ARCHBISHOP TUTU SHOULD NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH WORLD MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRACY PLATFORM
Lawyers for the Archbishop Desmond Tutu IP Trust have addressed a letter to the CEO and Board of the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation (DTLF) with respect to the Foundation’s involvement in the Global Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy (WMD). The letter informed the Foundation that participating in a US government funded […]
CONDEMNATION OF ISRAELI GOVERNMENT’S ANNEXATION ORDERS FOR THE WEST BANK
South Africa is dismayed to note a statement attributed to Mr Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s Minister of Finance, on 12 November 2024, in which he has ordered preparations for the annexation of the occupied West Bank. This development is compounded by a decision adopted by the Israeli Cabinet on 18 June 2024, which gave Minister Smotrich […]
THE GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS THE SPREADING OF DISINFORMATION ABOUT SA’S ICJ CASE AGAINST ISRAEL
The Government of South Africa condemns the spreading of disinformation concerning itscase before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). These charges brought forth on this ongoing case (South Africa vs. Israel) are on the application of the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide in the Gaza Strip. Efforts to misinform […]
ISRAEL AND ALLIES WILL ULTIMATELY BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR GAZA
For the umpteenth time, Israel has shoved a middle finger at the United Nations. The Jewish state’s parliament, Knesset, this week shrugged off impassioned international plea from allies and foes alike when it banned – apartheid style – the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The ban will take effect in 90 […]
NUCLEAR ARMS RACE ARE IN NO COUNTRY’S INTEREST
Nuclear arms race is an inevitable eventuality in a world where mistrust and conflict supersede dialogue and the collective appreciation for convivial global coexistence. Two examples of current international conflict – Ukraine and the Middle East – provide a textbook example of how and when to ignite a nuclear arms race. At the height of […]