South Africa is a victim of its own success with many having forgotten the ANC’s progress towards providing free education, said party secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Tuesday. He said there were around 150 000 black students at universities across the country in 1994. Today there were just over 800[…]
Shimon Peres, who passed away Wednesday aged 93 after suffering a stroke on 13 September, epitomised the disparity between Israel’s image in the West and the reality of its bloody, colonial policies in Palestine and the wider region. Peres was born in modern day Belarus in 1923, and his family[…]
Israeli ex-president Shimon Peres died on Wednesday, some two weeks after suffering a major stroke, triggering an outpouring of obituaries that ranged from praise for his record to accusations of war crimes. The 93-year-old died in his sleep at around 3:00 am (0000 GMT), Rafi Walden, who is also Peres’s[…]
The Syrian army and its allies fought intense clashes with rebels in opposition-held areas of Aleppo on Tuesday, as the government began what appeared to be a three-pronged ground assault following days of devastating air attacks on civilian areas. Syrian government forces were reported to have taken the al-Farafra area,[…]
The World Bank announced on Tuesday it will release $300 million in loans to help facilitate the labour market for Syrian refugees in Jordan. The funds will be used to attract investors and create reforms that will help grant access to the Syrian labour force, the Bank said in a[…]
An official from the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Tuesday called on football’s ruling body FIFA to ban Israeli teams from playing matches in Jewish-only settlements across the occupied West Bank. “By allowing games to be held on Palestinian land where settlements have been built, FIFA is involved in political[…]
Israeli police were heavily deployed across occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday as reports of an alleged “security threat” were received, according to Israeli police spokesperson. Luba al-Samri said in a statement that the security alert was declared Tuesday afternoon, issuing no specific directions for the public. The security alert was cancelled[…]
A war of words has erupted between BDS South Africa and Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, after the Palestine solidarity organization criticised the advocate’s participation at a Zionist fundraising event. Pro-Palestinian activists were left shocked after learning that Madonsela, participated in a fundraising event on the 21st September with the Israel[…]
It’s been reported that the Grand Mufti of Egypt has cancelled his trip to South Africa, after he was advised that he is not welcome here. Grand Mufti Shawqee Alaam and his delegation were expected to arrive in the country this week as part of a peace initiative launched by[…]
On Monday, the replica of Nelson Mandela’s Robben Island prison cell was launched at spine road high in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain. The replica was designed by Moonlight Films in conjunction with Robben Island mMuseums and will be travelling to 14 schools. The travelling monument is aimed at improving the national[…]
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