Few parties align with my beliefs as a follower of Islam and a South African, writes Ozayr Patel
In many ways, Palestinians are abandoned because they are without an economy of power
South Africa’s political narrative is mired in a swamp of inadequacy and hypocrisy
Fatal attractions are blind and delusional and thus destructive. The consequences may be a backlash against Biden, the US losing its little moral authority is has, an end to any stability in the Middle East and, worst, a wider war
Alexei Navalny’s demise spotlights how death and displacement are portrayed in the media and in literature
It is 30 years since Nelson Mandela gave his inaugural address that spoke of oppression in the past and hope for the future
The ICJ is holding hearings all week on the legal implications of Israel’s occupation since 1967, with 52 countries expected to give evidence
The International Court of Justice is largely toothless, because it falls under the United Nations Security Council
This is an edited extract from Haider Eid’s book, Decolonising the Palestinian Mind
The ANC is hoping to use the former president’s popularity among coloured voters to destabilise the Democratic Alliance
The international relations minister said she has had to increase her security
The political theorist suggests that the dismantling of apartheid South Africa is a useful example for finding a solution for Palestine
President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that the country’s genocide case against Israel could lead to ‘regime change’ attacks
In 1979, 25 years after the anti-colonial conference in Indonesia, the ANC leader recalled the ‘spirit of Bandung’ when he called for the freedom of South Africans and Palestinians
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
The court has ordered that Israel implement provisional measures to prevent genocidal acts against the people living in Gaza ‘with immediate effect’
Settling for a simplistic ‘oppressor-oppressed’ narrative is depriving the Middle East of the hope it deserves
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
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
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
The CSA had a tough decision to make but failed to field any conviction
Five creatives tell of their work on the Israeli violence and the responses they’ve had
Global security has deteriorated markedly, just as countries need to be able to count on one another to avoid a deeper crisis
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
Deputy president says the ANC will continue to act in solidarity with Cuba, Palestine and Western Sahara, regardless of coercion by ‘influential’ states
David Feldman said Jews in South Africa should not be held responsible for the words and actions of the Israeli government
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
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana noted that South Africa’s position on Israel’s occupation of Palestine has always been clear
In a crisis-hit world, attacks on newsrooms and media workers leave us worse off
The state is standing up on principle knowing full well that there will be intense international and domestic pressure to fall into line
Pop star George Michael articulated best the dangers of removing idealism from politics
Amid Israel’s increasingly unhinged siege of the enclave, Drew Forrest probes the country’s claim that it is fighting a war against terror