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The six South Africans who were captured by Israel while part of the Global Sumud Flotilla last week are set to return home on Tuesday
APARTHEID

Gaza flotilla sails on despite attacks

Along with drone attacks, the fleet faces a political campaign to delegitimise it

  • Hasina Kathrada
5 min read
Inkosi Mandla Mandela recalled the years when his country was an outcast, kept alive by global solidarity. Now, he said, the same must be done for Palestine. Photo: Hasina Kathrada
APARTHEID

Mandla Mandela urges same global support for Palestine that helped free SA from apartheid

Nelson Mandela’s grandson addressed hundreds of people from over 40 countries at the launch of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian mission aiming to deliver humanitarian aid to…

  • Hasina Kathrada
5 min read
Myanmar’s leaders, including Nobel laureate and de facto head of state Aung San Suu Kyi, have repeatedly defended the military crackdown. (AFP)
ABUBACARR TAMBADOU

Why the Gambia’s plea for the Rohingya matters for international justice

In early December, the International Court of Justice heard arguments filed by the Gambia against Myanmar for violations of the Genocide Convention. This included a request for…

  • Line Engbo Gissel
  • Kerstin Carlson
4 min read