South Africa vs Palestine in solidarity match
The president, three cabinet ministers and the mayor of Cape Town attended the Palestine match against a Western Cape XI.
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South African journalists stand in solidarity with their colleagues in Palestine
The number of journalists killed in Palestine in the last three months is almost double the 63 killed over 20 years in the Vietnam War.
2023: The wrap
A summary of stories reported by Elitsha this year.
Protesters demand permanent Gaza ceasefire
Protesters from across South African political divisions agree that a just and lasting peace in Palestine requires the end of Israeli occupation.
A Free Palestine “from the River to the Sea”
The genocide underway in Gaza signals the end of Zionist Israel and a time for the “global south” to Unite for Peace and to make urgent restitution to the Palestinians by immediate recognition of a single, democratic and secular state, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.
South Africans in solidarity with Palestine
Demonstrations in solidarity with Palestine were held today, 11 October, in major cities in South Africa.
Even in exile, Egypt makes life impossible for its dissidents
The regime of Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in Egypt is without a doubt one of the most repressive in the world. Reports on human […]
eSwatini dictatorship prepares for elections under police clampdown
Human rights groups are calling for the protection of human rights and government accountability ahead of general elections in eSwatini. Africa’s last absolute monarchy is set to hold general elections on September 29.
Orlando Pirates FC – Don’t play dirty. Don’t Play with Apartheid Israel
As part of their pre-season preparation, Orlando Pirates is part of a series of friendly international club matches in Spain. On Thursday 13 July, the Buccaneers or “The People’s Team” played against Israeli team, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, despite calls by many of its supporters and Palestine solidarity organisations for the club not to do so.
Helena Silvestre: “Occupation enables us to take part in the birth of a neighbourhood and think about new ways of living together”
Helena Silvestre was born in 1984 in Mauá, in ‘ABC Paulista’, metropolitan region of São Paulo. She grew up in a favela, which led her […]
Undocumented Black migrant workers are caught in a vicious cycle of racism in North Africa
“There is a criminal plan to change the composition of the demographic landscape in Tunisia to erase its Arab and Islamic character and make it […]
From checkpoints to punchlines: the emergence of Palestinian stand-up comedy
As the night unfurls its dark veil over the towering buildings of Ramallah, the spotlights illuminate the stage of the Ashtar Theatre, casting a captivating […]
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