader
/ 5 June 2025

In the face of Gaza’s open wound the EU’s fractured conscience is finally emerging

Until now, Europe has been the observer giving rhetorical support for Palestinian rights while arming and trading with Israel, which negates those rights

By Imran Khalid
A movement against silencing: What the war in Palestine has taught us about journalism
Opinion
/ 31 May 2025

A movement against silencing: What the war in Palestine has taught us about journalism

More journalists have been killed since 7 October 2023 than during the two World Wars, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan combined

By Atiyyah Khan
Watching from above: Surveillance in Cape Town
Thought Leader
/ 28 May 2025

Watching from above: Surveillance in Cape Town

As Cape Town continues its investment in digital security infrastructure, the challenge lies in balancing innovation with accountability, and enforcement with the protection of fundamental rights

By Sõzarn Barday
Is Trump decoupling from Netanyahu?
Thought Leader
/ 21 May 2025

Is Trump decoupling from Netanyahu?

Ramaphosa’s Washington DC visit, the US deal with the Houthis and its lifting sanctions against Syria suggests he is

By Thembisa Fakude
Could Ramaphosa make a refugee deal with Trump fly?
Thought Leader
/ 19 May 2025

Could Ramaphosa make a refugee deal with Trump fly?

Our president, a skilled negotiator, can offer to broker a compromise between Israel and Palestine and take awkward asylum seekers off the US president’s hands

By Philip Machanick
Nakba 2.0: The catastrophe continues
Thought Leader
/ 16 May 2025

Nakba 2.0: The catastrophe continues

Seventy-seven years ago hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forcibly evicted from their homes. Since then they remain under siege in the West Bank and Gaza, where 50,000 have been killed since 2023

By Sõzarn Barday
Fires ablaze in a stolen land: Israel’s trees planted over Palestinian villages are in flames
Opinion
/ 7 May 2025

Fires ablaze in a stolen land: Israel’s trees planted over Palestinian villages are in flames

The genocidal state asks the West for help to fight the fires while its military burns children and adults alive in Gaza.

By Ronnie Kasrils
Israel is starving Gaza by design, SA tells International Court of Justice
Politics
/ 30 April 2025

Israel is starving Gaza by design, SA tells International Court of Justice

South Africa argued that a 50-day aid blockade was further proof of the genocide of the Palestinian population

By Emsie Ferreira
Genocide is a human rights and climate justice issue
Opinion
/ 25 April 2025

Genocide is a human rights and climate justice issue

The first two months of the Israel-Gaza war exceeded the individual annual carbon footprints of more than 20 of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations.

By Charlotte Scott
Macron redraws Europe’s diplomatic map by recognition of the State of Palestine pledge
Thought Leader
/ 24 April 2025

Macron redraws Europe’s diplomatic map by recognition of the State of Palestine pledge

The move reflects France’s strategic recalibration amid rising domestic pressures, European fragmentation over Gaza and a widening rift with Washington.

By Imran Khalid
The God Edition | How faith guides South Africa’s politicians
Politics
/ 18 April 2025

The God Edition | How faith guides South Africa’s politicians

For this year’s Mail & Guardian God Edition, we asked a number of the country’s prominent politicians what role faith plays in their lives

By Emsie Ferreira and Mandisa Nyathi
The despot next door: King Mswati’s greed and repression are a growing threat to southern Africa
Columns
/ 14 April 2025

The despot next door: King Mswati’s greed and repression are a growing threat to southern Africa

As Swaziland descends deeper into dictatorship, the monarch’s influence is spreading, and his alliance with Jacob Zuma threatens the region’s democratic future

By Velaphi Mamba
Gaza: South Africa must urgently return to the International Court of Justice
Thought Leader
/ 11 April 2025

Gaza: South Africa must urgently return to the International Court of Justice

As humanitarian needs soar, provisional measures are needed for the full cessation of hostilities in Gaza.

By Raji Sourani, Issam Younis & Shawan Jabarin
Refuse Trump’s return to open racism
Opinion
/ 10 April 2025

Refuse Trump’s return to open racism

As the US president rapidly escalates pressure on South Africa in the name of white citizens, we must stand up for reason and principle

By Richard Pithouse
Red Sea on fire: US bombs Yemen as Houthis target Israeli-linked ships
Thought Leader
/ 7 April 2025

Red Sea on fire: US bombs Yemen as Houthis target Israeli-linked ships

The United States is planning to increase its military presence in the Middle East

By Sõzarn Barday
Ambassador to US: Washington can wait for pragmatic Ramaphosa
Politics
/ 26 March 2025

Ambassador to US: Washington can wait for pragmatic Ramaphosa

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

By Emsie Ferreira
Narcissist – the fallen angel
Thought Leader
/ 26 March 2025

Narcissist – the fallen angel

Making America Great Again is the personification of narcissistic censure to maintain dominance. We need to build solidarity and safety in the face of geno/ecocides, hate and state repression

By Nadira Omarjee
International relations department concerned by US calls for policy change in SA
Politics
/ 20 March 2025

International relations department concerned by US calls for policy change in SA

The US State Department has said it will seek changes after ambassador is kicked out

By Emsie Ferreira
SA condemns Israel’s onslaught on Gaza
Politics
/ 19 March 2025

SA condemns Israel’s onslaught on Gaza

The deadly airstrikes were a violation of international law, the department of international relations said

By Emsie Ferreira
South Africa’s presidency confirms ‘regrettable’ expulsion of ambassador to US Ebrahim Rasool
Politics
/ 15 March 2025

South Africa’s presidency confirms ‘regrettable’ expulsion of ambassador to US Ebrahim Rasool

The move, which marks a further deterioration of diplomatic relations between the two countries, was announced by US secretary of state Marco Rubio in a post on X late on Friday

By Stella Mapenzauswa
Israeli propaganda yet again poses as fact
Thought Leader
/ 12 March 2025

Israeli propaganda yet again poses as fact

Israel is using water as a weapon of war in Gaza

By Merlynn Edelstein, Jared Sacks & Mervyn Bennun
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