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Israel

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
Ramaphosa plans to pitch trade deal to Trump
Politics
/ 11 March 2025

Ramaphosa plans to pitch trade deal to Trump

The president is taking a transactional approach to resolving a diplomatic tempest

By Emsie Ferreira
Palestine and Ukraine: There’s selective urgency in the global response to crises
Thought Leader
/ 4 March 2025

Palestine and Ukraine: There’s selective urgency in the global response to crises

Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor’s description of Hamas militants as ‘bloodthirsty animals’ is dehumanising and is conferred on all Palestinians

By Mutende Namfukwe
Ramaphosa and co in the crosshairs of pro-Israel lobbyists
Thought Leader
/ 4 March 2025

Ramaphosa and co in the crosshairs of pro-Israel lobbyists

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

By Iqbal Jassat
Trump’s Gaza plan ignores justice, reality and history
Thought Leader
/ 3 March 2025

Trump’s Gaza plan ignores justice, reality and history

This plan, dressed in the language of logistics or development, is unmistakably a manifestation of a hard-line agenda aimed at erasing Palestinian presence from the land

By Imran Khalid
Leverage Pope Francis’s example to combat extremism that threatens world peace
Thought Leader
/ 3 March 2025

Leverage Pope Francis’s example to combat extremism that threatens world peace

It would be a tragedy if the pontiff left this world with the current global leadership crisis, where greed and egos escalate crises

By Robert Kigongo
Israel uses water as a weapon of war in Gaza
Thought Leader
/ 25 February 2025

Israel uses water as a weapon of war in Gaza

Israel’s destruction of infrastructure and restrictions on this essential resource is putting millions of lives at risk

By Sõzarn Barday
Malawi electorate’s only option is to recycle a president
Thought Leader
/ 22 February 2025

Malawi electorate’s only option is to recycle a president

The untimely death of vice-president Saulos Chilima has resulted in many considering ousting Lazarus Chakwera and voting for former president Peter Mutharika

By Nyasha Mcbride Mpani and Tamanda P Liabunya
Fighting fascism means that we cannot not give them an inch
Thought Leader
/ 21 February 2025

Fighting fascism means that we cannot not give them an inch

Mass activism and solidarity will help to keep to this dangerous movement spearheaded by Trump in check

By Jared Sacks
Deal with South Africa on the basis of facts, not rumour
Thought Leader
/ 20 February 2025

Deal with South Africa on the basis of facts, not rumour

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

By Fidel Hadebe
South Africa’s balancing act: Diplomacy and strategy
Thought Leader
/ 17 February 2025

South Africa’s balancing act: Diplomacy and strategy

South Africa is presented with opportunities and problems created by the Musk-Trump regime

By Mmabatho Mongae
Liberal collusion with Trump’s racism
Thought Leader
/ 16 February 2025

Liberal collusion with Trump’s racism

As the US president turns on South Africa it is time to take a wider view of domestic complicity with his racism

By Richard Pithouse
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