KENNY KUNENE DEFENDS THE PA’S UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
Patriotic Alliance (PA) Deputy President Kenny Kunene has vehemently defended his party and the DA’s recent visit to Israel – shrouded in apparent veil of secrecy – saying the country’s Government of National Unity (GNU) needs to recognize that every participating party in the coalition has its own unique manifesto. A nine-member delegation made up […]
NOTHING ‘SECRET’ ABOUT PA MPS’ TRIP TO HOLY LAND
The following statement was released by the Patriotic Alliance (PA): “Ever since GOOD secretary-general Brett Herron has been unable to return to Parliament as a Member of Parliament (because his party only got one seat in the last elections), he has clearly been sitting at home bored and scrolling through Facebook for things to talk […]
SA CONDEMNS ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE ON GAZA, BREACHING TWO-MONTH CEASEFIRE
South Africa condemns the massive Israeli airstrikes launched across Gaza on Tuesday, which have killed over 350 Palestinians. These deadly airstrikes emerge after a failure to implement the second stage of the peace agreement by Israel and despite ongoing negotiations to ensure that the ceasefire holds. The fatal attacks were reportedly greenlighted by the Israeli […]
FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV’S REMARKS AT THE G20 FOREIGN MINISTERS’ MEETING
“We welcome the successful start of our South African friends’ presidency. We understand the choice of the geopolitical theme that is not quite relevant for the G20: the economy is increasingly a hostage and victim of political ambitions. The West’s attempts to contain the objective process of consolidation of new powerful centres of growth in […]
PALESTINE OFFERS PRESIDENT TRUMP THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE GOOD ON HIS PROMISE FOR PEACE
For once, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians – sparred from the devastation caused by the US-supplied Israeli tanks, drones and automatic gunfire – are flocking back to what were once their habitable neighbourhoods. Everything, literally, has been lost in almost 16 months of sheer annihilation, characterized by the death of more than 47 000 Palestinians who […]
LAME DUCK PRESIDENT BIDEN’S DECEITFUL PARTING SHOT TO GAZA: “HERE’S THE DEAL”
This week, outgoing US President Joe Biden took to the stage, telling the world about a breakthrough in the illusive truce between Israel and the resistance Palestinian movement, Hamas. Biden has been desperately itching for a deal – any deal it seems as he stands at the exit door of the White House – just […]
SA WELCOMES ISRAEL-HAMAS CEASEFIRE AND CALLS FOR LASTING PEACE
South Africa welcomes the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas after 15 months of Israel’s genocidal onslaught on Gaza after Hamas and other armed groups launched an attack on Israel. South Africa calls for the implementation of a just and lasting peace that ensures the human rights of both Palestinians and Israelis are protected […]
THE EU “WON’T EXIST IN 10 YEARS”, WARNS SLOVAK REPUBLIC
The EU, the cornerstone of Western hegemony, will cease to exist in 10 years unless the bloc undertakes fundamental change to how it relates with the Global South. Slovak Republic, member of the EU and one of the key dissenters from the bloc’s imperial stance in geopolitics, has become one of the loudest critics of […]
SOUTH AFRICA CONDEMNS IDF MASSACRES OF 100 PALESTINIANS IN GAZA IN PAST 24 HOURS
South Africa condemns in the strongest possible terms the heinous massacres committed by the Israeli Defence Force across Gaza yesterday which killed approximately 100 Palestinians, mostly women and children. In one of the massacres, 75 Palestinians from two families were killed in air strikes on two homes in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahia. […]
EUROPE’S “REGISTER” TO STEAL RUSSIA’S FROZEN ASSETS IS DOOMED TO FAIL
“Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine”, also known as the Register of Damage for Ukraine or RD4U, is an acronym for Western ganging-up against Moscow in the wake of glaring geopolitical clash of interests between the West and Russia. Founded by the Council of Europe to proliferate ways […]
CEASE-FIRE DEAL BETWEEN ISRAEL AND LEBANON
The Government of the Republic of South Africa welcomes the brokered cease-fire agreement between Israel and Lebanon that took effect on 27 November 2024. This vital act of de-escalation underscores the supremacy of diplomacy and significantly mitigates the human suffering caused by indiscriminate attacks on civilian infrastructure. South Africa calls on all parties to fully […]
SA WELCOMES ARREST WARRANT FOR ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU
The South African government welcomes the International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s) recent warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant, and Mohammed Deif of Hamas. These actions mark a significant step towards justice for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Palestine. South Africa reaffirms its commitment to international law and urges […]