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Irony of tearing pages: “Why Israel?” and MRN’s advocacy role

OPINION by Iqbal Jassat Advocacy for justice and human rights defines the role of a multitude of social movements across the world.  It has purpose and follows rigorous process in addition to creating networks and sustainable partnerships sharing common goals.  Methods may differ amongst various formations which constitute a vibrant kaleidoscope[…]

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De Kock challenges parole decision: report

Lawyers for apartheid-era assassin Eugene de Kock have launched a new court bid for him to be considered for parole, the SABC reported on Wednesday. De Kock’s lawyer Julian Knight told the SABC the application would challenge Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha’s decision to delay De Kock’s parole[…]

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Broad-based boycott needed

Outraged by Israel’s continued bombardment of the Gaza strip, many Palestinian sympathisers both locally and abroad have turned to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, to protest against Israel’s involvement in the conflict. Locally there have been numerous calls for South Africans to boycott Israeli products, currently being sold[…]

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Palestine: Forbidden fruit

OPINION by Andriques Che Petersen – Across the globe there are hundreds of thousands of ethnic and religious Jews that stand opposed to the existence of the state of Israel. But, at risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist, the hold Zionist sympathisers and Zionists themselves have on mainstream media[…]

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Nadine Gordimer dies

Nobel laureate and writer Nadine Gordimer died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 90, her family said on Monday. “Her son Hugo and daughter Oriane and her caring helpers were with her… A private memorial service will be announced at a later date,” law firm Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs[…]

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