South Africa

Long before intersectionality became a prevailing concept which helped delineate the relationship between various marginalised and oppressed groups, late South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu said it all in a...

"I thank everyone who trusted me to write, publish and cover their stories around the world." "To those who watch me from home and in front of their screens,...

Archbishop Desmond Tutu passed away this morning. He will be remembered differently by many people around world. He was a Nobel Prize Laureate, a man of God, a fervent...

This article was published by The Guardian on 29 April 2002, written by the former Archbishop Desmond Tutu after his visit to Palestine.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle died on Sunday at the age of 90, the presidency said. "The passing of Archbishop...

The founder of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS), Omar Al-Barghouti, sent a letter to the world, (Raialyoum). The letter stated that "Enforcement of international punitive measures against the...

Turkey's state-run aid agency has established greenhouses at five schools in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho to help learners gain skills in agriculture and agribusiness, Anadolu News Agency...

How much longer is the South African government going to ignore violations of the Foreign Military Assistance Act by local citizens serving in Israel's Apartheid army? This is a...

Boycotts are a powerful weapon in the quest for justice. This is why the Israeli leadership is making so much effort to have the peaceful resistance of the pro-Palestine...

Over 30 countries have imposed restrictions on travel from southern African countries as concerns rise over a new strain of coronavirus reported in South Africa last week. The @WHO...

Seventy prominent writers, poets, and playwrights from several continents have signed a letter endorsing Sally Rooney's boycott of Israel describing it as "an exemplary response to the mounting injustices inflicted...

Israelis Against Apartheid have joined the near-universal condemnation of the recent decision to outlaw six Palestinian human rights organisations by labelling them terrorist groups. The Jewish Israeli group, which has over...

European and American politicians and bureaucrats refer frequently to "shared values" when they seek to justify their support for the state of Israel. This is usually taken to mean...

The African Union is to discuss granting Israel observer status during its meeting starting today, a step condemned by Palestine along with many member states. The Palestinian Authority (PA)...

There are those who believe that the African Union's decision to grant Israel observer member, in spite of its crimes against Palestinians, is a natural evolution of relations. This...

Israel's apartheid regime became the subject of a dispute recently in the Hebrew edition of the Haaretz newspaper between leading Israeli human rights attorney Michael Sfard and South Africa's Chief Rabbi...

Africa is a symbol of the future and Africa stands with us," declared Yasser Arafat, then chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) at a meeting of the Organisation...

Last week marked 22 years since the African Union (AU) replaced the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) which was created in 1963 with only 32 members. The other 22...

Morocco has called on South Africa to work with Rabat on a number of files and issues, foremost is the Western Sahara file, strengthening Africa's position on the international...

When you do an online search for South Africa's Robben Island, one of the suggested words used is "escapes". It is obviously a common research topic. Robben Island was...

The United Arab Emirates said today residents who had been fully vaccinated with a shot approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) could return as of 12 September from...

Israel's return to the African Union (AU) as an observer state has sparked a huge backlash in the continent with as many as 14 countries said to be ready...

The plans to sneak Israel quietly into the African Union as an observer state appear to have backfired spectacularly. Israeli celebrations may be premature as Algeria, one of Palestine's...

An Israeli columnist has linked the ongoing Israeli spyware scandal to previous Israel arms sales made to regimes that carried out genocides and war crimes. Commenting on the spyware...

South Africa's government on Wednesday announced that it was "appalled" by the African Union (AU) Commission's decision last week to grant Israel observer status at the African bloc. "Israel...

The President of the UN Human Rights Council, Shameem Khan, has announced the appointment of three members of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East...

Dubai Ports World (DP World) has submitted an offer to acquire Imperial Logistics, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, for $890 million. DP World said in a statement yesterday...

The UK plans to boycott a UN sponsored anti-racism conference in South Africa citing anti-Semitism concerns

Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, two former Israeli ambassadors to South Africa have said in an article drawing parallels with the system of racial segregation in South...

Egypt is one of ten countries where Apple Inc will not be offering its new private relay service, a feature which will prevent service providers and advertisers from being...

The United Arab Emirates has ratified a 2018 extradition treaty with South Africa, its embassy in Pretoria said on Wednesday, a move that President Cyril Ramaphosa's government hopes will...

An evocative French film set in a Hiroshima destroyed by the United States atomic bomb in 1945 haunted me throughout the latest dreadful days of carnage in Gaza. I...