South Africa: Midddle East Crisis - - 'Activists Are the Antibodies of a Healthy Society,' Says UN's Francesca Albanese

On the eve of giving the 2025 Nelson Mandela annual lecture, an interview with Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian… Read more »

South Africa: History Will Judge Israel 'Very Harshly' for the Atrocities Committed in Gaza - Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is concerned that Israel has 'completely ignored' the rulings of the International Court of Justice, but the atrocities 'will and must' come to an… Read more »

South Africa: SA's Shuttle Diplomacy Between Kyiv and Moscow Is At Ukraine's Direction, Says Dirco DG

Dirco director-general Zane Dangor, fresh from a visit to Ukraine, says Pretoria is being guided by Ukraine in its ongoing role of providing shuttle diplomacy between the warring… Read more »

South Africa: The National Dialogue At Least Has Us Debating Whether a Debate Is Needed

If the hope is that somehow the National Dialogue will persuade the government to do that which has been known for decades and in which there has only been failure, then it is… Read more »

South Africa: National Dialogue? NMB Wants Its Own Metro Dialogue, Based More On Action and Solutions Than Talk

Dialogue is not mere conversation; it needs to come to a resolution, followed by action. That is the only way we will advance along that two-way street towards achieving positive… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ceasefire in the DRC - A Glimmer of Hope Amid Political Turmoil and Rebel Expansion

Dynamics on the ground in eastern DRC and the country's capital will test Qatar's mediation efforts. Read more »

Africa: Standing By to Standby - the African Peacekeeping Force With More Problems Than Solutions

The African Standby Force is a beautiful concept. The crack troops were meant to be the silver bullet for Africa's security problems, a rapid-response team able to get in and stop… Read more »