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Transport workers unions in Africa call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza

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.

Israel’s collective punishment of Palestinians in Gaza not acceptable, says UN Chief

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 call on International Criminal Court to investigate crimes in Gaza

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.

Aumenta el apoyo a la demanda sudafricana en La Haya e Israel se moviliza

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.

Israel’s war on Palestine and the global upsurge against it

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

Crece el apoyo a la demanda de Sudáfrica contra Israel

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 summit South Africa BRICS summit ends with six new members and calls for inclusive multilateralism and UN reform

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

Putin meets African delegation During meeting with African delegates, Putin claims Ukraine withdrew from draft peace agreement last year under Western pressure

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 

Operation Dudula South Africa South Africa’s social movements lead resistance to organized xenophobia and state inaction

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

Algerian lawmaker resigns from IPU over Israel Algeria withdraws from presidency of Inter-Parliamentary Union’s advisory group on terrorism over Israel’s membership

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

AU summit removes Israeli diplomat Senior Israeli diplomat expelled from African Union’s annual summit 

Israel’s deputy director for Africa Sharon Bar Li was asked to leave the inaugural meeting of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa. South Africa later said that Israel’s status as observer had not yet been finalized and hence, the expulsion was justified

Los sudafricanos están peleandose por migajas: Una conversación con el líder sindical Irvin Jim

Sudáfrica está cada día más inestable, afirma Irvin Jim, Secretario General del mayor sindicato del país, NUMSA. La solución pasa por fomentar un espíritu de solidaridad que tendrá que surgir de las luchas y movimientos populares