“Lo Tishtok” — Hebrew for “You will not be silent” — is a phrase gaining momentum among haredim, who are being forced to reckon with claims of serious crimes, including sexual abuse of children, against several of their cultural icons.
The highlights of 2021 in Africa
Miss South Africa 2018 and Miss Universe runner-up Dr Tamaryn Green wants better working conditions for patients and doctors. As a TB and Covid-19 survivor herself, she talks to Denvor de Wee about her competitiveness, her love of nature and her imminent wedding
The former Israeli PM has been charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate indictments
Lalela Mswane and the Miss SA organisers have not responded to the announcement by the sports, arts and culture department that the government has withdrawn its support for the pageant
Beauty pageants are political. Calling these women role models, talking about their natural hair, their ambition, their voice is all political. Representing a country on a global stage is also political
The AU Commission chairperson’s decision to accept the credentials of Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia undermines the anti-colonial values that underpin the AU
Nongovernmental organisations applying for observer status at the African Union are subjected to intense scrutiny but a non-African state merely needs the approval of the AU Commission’s chairperson
Even if herd immunity is finally reached in South Africa, non-pharmaceutical measures are necessary
Vaccines help to reduce the spread of Covid-19, but they are not without shortcomings. Here’s what they can and can’t do
The international relations department has released a statement condemning the decision
But experts doubt the South African intelligence community has the capacity even to establish whether Ramaphosa’s phone was compromised
The dairy’s Lichtenburg factory, which is being closed due to service delivery issues, employs about 380 permanent and 40 temporary workers
The outgoing chief justice has refused an instruction to apologise for his comment on South Africa’s foreign policy and maintained that his office did not bar him from voicing his religious views
Suntosh Pillay speaks to fellow psychologist Anton Botha, who is also a former UN staff member, about Israel and Palestine and whether or not the United Nations is abdicating its duties to maintain peace
Because Israel is an occupying nation, Israeli violence and Palestinian resistance should not be portrayed as equivalent
The government’s spokesperson has posted tweets and videos that have nothing to do with the current conflict with Palestinians
While the conflict between Israel and Palestinians rages on the real battle is for public opinion
Cyril Ramaphosa may have signalled a hardening of tone but, like his predecessors, he is unlikely to break the mould on the Palestine-Israel two-state solution
The body’s inaction during the Iraq war and Russia’s annexation of the Crimea makes it weaker when it comes to negotiation peace in the Middle East
SA BDS Coalition calls for the world to listen to what Israel’s actions are saying and apply full sanctions against that apartheid state
Israel’s iron grip over Palestinians had its beginnings in the demise of the Ottoman Empire and Britain and France’s arbitrary mapping out of the Middle East
The president addresses the recent violence in Palestine
The Nakba began with the establishment of Israel in 1948 and has never ended. Palestinian are still removed from their land and their home and are still being killed and discriminated against
A Human Right Watch report recommends sanctions and UN commission to investigate Israeli apartheid practices
The JCC’s recent ruling against the chief justice is a win for accountability that enforces the principles of judicial authority
The JCC said that by the chief justice straying into politics, he breached the judicial conduct code and ordered him to issue an apology and retraction
Ugandan and Israeli activists have called for the licence permitting arms sales to be revoked, but expect next week’s hearing to be held in camera
A response to “The dark side of Israel’s vaccine success story”, Mail & Guardian, 13 January 2021
Israel is refusing to provide the vaccine to the millions of Palestinians it is forcefully ruling over.
The United States is negotiating with African countries that will see them exchange Palestinian people’s rights for improved economic and trade conditions
Once Tel Aviv’s sworn enemy, Khartoum is apparently ready to end hostilities, but Sudanese refugees fear they may be deported