MIDDLE EAST CRISIS ‘International law is on the line’ – Pretoria urges global action to halt Gaza genocide 8 min 10 By Victoria O’Regan and Lerato Mutsila
TARGETED ATTACKS Global outcry at killing of Gazan journalists, health workers in Israeli airstrikes on hospital 7 min 3 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Lamola calls for more countries to ‘urgently’ recognise Palestinian statehood at UN conference 4 min 10 By Victoria O’Regan
ISS TODAY OP-ED Fragmented governance in Somalia a breeding ground for al-Shabaab's growing influence and power 4 min 0 By Selam Tadesse Demissie for ISS Today
INSIDE SANCTUARY MANDELA Dine like Madiba: Culture and cuisine in the shoes of two great men 9 min 0 By Naomi Campbell
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Condemn Gaza genocide, academics, staff urge Stellenbosch University 6 min 11 By Victoria O’Regan
ISS TODAY OP-ED UN Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin a crucial call for reform amid global uncertainties 4 min 0 By Dawit Yohannes
ISS TODAY OP-ED Global uncertainty calls for an overhaul of African Union peace support operations 4 min 0 By Paul-Simon Handy and Felicite Djilo
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Legal opinion expected after ICJ concludes hearings on Israel’s aid obligations in Gaza 8 min 4 By Victoria O’Regan
UNLAWFUL INCARCERATION Families of SA engineers jailed in Equatorial Guinea reach milestone in fight for justice 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
SHIFTING DYNAMICS UN resolution highlights diplomatic shift as South Africa votes for Ukraine amid US retreat 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
INTERVIEW Trump's backlash has everything to do with SA's ICJ case — Israel-Palestine expert Norman Finkelstein 10 min 5 By Kevin Bloom
CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH 3 FEBRUARY TO 9 FEBRUARY Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation, Stilfontein solidarity picket, justice for Eswatini and other key events in civil society 4 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
OPEN LETTER Dear UN Secretary-General Guterres: Your tenure has been a failure on multiple fronts 7 min 15 By The Platform for African Democrats
HONOURING THE ARCH OP-ED Support a fair and functional United Nations — it’s what Archbishop Tutu wanted 2 min 0 By Mamphela Ramphele
CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH — 9 DECEMBER TO 13 DECEMBER This week in civil society — International Anti-Corruption Day, International Human Rights Day and Anti-GBV Webinar 5 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
CLIMATE SUMMIT Food systems hold slender but firm place on finance-focused COP29 agenda 7 min 0 By Adèle Sulcas
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS ‘How much more blood must be spilt,’ Palestinian activists ask, amid enforcement of ICC arrest warrants doubts 5 min 35 By Lerato Mutsila
BAKU DEAL LETDOWN Developing nations slam Cop29 agreement, call $300bn pledge insufficient 3 min 3 By Ethan van Diemen
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 11 NOVEMBER 2024 Hezbollah has been defeated, says Israeli defence minister; IDF airstrikes in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria kill dozens 9 min 3 By Reuters