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Israel

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
Sydney Mufamadi: Don’t be paranoid, be wary about talks of ‘regime change’
Politics
/ 9 February 2024

Sydney Mufamadi: Don’t be paranoid, be wary about talks of ‘regime change’

The State Security Agency said it had not picked up credible threats about election interference

By Lizeka Tandwa and Khaya Koko
Israel and Gaza: AI in the time of warfare
Opinion
/ 4 February 2024

Israel and Gaza: AI in the time of warfare

Artificial intelligence can be used to improve people’s lives but it is also used to calculate civilian killings and support propaganda

By Anaïs Nony
Iron cloak of security: Behind SA’s risky decision to take on Israel
Politics
/ 2 February 2024

Iron cloak of security: Behind SA’s risky decision to take on Israel

South Africa’s decision to take Israel, the West’s darling, to the International Court of Justice for genocidal intent was brave politics

By Raeesa Pather and Lizeka Tandwa
World court agreed that Israel is on the wrong side of history
Africa
/ 29 January 2024

World court agreed that Israel is on the wrong side of history

South Africa’s case against Israel’s actions in Gaza has boosted its international standing and secured its position as the moral voice of the Global South

By Simon Allison
Where is today’s Steinbeck?
Friday
/ 29 January 2024

Where is today’s Steinbeck?

This era in politics is crying out for a great chronicler in the mould of the American writer

By Darryl Accone
Middle East crisis: Why aren’t oil prices much higher?
Business
/ 26 January 2024

Middle East crisis: Why aren’t oil prices much higher?

Lower prices are good insofar as inflation is concerned but they suggest that economic troubles lie ahead

By Sarah Smit
South Africa scores an interim victory in landmark ICJ case against Israel
Politics
/ 26 January 2024

South Africa scores an interim victory in landmark ICJ case against Israel

The court has ordered that Israel implement provisional measures to prevent genocidal acts against the people living in Gaza ‘with immediate effect’

By Lyse Comins
A response to the column ‘Who are the Amalek?’
Opinion
/ 26 January 2024

A response to the column ‘Who are the Amalek?’

Settling for a simplistic ‘oppressor-oppressed’ narrative is depriving the Middle East of the hope it deserves

By Daniel Beider
WATCH AGAIN: ICJ ruling on South Africa’s case against Israel
Politics
/ 26 January 2024

WATCH AGAIN: ICJ ruling on South Africa’s case against Israel

The International Court of Justice has delivered its ruling on the emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case against Israel

By Staff Reporter
South African lawyers seek ‘blood money’ to compensate Gaza victims
Politics
/ 26 January 2024

South African lawyers seek ‘blood money’ to compensate Gaza victims

They want the UK and US to pay for damages for their alleged role in assisting the Israeli military to commit war crimes and genocide

By Lyse Comins
Brics+ are checkmating the Western narrative on Gaza
Opinion
/ 26 January 2024

Brics+ are checkmating the Western narrative on Gaza

The narrative has changed because people are revolting. The Western man in the street and the impoverished and abused global citizen, are the ones revolting

By Quraysha Ismail Sooliman
Re-evaluating US and UK military support for Israel
Editorial
/ 26 January 2024

Re-evaluating US and UK military support for Israel

Powerful nations pontificate against human rights abuses when it suits them but funding the war against civilians in Gaza appears to be an acceptable hypocrisy

By Editorial
Neither the West nor the ANC support rights for all
Opinion
/ 25 January 2024

Neither the West nor the ANC support rights for all

South Africa is correct and courageous to oppose the West at the International Court of Justice but is not a consistently principled actor

By Richard Pithouse
David Teeger saga: Was Cricket South Africa bowled over?
Opinion
/ 20 January 2024

David Teeger saga: Was Cricket South Africa bowled over?

The CSA had a tough decision to make but failed to field any conviction

By Ozayr Patel
Don’t look away: Local artists on the war in Gaza
Friday
/ 19 January 2024

Don’t look away: Local artists on the war in Gaza

Five creatives tell of their work on the Israeli violence and the responses they’ve had

By Charles Leonard
Win or lose, South Africa has the moral high ground
Opinion
/ 18 January 2024

Win or lose, South Africa has the moral high ground

Approaching The Hague was about making a statement, something the country has done emphatically

By Gugu Ndima
Delinking from the West is critical for SA, says Godongwana
Business
/ 18 January 2024

Delinking from the West is critical for SA, says Godongwana

The finance minister was speaking on a panel in Davos about the expansion of Brics

By Sarah Smit
Birthday in absence for Gaza’s youngest hostage
World
/ 17 January 2024

Birthday in absence for Gaza’s youngest hostage

The youngest hostage to be kidnapped by Hamas was born on January 18 and, if still alive, would be celebrating his first birthday this week

By Anne-Sophie Labadie
Israel in Gaza: Who are the Amalek?
Opinion
/ 16 January 2024

Israel in Gaza: Who are the Amalek?

A denial of the past will always impede reconciliation in the future

By Philip Machanick
Davos: World screams as ‘great reset’ fades
Opinion
/ 16 January 2024

Davos: World screams as ‘great reset’ fades

Global security has deteriorated markedly, just as countries need to be able to count on one another to avoid a deeper crisis

By Sarah Smit
South Africa emerges as a champion of human rights
Opinion
/ 15 January 2024

South Africa emerges as a champion of human rights

The country’s case at the World Court exposes Israel’s apartheid actions of creeping dispossession of land, segregation and discrimination, as well as military actions to destroy Palestinians and slow deaths through starvation

By Imran Khalid
ICJ genocide case provides important lessons in both law and journalism
Analysis
/ 13 January 2024

ICJ genocide case provides important lessons in both law and journalism

It also provides opportunities to learn and to advance the profession

By Ylva Rodny-Gumede
Watch Live | Day 2 – South Africa vs Israel
World
/ 12 January 2024

Watch Live | Day 2 – South Africa vs Israel

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case South Africa v. Israel.
Lawyers representing Israel at the International Court of Justice will table their arguments in day 2 of the proceedings.

By M&G Digital
Gazan civilians labelled as ‘the enemy’ in ‘genocide’, International Court of Justice hears
Politics
/ 11 January 2024

Gazan civilians labelled as ‘the enemy’ in ‘genocide’, International Court of Justice hears

Israel’s prime minister has used religious rhetoric referring to the country’s Biblical historical enemy to incite troops to war, South Africa’s legal team told the court

By Lyse Comins
Genocide case unlikely to dent SA’s investment case at Davos
Business
/ 11 January 2024

Genocide case unlikely to dent SA’s investment case at Davos

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana noted that South Africa’s position on Israel’s occupation of Palestine has always been clear

By Sarah Smit
SA at The Hague: ‘There is no justification for genocide’
Politics
/ 11 January 2024

SA at The Hague: ‘There is no justification for genocide’

South Africa told the International Court of Justice that Israel is deliberately trying to destroy the Palestinian people living in Gaza

By Lyse Comins
Watch | Day 1 – South Africa vs Israel
World
/ 11 January 2024

Watch | Day 1 – South Africa vs Israel

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case South Africa v. Israel. SA makes their argument today.

By M&G Digital
Journalist killings are a loss to all
Opinion
/ 11 January 2024

Journalist killings are a loss to all

In a crisis-hit world, attacks on newsrooms and media workers leave us worse off

By Editorial
South Africa gives leadership on the international stage
Analysis
/ 11 January 2024

South Africa gives leadership on the international stage

The state is standing up on principle knowing full well that there will be intense international and domestic pressure to fall into line

By Nontobeko Hlela
Can the ANC’s stance on Palestine help it rediscover its radical roots?
Opinion
/ 10 January 2024

Can the ANC’s stance on Palestine help it rediscover its radical roots?

Pop star George Michael articulated best the dangers of removing idealism from politics

By Donovan E Williams
Who are the terrorists in the Gaza conflict?
Thought Leader
/ 8 January 2024

Who are the terrorists in the Gaza conflict?

Amid Israel’s increasingly unhinged siege of the enclave, Drew Forrest probes the country’s claim that it is fighting a war against terror

By Drew Forrest
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