The names of two South Africans alleged to be serving in the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) have been handed over to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development for investigation. The Action Forum for Palestine, who formed part of a joint delegation with the National Coalition for Palestine (NC4P) met[…]
A full boycott of Woolworths has been called by the National Coalition for Palestine (NC4P), following its refusal to remove Israeli products from its stores. According to the coalition, which consists of a number of Palestinian solidarity groups in South Africa, it was protesting the retailer’s “unwavering support for the[…]
The National Coalition for Palestine are set to host a mass march towards Parliament on Saturday 9th August, calling for urgent government action against Israel’s nearly month long bombardment of the Gaza Strip. The march is being billed as the biggest such event in the country post-Apartheid, with organisers hoping[…]
Residents and community members from the Strandfontein community held a protest march this past weekend, against a perceived lack of communication by the City of Cape Town towards decision making in the area. The march, which was organised by the Strandfontein Social and Economic Development Forum, highlighted numerous problems currently[…]
Since the historic signing into law of the Land Restitution and Amendment Bill, and the subsequent reopening of the land claims process, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has received just under 5 500 new land claims applications. Amongst those, the department has noted a high number of[…]
“Post-Apartheid South Africa was an inspiration for me and an inspiration for many activists like myself.” These were the words of prominent Israeli historian and social activist, Professor Ilan Pappe during a visit to Cape Town this past weekend. Pappe is visiting the country in a nationwide tour to raise[…]
Prominent Israeli historian Prof Ilan Pappe is in South Africa for a week long lecture tour, starting off in Cape Town on Friday. Prof Pappe is considered the first Israeli Jewish historian to write about the Palestinian side with knowledge and empathy. His lecture tour is organised by Muslim Views[…]
Having been witness to some of the worst cases of genocide during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian Union of Health Work Committees has expressed concern over the psychological effects the war has had on the children of Gaza. To date, more than 1500 people have been[…]
Former African National Congress (ANC) MP, Andrew Feinstein has accused some of the West’s leading nations of being complicit in Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip, by providing the state with huge amounts of weaponry. One of the major benefactors of the Israeli Defence Force’s (IDF) military operations has been[…]
It may have been an extremely challenging month for VOC staff, but the community’s support made it all worth it. So says VOC programming manager Mishka Daries, after receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback on the station’s Ramadan programming. VOC has been inundated with positive messages, with many saying the programming changes[…]
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