Tag: Displacement

NEW WAVE OF GANG VIOLENCE DEVASTATES HAITI, ELECTIONS IN 2026 UNLIKELY

Over this past weekend, Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince was hit by a new wave of violence carried out by rival gangs, which took place near the Toussaint Louverture international airport and displaced hundreds of residents from their homes, burned down houses, and wounded many. Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) had to evacuate its hospital […]

THE SILENT THEFT AFTER DEATH

‘Widows and children are being deprived of their homes and dignity by families claiming property that does not belong to them’ When a man dies, the grief experienced by his wife and children should be met with compassion, protection, and support. It should be a time for mourning, remembrance, and healing. Yet, in most households, […]

IN THE HOUSE OF JESSE JACKSON: HOW A CIVIL RIGHTS GIANT RE-ANCHORED A YOUNG SOUTH AFRICAN IN EXILE

The news of the passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson arrives with a weight that is both public and profoundly personal. To the world, he will be remembered as a towering figure of the global freedom struggle, a relentless advocate for civil rights and a moral voice that refused to be silenced. To South Africa, he […]

WHO WOULD WELCOME THE PRINCE OF PEACE TODAY

Perhaps the most important statement to come out of AmericaFest 2025 in its first convention since the assassination of Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk, was that made by U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding the intention of “EU and NATO” to “pull the U.S. military into direct conflict with Russia.” Gabbard doubled down […]

STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA DURING THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

“This is a matter of great significance, not only for the people of Palestine, not only for the people of Israel, but for all people who cherish the ideals of freedom and self-determination. Shortly after the United Nations was created, the General Assembly adopted Resolution 181, which recommended the creation of two states, Israel and […]

BRICS IS A CATALYST FOR INEVITABLE CHANGES IN UNJUST WORLD AFFAIRS

Brazilian President Lula Da Silva’s blunt assessment of the current state of world politics would have been frightening were his views not so much of an open secret. During the recently-concluded BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, President Lula stated: “We are witnessing an unprecedented collapse of multilateralism.” In more ways than one, the Brazilian […]

THE “AFRIKANER REFUGEES” FALLACY EXPOSES THE MALADY IN SA-US RELATIONS

Never in the history of democratic South Africa has so few caused so much pain to so many and with impunity. The preposterous saga of a very tiny minority of Afrikaners who this week flew to the US under the utterly false pretense of escaping persecution has pooh-poohed Mandela’s dream of a South Africa for […]