The coordinators of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) South Africa have hailed the overwhelming support shown by the South African community towards their campaign to economically cripple the state of Israel. Local Palestinian sympathisers have come out strongly against companies with affiliations to the oppressive state, as anger continues[…]
In recent weeks, numerous local solidarity groups have called for a retail boycott of some of the countries big supermarkets, in the hopes of pressuring them to cut business ties with Israeli companies. The campaign has however been met with a divided opinion from the community, with many concerned that[…]
The Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in South Africa is hosting a live TV pledge-line for on Friday 8 August 2014 from 8pm to midnight on ITV on DSTV Channel 347. BDS South Africa is one of the leading Palestine solidarity organisations in the country working full-time on 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[…]
Friday will see the start of over 20 nationwide Palestine protests against Israeli attacks on Gaza. Various civil society organizations, political groups, human rights organizations, trade unions and other South African organizations will be hosting over 20 major protest actions, rallies and events within the next seven days, in all[…]
The South African National Halal Authority (Sanha) says it has not issued certification to any Israeli company. Sanha was responding to public criticism on social media that halal bodies were allegedly profiteering from certifying Israeli products and companies for Muslim consumers. There has been growing calls on Muslims to boycott[…]
The South African chapter of the international Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movements is calling for South Africans of all walks of life to strengthen their campaign against products produced by Israel. BDS SA co-ordinator Muhammed Desai says now that the world has seen the overwhelming amount of support for[…]
Human rights activist and co-founder of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, Omar Barghouti believes global human rights conferences are important in cementing the resistance against oppression. Barghouti was speaking on VOC’s Drivetime following his address at the War Resisters’ International Conference on Friday. According to Barghouti, human rights[…]
Capetonians will be have a chance to engage with well known Palestinian human rights activist and author, Omar Barghouti, when he arrives in South Africa between the 4th and 8th of July. Barghouti is one of the founding members of the non-violent boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel movement.[…]
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