The ‘Green Brigade’ has a nuanced history that long precedes the latest conflict
The world can no longer remain coy in the face of war: the United States is a bully and we must stand up to it
The volatile nature of the conflict takes out any latitude for inaction from the American president
South Africa must continue a delicate diplomatic dance if it hopes to be a mediator in the Middle East
Israeli troops and Hamas fighters engaged in house-to-house combat in densely populated Gaza, where the war has sent 1.5 million people fleeing to other parts of the territory in a desperate search for cover
US diplomat Joy Basu said that Pretoria still needs to do more to convince congress to renew Agoa
We cannot be like the West and turn our back on the Palestinian people and the question of their freedom
Oxfam International says ‘starvation is being used as a weapon of war against Gaza civilians’.
Families of Israeli hostages want Israel to accept Hamas’s proposal of exchanging Palestinian prisoners for the hostages, but Israel’s president made no commitment.
The Israeli occupation of Palestine
Over the past few weeks we have witnessed a disturbing trend of a collective blind eye being turned to history
Our grief for people we have not personally known is informed by the narratives and stories we are exposed to – but these stories are not equally told
Horrifying as they were, the events of 7 October were the latest twist in a violent cycle triggered in the distant past
History has taught us that Jews can easily become potential targets of violent retaliation
Viewing the conflict in zero-sum terms is not an option
The British high commissioner to South Africa reflects on the value of the United Nations for the UK and South Africa to achieve shared objectives
The United Nations estimates Gaza needs about 100 trucks a day to meet the needs of its 2.4 million residents
‘There’s been no mixing of Palestinians and Israelis like there was in South Africa’
The US Secretary of Defence ordered the activation of air defence systems and notified additional forces that they may be deployed soon
A Hamas spokesman said ‘even dozens’ of such convoys could not meet Gaza’s needs, especially as no fuel was being allowed in to help distribute supplies
The president said South Africa could relate to the plight of Palestine
Photographer Adam Broomberg describes the significance of capturing ancient ‘inhabitants’
Nomvula Mokonyane says Israel’s embassy in South Africa must be shut
Egyptian state-linked broadcaster Al Qahera News had said the Rafah crossing, the only route into Gaza, would open on Friday, but Cairo later said it needed more time to repair roads
Naledi Pandor appeared to put that at risk, but neutrality is neither a just demand nor a way to bring Israel to the negotiating table
Hamas said after the explosion on Tuesday that the cause was an Israeli air strike
Secretary general Fikile Mbalula says the heavily criticised international relations minister was doing her job as a diplomat to advance peace during call with Hamas leader
If Hezbollah is activated by Iran, its involvement would likely open up a regional war
Russia, China, Tanzania, Mexico, Portugal and Cambodia are among the scores of countries whose citizens are dead, kidnapped or missing
World history is littered with conflicts that might have been avoided if warnings had been acted on
Iran has warned of a possible ‘pre-emptive action’ against Israel as it prepares a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip
The justice minister reiterated South Africa’s readiness to help mediate an end to conflict