Israel-Palestine
Journalist fled Gaza to save her family
Youmna El Sayed says the Israeli military is targeting Palestinian journalists
Interview | 2 September 2024
Glencore urged to stop selling coal to Israel
Unions and civic organisations gather at mining company’s head office
News | 22 August 2024
Children’s book on Palestine occupation pulled from Exclusive Books’ shelves
“It is sad when a book like this gets pulled from the biggest retailer in the country”
News | 6 June 2024
Thousands march in Cape Town in support of ICJ order against Israel
Case to stop Israeli attack on Rafah was brought by South African government
By Matthew Hirsch and Nathan Geffen
News | 26 May 2024
UCT students set up camp in solidarity with Palestinians
A white sheet with hundreds of names of those killed in Palestine since October was draped down the Sarah Baartman Hall steps
Brief | 16 May 2024
Wits students set up Palestinian solidarity encampment
University senate expected to meet this week
Brief | 14 May 2024
“Dismay” at Stellenbosch senate’s rejection of call for Gaza ceasefire
Meanwhile Nelson Mandela University senate supported a call for a ceasefire in Gaza earlier this week, and effectively an academic boycott of Israel
Brief | 10 May 2024
Protesters demand Wits take public stand on Gaza
Calls for “academic boycott of apartheid Israel”
Brief | 8 May 2024