South Africa to deploy 2,900 troops to fight armed groups in eastern Congo
Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters South Africa will send 2,900 troops as part of its contribution to the Southern African Development Community force deployed to tackle armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the President’s office said in a statement on Monday. Displaced Congolese people are reflected on a puddle, at the Muchacha primary school, […]
Key takeaways from the World Court decision in Israeli genocide case
The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters The International Court of Justice ordered Israel on Friday to take action to prevent acts of genocide as it wages war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip but stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire. The top United Nations court for handling disputes between states was ruling in […]
World Court says Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza, stops short of ceasefire order
The Hague, The Netherlands/Gaza Reuters The World Court ordered Israel on Friday to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and do more to help civilians, although it stopped short of ordering a ceasefire as requested by the plaintiff South Africa. While the ruling denied Palestinian hopes of a binding order to halt the war […]
Gaza health ministry says 20 Palestinians killed in strike on food aid queue
Gaza/Doha,Qatar/Jerusalem Reuters An Israeli strike on Gaza City killed 20 Palestinians and wounded 150 who were queuing for food aid on Thursday, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said, in what Palestinian groups called a “war crime”. The Israeli military said it was looking into the report. A Palestinian girl carrying a child walks through debris at […]
Essay: More than four billion people are eligible to vote in an election in 2024. Is this democracy’s biggest test?
NICHOLAS REESE, principal fellow at the University of Melbourne’s Melbourne School of Government, provides – in an article first published on The Conversation, a rundown of just some of the significant elections that will shape the world in 2024…
Israel pushes ahead with Gaza offensive approaching 100 days of war
Doha, Qatar/Gaza Reuters Israel kept up bombardments in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, vowing to press ahead with its offensive to destroy the Islamist movement Hamas as the war approaches the 100-day mark with no end in sight. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would not be deterred by a case before the International Court […]
Essay: South Africa is taking Israel to court for genocide in Palestine. What does it mean for the war in Gaza?
In an article first published on The Conversation, DONALD ROTHWELL, professor of international law at Australian National University, looks at the International Court of Justice case and its ramifications…
Israel to appear before ICJ to counter South Africa’s Gaza case
JerusalemReuters Israel will appear before the International Court of Justice in the Hague to contest South Africa’s genocide accusations over the war with Hamas in Gaza, an Israeli government spokesman said on Tuesday. South Africa asked the ICJ on Friday for an urgent order declaring that Israel was in breach of its obligations under the […]
Essay: Sharpeville – new research on 1960 South African massacre shows the number of dead and injured was massively undercounted
NANCY L CLARK and WILLIAM H WORGER, in an artcile first published on The Conversation, reveal what their new research found…
Gender-based violence: Abused South African women log on for online lifeline
With real world support lacking, South Africa’s abused seek help online in a country where violence against women is endemic. KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…