# Die vakbondfederasie SAFTU dring aan op die onmiddellike skorsing van Israel uit FIFA asook uit die Konfederasie van Afrika-sokker. Die Israelse militêre veldtog in Gaza, in reaksie op Hamas se aanval op Israel in Oktober 2023, het gelei tot die dood van meer as 67-duisend mense in Gaza. Woordvoerder van SAFTU, Newton Masuku, sê […]
# Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi praised US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, as negotiators from Hamas, Israel and the United States converged on Egypt to discuss a hostage-prisoner exchange and ceasefire. Sisi was delivering an address to mark the 1973 war between Israel and Egypt that led to the end of Israel’s occupation of […]
# France’s President Emmanuel Macron accepted Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s resignation just hours after unveiling his cabinet, plunging the European nation further into political deadlock. Macron named Lecornu, a former defence minister, to the post last month. But the largely unchanged cabinet he unveiled late on Sunday to work with Lecornu sparked fierce criticism across […]
# The Royal House of Mandela has called for the unconditional release of all Global Sumud Flotilla detainees, including Mandla Mandela, detained by Israeli forces while delivering aid to Gaza. In a statement, the royal house thanked legal teams, diplomats, and supporters, while condemning the alleged mistreatment of Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. It reaffirmed solidarity […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions is demanding the immediate suspension of Israel from FIFA as well as the Confederation of African Football. The Israeli military campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel in October 2023 has reportedly killed more than 67-thousand people in Gaza. SAFTU’s spokesperson, Newton […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Saftu het die Suid-Afrikaanse Mediese Vereniging se besluit verwelkom om sy betrekkinge met die Israelse Mediese Vereniging op te skort. Sama sê sy besluit volg op kommer oor die voortslepende humanitêre krisis in Gaza en die gedrag van die IMA wat betref mediese etiek en humanitêre verpligtinge. Saftu se hoofsekretaris, Zwelenzima Vavi, […]
# Die Franse president, Emmanuel Macron, het ‘n nuwe regering aangewys, byna ‘n maand na die aanstelling van premier Sebastien Lecornu. Die belangrikste aanstellings sluit in Bruno Le Maire as die nuwe minister van Verdediging te midde van ‘n uiters sensitiewe tyd van spanning met Rusland oor Oekraïne. ‘n Noue bondgenoot van Macron, Roland Lescure, […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions has welcomed the South African Medical Association’s decision to suspend its relations with the Israeli Medical Association. The association says this decision follows concerns about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the conduct of the IMA with regard to international medical ethics and humanitarian obligations. Saftu’s […]
# French president Emmanuel Macron has named a new government, nearly a month after the appointment of prime minister Sebastien Lecornu. The big appointments include Bruno Le Maire, who is the new Defence minister, at a deeply sensitive time of tension with Russia over Ukraine. Roland Lescure, a close ally of Macron, is the new […]
