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“Fix our schools” Activists Tell Minister as Deadline Passes
“Holding placards written “#FixOurSchoolsNow” and “10 years of broken promises”, about 50 education activists picketed outside the Department of Basic Education in Pretoria on Wednesday. The group called on Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga to meet the legal obligations…”
Watch the Gaza ceasefire speeches CUT by BBC from Scottish Bafta Awards
“These are the speeches with calls for a ceasefire in Gaza that the BBC cut from the Scottish Bafta Awards ceremony. Some winners and nominees used their appearance on stage to voice solidarity with Palestinians during the awards event in…”
Congo is Bleeding: Another Genocide is Happening!
“A man in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently set himself alight as a sacrifice to draw the world’s attention to what is currently happening in the DRC. The unidentified man stood in front…”
Silencing the Journalists
“Hello Everyone, this is Bisan from Gaza and I’m still alive.” These are the words I have woken up to for 38 of the 40 days of onslaught on Gaza – two of which Bisan did not post and left many…”
“No Arms to Apartheid”: South African Activists Target Israel-Linked Arms Trader
“On the morning of November 10, a small group of South African activists shut down the main entrance to Paramount Group, the African continent’s largest arms trader, located in Gauteng, about 20 minutes north of Johannesburg. Chants of “free, free, Palestine”…
From Heroes to “Random Radicals”: Discursive Strategies of Delegitimising the Sudanese Revolution
“Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies…”
Simunye Workers’ Forum Defeats Snack Giant Simba in the Labour Court!
“The SWF won a victory against snack manufacturing giant Simba in the
Johannesburg Labour Court on 21 November, with Simba forced to withdraw
its bid for a permanent interdict against deemed permanent workers
together with permanent workers who went on…”
The Back End of Genocide – How the Rush for Congo’s Cobalt is Killing Thousands
“The Democratic Republic of Congo is currently facing a humanitarian crisis as miners are forced to work under exploitative conditions which amounts to modern-day slavery. The mining industry, because of its high demand, is host to various human rights violations…”
Teenage Palestinian Rapper MC Abdul Becomes Viral Sensation
“A young Palestinian rapper called MC Abdul has recently gone viral for his collection of emotive songs concerning the Israel and Hamas conflict. His music frequently centres on the plight of his compatriots and has written a number of hit…”
Cabinet Must Expel Israel Ambassador and Institute Sanctions
“The General Industries Workers Union of SA (GIWUSA) believes that the Cabinet decision to withdraw South Africa’s ambassador to Israel is wholly inadequate given the daily massacres of Palestinians that Israel is continuing to commit. The South African government seems…”
Sudan’s War Passed 6 Months, With Much of the World Consumed by Other Conflicts
“Thirty-year-old Duaa Tariq was among the grassroots activists who helped organize peaceful mass protests in 2019 largely in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, that brought down the decade’s long dictatorship of former leader Omar al-Bashir — only to see a 2021 military…”
