Israel urges ICJ to reject claim Rafah operations violate initial Gaza orders
In a three-page submission released Thursday by the court, Israel labeled the new South African request “ highly peculiar and improper.”
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Peter Magubane, 91, Who Fought Apartheid With His Camera, Is Dead
He documented the cruelties of white South African rule, and he was made to pay for it, enduring beatings and 586 consecutive days in solitary confinement.
At BRICS Summit, Countries Diverge Slightly on Israel and War in Gaza
They called for the release of all civilians who are being illegally held captive, as well as a humanitarian truce that would lead to a cessation of hostilities.
US has wrecked chances of peace in Middle East, Putin tells Brics summit
Russian president blames US for Gaza conflict as he attempts to woo global south Israel-Hamas war – live updatesUS unilateralism has wrecked the chances of peace in the Middle East, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, told a crisis Brics meeting on …
South Africa ‘can’t afford’ to pay for new anti-HIV drug, despite cut-price offer
The jab, given every two months, has been offered on a non-profit basis, but it can’t compete with a cheap daily HIV-prevention pill The South African health department says the reduced cost of a new anti-HIV injection is still three times more than i…
Irish woman inspired to return African and Aboriginal antiquities by Guardian article
Isabella Walsh has contacted embassies and consulates to repatriate 10 objects that her father wanted to be returnedAn Irish woman has been inspired by the Guardian to return her late father’s collection of 19th century African and Aboriginal objects t…
South Africa to introduce shared parental leave after landmark judgment
Country will be first in Africa to introduce measure after its high court ruled that both parents must have right to time offSouth Africa is set to become the first country in Africa to introduce shared parental leave after a high court ruled that both…
Deadly Fire in Africa’s Richest City Exposed a Secret in Plain Sight
Officials blame immigrants and liberal housing laws, but a Times investigation found the entrenched problems that turned downtown Johannesburg into a blighted tinderbox.
Minister robbed and bodyguards’ guns stolen in South Africa
Tyres of Sindisiwe Chikunga’s car punctured by spikes on highway south of Johannesburg, say policeA South African government minister has been robbed and her bodyguards have had their guns stolen, say police, in what authorities in the country describe…
Rugby fans gather around England for World Cup semi-final against South Africa
Pubs in south-west London, where many of UK’s 101,000 South Africans live, are hosting viewing partiesExcited fans of England and South Africa are gathering in bars, pubs and community centres around the country to watch a tense semi-final in the Rugby…