A devastating fire in an informal settlement claimed the lives of five children, leaving South Africa’s Abahlali baseMjondolo in mourning and renewing urgent calls for the state to address the crisis where poverty, lack of basic services, and eviction pressures continue to place poor communities at constant risk of death and disaster.

Israel scaled up attacks as South Africa approached the ICJ as part of its case on Israel’s genocide in Gaza to ask for additional provisions to halt Israeli aggression

The Africa Regional Conference of the International Transport Workers’ Federation unanimously passed a motion authored by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, an end to political support for Israel, and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom.

Participants in the UN Security Council highlighted need for a ceasefire in Gaza and a long term solution to the Palestinian question as necessary for peace

Mexico and Chile have joined South Africa, Bolivia, Djibouti, Bangladesh, and the Comoros in calling on the ICC to investigate Israel for its crimes in Gaza, including war crimes and genocide.

El 11 de enero, la Corte Internacional de Justicia escuchó el caso de Sudáfrica que acusa a Israel de genocidio en Gaza. Pretoria ha recibido el apoyo de una creciente lista de países, ya que los continuos bombardeos de Israel han matado a más de 23.000 palestinos.

Never before in the 75 previous years has there been such sustained attention to the cause of the Palestinians and of Israeli brutality

Bolivia y Malasia han emitido declaraciones de apoyo a Pretoria, que ha pedido a la CIJ que dicte medidas urgentes para detener las operaciones militares de Israel en Gaza.

BRICS has decided to invite six countries to join the bloc — Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The leaders also agreed on a future plan of expansion and called for increased use of local currencies in trade as opposed to the dollar

The African delegation led by South African President Cyril Ramaposha visited both Ukraine and Russia and met with the leaders to presented a 10-point peace proposal and offered mediation to end the war 

Since 2021, a ‘vigilante’ group called Operation Dudula has carried out actions targeting people perceived to be foreign nationals. A group of social movements, including the militant shack dwellers’ movement Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM), have gone to court against Operation Dudula and the alleged complicity of the South African state

Israel was approved as a member of the advisory group for combating terrorism last month during the IPU’s general assembly in Bahrain. Algeria cited its longstanding and firm support for the Palestinian cause as the reason behind the withdrawal