EDUCATION CRISIS Beyond the bombs — humanitarian catastrophe leaves a generation of Gaza schoolchildren in limbo 4 min 0 By Mark Potterton
By Natale Labia Economic strain, war fatigue converging to challenge decades of bipartisan US backing for Israel 4 min 3 5 May 2026
By Russell Pollitt Rabbi Goldstein’s attack on Pope Leo is theologically confused and inaccurate 4 min 5 27 April 2026
COLLATERAL DAMAGE Thousands of civilians have died in Israel’s widely condemned shadow war on Lebanon 6 min 3 By Mel Frykberg
‘TARGETED VIOLENCE’ Journalists targeted and killed: a shocking assault on press freedom in conflict zones 5 min 0 By Sanef & Committee to Protect Journalists
WAR ON IRAN Relief at the pumps? How the Middle East ceasefire could affect SA fuel prices 5 min 3 By Peter Fabricius
WAR ON IRAN ANALYSIS From brink of Armageddon to uneasy truce in Iran war 5 min 3 By J Brooks Spector
By Leslie London Health workers, haters, humanitarians — why Imtiaz Sooliman had to be smeared as anti-Semitic 6 min 28 6 April 2026
PLANET CAPTURE ANALYSIS Iranian roulette — war in the time of portfolio diversification 9 min 10 By Richard Poplak
READERS’ QUESTIONS Motives, death tolls and the SA impact — Your questions on the Iran war answered 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius and Victoria O'Regan
EXPLAINER Don’t hold your breath — ICJ decision on SA’s genocide case may take years 5 min 0 By Victoria O'Regan
LESSONS OF WAR Deluded and defective: The leadership failings of Trump, Netanyahu, Khamenei and Putin 6 min 1 By J Brooks Spector
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS US intervenes to defend Israel in SA's genocide case at the ICJ 7 min 4 By Victoria O'Regan
By Freddie van Rensburg Faraway wars challenge our sense of safety and demand proactive resilience 5 min 2 8 March 2026
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS South Africans urged to use ‘limited’ flights to flee Middle East conflict 6 min 1 By Victoria O'Regan and Peter Fabricius
THE INTERVIEW ‘It’s about law, not politics’ — SA’s Dirco boss on US-Israeli strikes and Iran’s retaliation 10 min 27 By Victoria O'Regan
