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Iran war triggers global shockwaves across energy, food and finance systems, analysts warn
The US-Israel war on Iran is sending shockwaves through global energy, food and financial systems, exposing deep structural vulnerabilities in the world economy, according to the…
How the US government sabotaged the genocide convention orders against Israel
South Africa can move to get more emergency orders from the International Court of Justice. The UN General Assembly’s Uniting for Peace power can overcome the US government’s…
The Caracas Rupture bleeds world order
This is not diplomacy; it is an eviction notice served by Delta Force
The Hague Group revives the possibility of a new internationalism
The grouping, made up of Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa, is a challenge to the West on Israel’s war in Gaza
Israeli impunity: SA leads global fight for justice
South Africa spearheading a Global South coalition to enforce international law against Israel will attract a backlash but it’s the right thing to do
Ramaphosa and co in the crosshairs of pro-Israel lobbyists
Three leaders’ strong words on the Trump administration’s threat to civilised norms and values in the international arena has attracted blowback from the right
Global Africa’s quest for reparations for crimes against humanity
This excerpt is from the recently published book, The Black Atlantic’s Triple Burden: Slavery, Colonialism and Reparations (Johannesburg: Jacana, 2024)
Colombian left ascends to power by uniting progressive forces
The fourth instalment on lessons for the left shows how the Colombian left built a successful electoral project in face of brutal opposition from entrenched elites backed by US…
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…
Covid-19 caused a loss of more than $500 million in KwaZulu-Natal alone
A World Bank study has found that the pandemic put a strain on healthcare workers, which affected the health system
Truth commissions are lessons for societies in transition
South Africa and Colombia attempted to deal with a violent past through telling truths about human rights violations – even if both processes faltered one some measures
Much to learn from the political transitions in South Africa and Colombia
Social cohesion and reconciliation cannot be signed into being with new Constitutions but need to be worked on
A new current of hope surges across Latin America
Seven right-wing governments have been defeated, while Brazil is set to join the wave of liberation next month
The most important elections in the Americas is in Brazil
Former president Lula is in the lead in the polls ahead of the first round of elections on 2 October. These elections will be transformative for Brazil and will ramifications…
Strict gun laws save 30 lives a month in two Colombian cities. Here’s what it can mean for South Africa
A recent spate of killings has reignited the conversation about firearm control. What does the evidence say about the kind of policies that work to prevent gun violence?