Tue 18 June 2024: While the new government includes parties neutral about Israel’s war on Gaza, ANC insists it will still support Palestine. Cape Town, South Africa – When South Africa, under its ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, took Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in January on allegations of genocide in Gaza, it drew […]
Continue ReadingThe Uighurs are a Muslim ethnic minority that make up around 45% of the Xinjiang province in western China, home to roughly 10 million ethnic Uighurs- less than 1.5% of China’s population. In 2017, 228 000 people were arrested in Xinjiang on criminal charges according to human rights group ‘ China Human Rights Defenders […]
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LONDON: Children born of rape in South Sudan’s civil war must be integrated into their families and communities to ensure lasting peace in the country, aid worker Christine Ngbaazande said on Monday as she won a prestigious award. Sometimes looked on as enemies, such children are often rejected not only by their communities but also […]
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A story of the establishment of South Africa’s only home-grown relief organisation, the Gift of the Givers and its founder ImtiazSooliman – the inspiration, the adventures and the impact they have made in lives of people around the world. Imtiaz Sooliman says: “We had to emphasise to the international community that Africa had awoken from […]
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Birhan Erkutlu and Tuğba Günal wanted to ‘get away from it all’ but are now leading a campaign to protect rivers and trees from hydropower plants Birhan Erkutlu and Tuğba Günal moved into the forests of Antalya to get away from it all. They wanted a natural, peaceful life free of capitalism, consumer culture, social […]
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A number of people are not aware of the challenges those who live with cancer are faced with. Most cancer sufferers have to undergo rigorous treatment such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and what Sister Raeesa Jogee and thousands just like her need stem cell (bone marrow) transplant. This is not the first time that this […]
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High court orders government to get prior community consent before granting mining rights in Pondoland Environmental activists in South Africa have won a landmark legal victory after the high court ordered the government to get prior community consent before granting mining rights. The judgment represents a major victory for campaigners in Xolobeni, a community in Pondoland, who […]
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