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.
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Zelenskyy pleads for global pressure against Russia after renewed attacks on Kyiv
The Ukrainian president cut short a trip to South Africa after Russian drone and missile strikes which killed at least eight people and injured about 80
Sudan: From mob mentality to civic rationality
The economic consequences of Sudan’s diplomatic isolation restricts access to aid which, combined with war, are dire – worsened by social fractures that fuel military instability
Israeli propaganda yet again poses as fact
Israel is using water as a weapon of war in Gaza
South Africa must withdraw its soldiers from the DRC
The country should be aware of its limitations and rather address its problems at home
Nigeria seeks SA support for membership of Brics
The 11th binational commission also saw a call for South Africa to shore up peace efforts on Sudan
Education can help child soldiers reintegrate into society
A child-rights-based approach to education in disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration programmes gives children the tools for healing, belonging and participation in peacebuilding
South African filmmakers call for cultural boycott against Israel
Media groups urge action to protect those risking their lives to document the crisis in Gaza
Africans trapped in Lebanon by ‘kafala’ labour system and Israel’s bombs
With nearly 2 500 people killed in recent Israeli strikes on Lebanon, nobody in the country is safe, and the only help for Africans is from other migrant workers
Israel marks first anniversary of Hamas’s 7 October attack
The attack claimed more than 1 200 lives, while more than 41 000 people, the majority civilians, have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza
A war foretold: The grown-ups need to stand up to prevent it
While Israel enjoys the backing of the US and impunity for its crimes, the risk of a wider conflagration in the Middle East is high
The paradox of the DRC’s war: Mining for climate solutions fuels environmental destruction
The DRC is rich in the minerals needed for renewable energy technologies, central to reducing our carbon footprint, but they come at great environmental and human cost
Finding harmony with my father through the timeless power of Jazz
He died before I could share with him my growing interest in the wonders of South African music
Israel’s war on Gaza shows the ‘civilised’ can be the biggest liars and killers
Israel and its Western allies – including the media – have lied or spread the lies about the occupier’s intentions and its actions against Palestinians
Between conflict and hope: A photographer’s journey amid Sudan’s turmoil
Photographer Ala Kheir was using his camera to document the scars of Sudan’s old wars. Then came the new war.
An intelligent look at war
A new book examines the use and abuse of military intelligence gathering in Africa
Israelis and Palestinians end dark year, with no end in sight to war
Heavy bombardment, and a ground invasion launched three weeks into the war, have reduced vast areas of Gaza to a ruined wasteland and killed at least 21,822 people, mostly women and children, according to the health ministry
Growing fatigue appears to mar the West’s support for Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit to the United States was received a quieter reception that that of the previous year
Russia, Ukraine: If we reject war, then we should reject all wars
We supported sanctions against the apartheid regime, but should we be boycotting individuals in the arts and sports, when it is their governments that wage wars?
Sudan refugees face soaring rent prices in Cairo
As 250 000 people fled air strikes, street battles, looting and sexual violence, property owners in the Egyptian capital saw an opportunity
War memorials, a cautionary memory bank for peace
South Africa’s part in World War I shows the importance of collective memory in recalling the ignored names of those who died in service
Inflation eases to 5.4% in June, below upper limit of Reserve Bank’s target range
The slowdown will probably influence the central bank’s decision on interest rates
Sudan civil servants go hungry as war rages
About a million desperate public sector workers have had to survive on their savings or social aid networks
In the battle of superpowers, SA will always be vulnerable
The rand’s fall after the US’s Russian arms claims shows South Africa can’t risk taking a side
Cold War 2.0 | Where can South Africa stand other than on its non-aligned perch?
As a country, our struggling economy is hitched to both the prospects of the East and the West. Being frozen out by any of them, would be punishing for all
Forensics the key to missing and dead on old and new battlefields
The fledgling Red Cross Military Identification Programme aims to collaborate with non-state and state military groups to establish DNA profiling of combatants before deployment
Will we ever grasp the utter futility of war?
Seeing upfront the consequences of violent conflict for people – for generations – is shocking
UK’s Sunak exposes his naivety on foreign policy
This was evident in the British prime minister’s speech at the lord mayor’s banquet, which customarily focuses on foreign policy
The Zambian student who died on the Russian front line
Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda was serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia. So how did he end up dying in combat in Ukraine?
A war has raged in Great Lakes region for decades and we can no longer ignore
The M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, have expanded their attacks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africa’s forgotten colony in the Sahara
Rich in resources but largely unrecognised, those in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic eke out a livelihood under harsh conditions.
Xi Jinping’s radioactive friend
Instead of weakening the United States and bolstering China’s geopolitical standing, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has accomplished the exact opposite. As China’s president prepares for an unprecedented third term, the growing desperation of Vladimir Putin should serve as a cautionary tale