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Iran’s advantage lies in its ability to produce content that aligns with platform operations at both speed and scale. Meanwhile, the conflict continues on the ground, where a ceasefire holds unevenly and negotiations remain uncertain.

Tehran and Arak under chemical siege

Israel chose targets at the heart of domestic survival because its planners know that fuel in a capital powers ambulances, clinics, refrigeration, generators, pumping systems,…

Guard jealously: Africa must move at pace with other nations seeking to protect data as a strategic asset. Photo: Dragos Condrea

Africa’s data, the new sovereignty frontier

Data sovereignty refers to the principle that all data is subject to the laws and regulations of the nation state or jurisdiction in which it is collected. This concept gained…

Conditional: Iran has accepted the ceasefire but on certain terms.

Iran only needs to survive this war

There is no doubt that difficult days lie ahead of the global order as we know it since the end of World War II. Clearly, the USA has set a very dangerous precedent in terms of…

Former international relations minister Naledi Pandor said without confronting material complicity, the initiative risked becoming “pleasant, but ineffectual”. Photo: Hasina Kathrada

At Hague Group meeting, frustration over failure of global institutions to constrain Israel’s conduct

Speakers described a system in which legal norms are applied selectively, allowing powerful states and their allies to evade accountability

Call for South Africa to support the UN Resolution on the return of the Ukrainian children

Supporting the return of Ukrainian children is consistent with South Africa’s constitutional values and its long-standing commitment to human rights

A Tanzanian commission investigating deadly unrest following the October 2025 general election has recommended national reconciliation, criminal investigations and fast-tracking a new Constitution by 2028. Photo: Wainaina Mburu

Tanzania’s post-election violence raises doubts over credibility of 2025 polls

Authorities have not released an official death toll, but unconfirmed reports suggest the number of fatalities could exceed 1 000

Gaza has been destroyed following continued strikes by Israel. (X)

Christian churches applaud World Council of Churches for its resolutions condemning Israel over Gaza

The council has urged governments, institutions and churches to commit to the principles of justice under international law and ethics against Israel’s war against Palestinian

Holding the powerful to account: War crimes and the new global reckoning

From Nuremberg to The Hague and Rwanda to Gaza, author traces the relentless pursuit of justice for humanity’s darkest crimes

President Cyril Ramaphosa is one of three leaders who has warned of collapse unless international law is enforced. Photo: Felix Dlangamandla/Gallo Images

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

International justice: End or emancipation?

If we are to avoid a world where impunity reigns and the powerful are above the law, states committed to international justice must rethink accountability approaches and alliances

Devastation: People search the rubble of the Bureij camp for refugees in Gaza destroyed by an Israeli attack. (Eyad Baba/AFP)

Urgent need to form a global bloc against genocide

Unified action led by states must follow South Africa’s stand against Israel to stop the killings in Gaza and Western-backed impunity

Many African countries are anxious not to be sucked into a new Cold War and want to maintain cordial relations with both Russia and the West. (Illustration: Getty Images)

Russia looking to strengthen Africa presence

Many African countries are anxious not to be sucked into a new Cold War and want to maintain cordial relations with both Russia and the West

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhayu  (right) and former defence minister Yoav Gallant. Photo: Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO)/Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola. Photo: Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images

British foreign secretary to meet with Lamola on first African tour

David Lammy is on a visit to the continent to strengthen relations with South Africa and Nigeria

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The ICC and the fragility of a consensus on international law

International divisions on the charges against Hamas and Israeli leaders echo hypocrisy and threats to the rule of law in domestic politics