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Iran is not Venezuela
It is easier to start wars than to end them
Motsepe, the Crown Prince?
Supporters argue that Motsepe possesses the skills and experience to lead the ANC and South Africa. His potential presidency is expected to strengthen relations with the United…
Why Marwan Barghouti’s name matters
Hamas’s demand for Barghouti’s release reflects his symbolic and political weight
Struggles for freedom still relevant today
Shifting geopolitics is highlighting new and old arenas of conflict and violations of international law
Reporting from the West: A return to reason?
Influential people in parts of the media, civil society and academia in South Africa echoed Western narratives without scrutiny, but now the tide is slowly turning
Qatar must rethink the US’s Al Udeid Military Air Base
US involvement in the Middle East and Israel’s attacks on Iran and its retaliation make the US military base in Qatar a target
Israel is starving Gaza by design, SA tells International Court of Justice
South Africa argued that a 50-day aid blockade was further proof of the genocide of the Palestinian population
Macron redraws Europe’s diplomatic map by recognition of the State of Palestine pledge
The move reflects France’s strategic recalibration amid rising domestic pressures, European fragmentation over Gaza and a widening rift with Washington.
SA condemns Israel’s onslaught on Gaza
The deadly airstrikes were a violation of international law, the department of international relations said
Trump order cutting aid, offering sanctuary to Afrikaners is premised on factual inaccuracies, SA says
The department of international relations and cooperation said the order failed to recognise South Africa’s ‘profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid’
Justice minister calls on Rome Statute signatories to enforce arrest warrant for Netanhayu and Gallant
The International Criminal Court says there are reasonable grounds to prosecute a variety of war crimes against the Israeli leaders
António Guterrers, the man for our time
The secretary general of the United Nations is committed to peace, yet Israel in its war on Gaza and beyond chose to ban him
The anatomy of a genocide: Gaza one year later
Amid the humanitarian catastrophe caused by Israel, its leaders are being welcomed by many powerful countries and leaders
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
The Thorn and the Carnation: A novel by a Palestinian leader during his incarceration in Israeli prisons
Yahya Sinwar writes that ‘despite tireless attempts to erase their Arab identity, Islamic faith and Palestinian heritage, they remain more steadfast than anyone could have…