South Africa

BRICS Adds 13 New ‘Partner Countries’ At Historic Summit In Kazan, Russia

October 27, 2024 Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. Resistance Report Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, BRICS, China, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Global South, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kazan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, Türkiye, Uganda, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Uzbekistan, Vietnam

The Global South-led organization BRICS is growing. More and more countries support the group’s mission: to build a multipolar world, with alternative economic institutions that are more representative and democratic, not dominated by the Western powers. BRICS held a summit in Kazan, Russia in October 2024, where 13 new “partner nations” were accepted. At this historic meeting, China’s President Xi Jinping referred to BRICS as “a vanguard for advancing global governance reform” and “reform of the international financial architecture”. Bolivia’s left-wing President Luis Arce argued that “the shield of BRICS and multipolarity” can protect formerly colonized nations, helping them resist “Western unipolarity and the tyranny of the dollar”.

South African ‘Peace’ Conference Implodes After Organizers Are Outed

October 21, 2024 Jared Sacks, Mondoweiss. Resist! Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Palestine, South Africa, Whitewashing

In early September, pro-Palestine activists began to receive information about a conference organized by prominent academic Ivor Chipkin and his Johannesburg-based research NGO, the New South Institute (NSI). Launched under the signature name African Global Dialogue, this year’s event was titled “Narrative Conditions Towards Peace in the Middle East.” To many, this was innocuous enough. What could be harmful about engaging in intellectual dialogues that promote peace? Who could oppose, in their words, a critical, yet positive engagement “with a view to opening a discursive space about Israel/Palestine”?

Health Activists Picket Against High Cost Of Nutritious Food

October 20, 2024 Peoples Health Dispatch, People's Dispatch. Resist! Food Sovereignty, Health Care, Hunger, Inflation, Malnutrition, People's Health Movement, South Africa, World Food Day

On World Food Day, October 16, the People’s Health Movement (PHM) South Africa organized a picket in front of the National Parliament to protest the high cost of healthy and nutritious food in the country. While the South African Constitution guarantees the right to food, PHM South Africa argued that only the wealthy can afford healthy meals today. “The soaring prices of nutritious food have placed it beyond the reach of millions, forcing many to resort to cheaper, ultra-processed foods,” they said. Ultra-processed foods, which have been linked to a long list of non-communicable diseases, including cancer and diabetes, make this a pressing social justice issue, the picket organizers noted.

Global South Denounces Genocide; Nicaragua Ends Relations With Israel

October 13, 2024 Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. Resistance Report Benjamin Netanyahu, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Fascism, Gaza, Genocide, Haaretz, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Latin America, Mexico, Nicaragua, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, Sandinistas, South Africa, Venezuela

More and more countries in the Global South are cutting relations with Israel, accusing it of committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. United Nations experts have stated that there “are reasonable grounds to believe that the threshold indicating the commission of the crime of genocide … has been met”, adding that “the genocide in Gaza is the most extreme stage of a long-standing settler colonial process of erasure of the native Palestinians”. Scientific experts have estimated that 186,000 Palestinians will die due to Israel’s war of extermination on Gaza, representing roughly 8% of the population of the densely populated strip.

From Axis Of Resistance To Political Cuckolds

October 10, 2024 Jon Jeter, Black Agenda Report. Educate! Axis of Resistance, Black America, History, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Palestinians, South Africa

The assault on the Palestinian Authority’s headquarters in the West Bank occurred only days after Israel began its siege of Gaza in October of 2023, leaving the building pockmarked with bullet holes. It might be surprising to know, however, that the assailants were not the Israeli Defense Forces, nor any settler mobs but the throngs of Palestinians who live under occupation and assembled outside the government building in Jenin to protest Israel’s control of the quisling Palestinian Authority, known as the Sultah. The Los Angeles Times wrote of the dispute: Disgusted with the authority’s inability to protect its own people or stand up to Israel, militants in the crowd aimed their bullets at the government compound after its security forces tried to break up the demonstration.‘

Spring Flowers Turn Into Fruits In The Fall

September 23, 2024 Bouthaina Shaaban, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Africa, China, Global Solidarity, Global South, Infrastructure, Military bases, South Africa

Amid the stench of death, aggression, murder, and the extermination of an ancient, noble, and civilized people and the international impotence and hypocrisy that have become a catastrophe for humanity at large, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation commenced in Beijing between September 4 and 6, with the participation of over fifty African countries and a comprehensive, serious, and profound agenda that touches upon the wisdom and heritage of the ancients. The forum draws upon the spirit of friendship and constructive cooperation to build on these foundations, adding the fruits of human intellect to envision a future based on shared interests, mutual respect, and the pursuit of benefit for all.

South Africa To Sue US, UK For Complicity In Gaza Genocide

September 13, 2024 Al Mayadeen. Resist! Gaza, Genocide, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, South Africa, United Kingdom (UK), United States

Nearly 50 South African lawyers, led by attorney Wikus Van Rensburg, are gearing up to file a lawsuit against the United States and the United Kingdom, asserting their complicity in Israeli forces' war crimes in Palestine, Anadolu Agency reports. This initiative follows South Africa's filing of a genocide case against "Israel" at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Rensburg, the driving force behind the legal action, aims to prosecute those complicit in the crimes through civilian courts, collaborating with legal professionals in the US and UK. In an interview with Anadolu, Rensburg emphasized the need to hold the US accountable for its actions and highlighted the forthcoming legal proceedings against Washington and London.

Israel Tasks US Congress With Pressuring South Africa To Drop Genocide Case

September 10, 2024 News Desk, The Cradle. Educate! Congress, Genocide, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Palestine, South Africa

Israel is lobbying members of Congress to pressure South Africa to drop its case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Axios reported on 9 September. South Africa has until 28 October to submit its arguments for continuing its case, claiming Israel is in violation of the Genocide Convention due to its war in Gaza. Israeli officials say they want members of Congress to threaten South Africa with consequences for continuing to pursue the case. On Monday, the Israeli foreign ministry sent a classified cable to the Israeli embassy and consulates in the US with instructions for dealing with South Africa.

Namibia Blocks Ship Carrying ‘Explosive Material’ For Israel

August 28, 2024 News Desk, The Cradle. Resist! Blockade, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Namibia, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, South Africa, weapons

The Namibian government has barred the Portuguese-flagged MV Kathrin cargo vessel from entering its territorial waters under suspicions that the ship carries military equipment and “explosive material” for Israel. “Yes, I have asked Namport via the line ministry to consider the request to not allow the vessel MV Kathrin to dock in our ports. The request was made on Friday,” Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab told Namibian daily New Era on 26 August. “Upon receiving reports that a vessel may be carrying weapons intended for Israel, I addressed a letter to Cabinet, international relations ministry, works ministry, as well as the safety and security ministry, advising and reminding them of our international obligations, not only under the Genocide Convention but also as articulated in the recent advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ),” she added.

People’s Movements Worldwide Launch Campaign Of Solidarity With Venezuela

August 9, 2024 People's Dispatch. Resist! Elections, Nicolas Maduro, Social Movements, Solidarity, South Africa, Venezuela

On August 9, the ALBA Movimientos, a platform of social and political movements from across the Americas and the Caribbean, the International Peoples’ Assembly, the Simon Bolivar Institute, and the Assembly of Caribbean Peoples, launched a campaign titled: “For Democracy and Sovereignty: Hands Off Venezuela!” The campaign comes in the aftermath of Venezuela’s presidential election and a wave of seemingly coordinated attacks from right-wing political actors, mainstream media, and US and its allies. The launch document states that, for several months, a media campaign has been created to question the legitimacy of the elections in the Caribbean country.

South Africa Passes Its First Climate Change Act

July 24, 2024 Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch. Create! Carbon emissions, climate crisis, Climate Justice, South Africa

South Africa has passed its first Climate Change Act, a sweeping law that will set limits for big greenhouse gas emitters and require that every town and city publish an adaptation plan with the objective of meeting the country’s carbon emissions reduction commitments in accordance with the Paris Agreement. South Africa is a member of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the 190-plus members of which are parties to the 2016 Paris Agreement. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Climate Change Bill into law. The new law establishes a national response to climate change, including actions for mitigation and adaptation, which constitute South Africa’s “fair contribution to the global climate change response,” a press release from the South African government said.

Spain Is First European State To Back ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel

July 1, 2024 News Desk, The Cradle. Resist! European Union (EU), Genocide, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Israel, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, South Africa, Spain

Spain filed a Declaration of Intervention on 28 June in the case accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), becoming the first European state to do so. “This intervention is motivated by our responsibility as a State party to the Genocide Convention and our firm commitment to international law,” said the Spanish Foreign Ministry. In December, South Africa brought the case against Israel to the ICJ, the world’s highest court, alleging that Israel’s ongoing war on Palestinians in Gaza is a breach of the Genocide Convention. “We seek to contribute to bringing peace back to Gaza and the Middle East,” the Spanish Foreign Ministry added, emphasizing the need for a two-state solution to ensure lasting peace and stability for Palestinians and Israelis.

Democracy Will Not Come Through Compromise And Fear

June 14, 2024 Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Educate! BRICS, Democracy, Elections, European Union (EU), India, Mexico, South Africa

Half of the world’s population will have the opportunity to vote by the end of this year as 64 countries and the European Union are scheduled to open their ballot boxes. No previous year has been so flush with elections. Among these countries is India, where a remarkable 969 million voting papers had to be printed ahead of the elections that culminated on 1 June. In the end, 642 million people (roughly two-thirds of those eligible) voted, half of them women. This is the highest-ever participation by women voters in a single election in the world. Meanwhile, the European Union’s 27 member states held elections for the European Parliament, which meant that 373 million eligible voters had the opportunity to cast their ballot for the 720 members who make up the legislative body.

Lavrov Opens BRICS Meeting In Russia, First After New Members Joined

June 11, 2024 Al Mayadeen, Orinoco Tribune. Organize! Africa, Brazil, BRICS, China, Egypt, Russia, Sameh Shoukry, Sergey Lavrov, South Africa, Türkiye, Wang Yi

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov opened the two-day BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting as its chair in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod from June 10 to 11. Among those attending are: China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Dr. Naledi Pandor, Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry, and Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira, while Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is attending in the extended format of the meeting. This marks the first after the bloc was joined by new members – Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, as its original members are Russia, China, India, Brazil, and South Africa.

South Africa FM: ‘We Will Not Rest Until Palestine’s Freedom Is Realized’

May 17, 2024 Naledi Pandor, Mondoweiss. Strategize! Israel, Israeli Apartheid, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, South Africa

South Africa is of the view that the international community has an obligation to find a comprehensive and just resolution to the Palestinian issue. So far, the traditional approach to conflict resolution has failed to achieve peace in the Israel–Palestine conflict. It is possible that a different approach, one that uses a human rights perspective on conflict resolution, could produce what the old approach could not. A human rights approach asserts that the principles and practices enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including equality and non-discrimination, participation, inclusion, and accountability, and the importance of the rule of law should guide all the stages of the peace process.

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