Estaleto
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"Tauriq Jenkins ... said the planned wall was a “gross misallocation of public funds”.
The money, he argued, should rather be spent on alleviating the conditions of communities still trapped by apartheid-era spatial planning on either side of the highway."
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/city...
The money, he argued, should rather be spent on alleviating the conditions of communities still trapped by apartheid-era spatial planning on either side of the highway."
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/city...
City of Cape Town faces community backlash over proposed R180m wall on N2 ‘Hell Run’
The City of Cape Town’s plan to build a R180-million wall along a section of the N2 highway near Cape Town International Airport has drawn opposition, with critics citing a lack of consultation and
www.dailymaverick.co.za
December 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"Tauriq Jenkins ... said the planned wall was a “gross misallocation of public funds”.
The money, he argued, should rather be spent on alleviating the conditions of communities still trapped by apartheid-era spatial planning on either side of the highway."
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/city...
The money, he argued, should rather be spent on alleviating the conditions of communities still trapped by apartheid-era spatial planning on either side of the highway."
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/city...
It has been shortlisted for an Oscar!
By Palestinian American film-maker Cherien Dabis, with executive producers Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
By Palestinian American film-maker Cherien Dabis, with executive producers Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
All That’s Left of You review – deeply moving epic of Palestinian intergenerational trauma
Cherien Dabis’s drama, spanning nearly 75 years in one Palestinian family, is a heart-wrenching, if sometimes blunt, portrait of displacement
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:59 AM
It has been shortlisted for an Oscar!
By Palestinian American film-maker Cherien Dabis, with executive producers Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
By Palestinian American film-maker Cherien Dabis, with executive producers Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
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The consensus builds.
Belgium joins South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Other countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Spain and Turkiye, have already joined case in The Hague.
www.aljazeera.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The consensus builds.
What a lovely article.
I've been aware for a while of the work by faith and other community groups to support people seeking asylum. So I asked the @refugeecouncil.bsky.social where there was really vigorous community support. They said Northallerton. Here's what I found when I went there: as.ft.com/r/b3449fbd-3...
‘A place of welcome’: Yorkshire town rallies round to help asylum seekers
[FREE TO READ] Churches and community groups in Northallerton provide food, clothing and company for refugee families
as.ft.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
What a lovely article.
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Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
🚨BREAKING: GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED UNDER TERRORISM ACT FOR SUPPORTING 'PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS'
December 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
Belgium files a declaration of intervention in the ICJ (South Africa vs Israel) proceedings under Article 63 of the Statute of the Court
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
www.icj-cij.org
December 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Belgium files a declaration of intervention in the ICJ (South Africa vs Israel) proceedings under Article 63 of the Statute of the Court
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
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Sana points out that the ten Irish hunger strikers under Margaret Thatcher died after between 46 and 73 days without food. Some Palestine Action hunger strikers have now surpassed 50 days.
December 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Sana points out that the ten Irish hunger strikers under Margaret Thatcher died after between 46 and 73 days without food. Some Palestine Action hunger strikers have now surpassed 50 days.
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Zara Sultana MP, during her visit to Johannesburg, on the pro-Palestine prisoners in the UK who are now on day 50 of their hunger strike.
It is shocking how little international media coverage this has received.
It is shocking how little international media coverage this has received.
December 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Zara Sultana MP, during her visit to Johannesburg, on the pro-Palestine prisoners in the UK who are now on day 50 of their hunger strike.
It is shocking how little international media coverage this has received.
It is shocking how little international media coverage this has received.
Drumming up some Christmas spirit (see what I did there 😉) by counting down favorite versions of my favorite carol.
#4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l1C...
#4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l1C...
for KING + COUNTRY - Little Drummer Boy | LIVE from Phoenix
YouTube video by for KING + COUNTRY
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December 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Drumming up some Christmas spirit (see what I did there 😉) by counting down favorite versions of my favorite carol.
#4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l1C...
#4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l1C...
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Israel’s land seizures in the West Bank aren’t raising questions about the possibility of a two state solution, those questions were answered a long time ago. This is about what kind of one state reality there will be, and the answer to that is also pretty clear.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Land Grab: Inside Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank (Gift Article)
Israeli seizure of Palestinian lands in the West Bank, often brutally, has accelerated, raising doubts about the prospects of a peaceful solution to the conflict.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Israel’s land seizures in the West Bank aren’t raising questions about the possibility of a two state solution, those questions were answered a long time ago. This is about what kind of one state reality there will be, and the answer to that is also pretty clear.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Ooh boy! If you're Jozi people and also old enough to have nostalgic memories of Bright Blue and Jameson's in the 80's, here's a Xmas present you can buy yourself.
December 22, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Ooh boy! If you're Jozi people and also old enough to have nostalgic memories of Bright Blue and Jameson's in the 80's, here's a Xmas present you can buy yourself.
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If planning the menu for a potluck Xmas lunch in my family group chat was a song! By the time they got to the 12 days in Africa I was 🤣
December 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
If planning the menu for a potluck Xmas lunch in my family group chat was a song! By the time they got to the 12 days in Africa I was 🤣
What an amazing 🧵
In a boat powered by nothing but a sail, they somehow made it from Tortuga Island to the Bahamas (about a 90 mile distance). Then from the Bahamas, they set sail again. But a few days and some hundred miles later, their makeshift boat began to sink.
December 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
What an amazing 🧵
There are few things I love more than wandering around Stonetown's labyrinth of alleyways admiring the doors.
In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors.
The Doors of Stone Town
In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors.
www.atlasobscura.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
There are few things I love more than wandering around Stonetown's labyrinth of alleyways admiring the doors.
Important.
The #ICJ will hear the case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya from January 12-29, the first time the ICJ considers a genocide in a decade & one that will set precedents for South Africa’s case against Israel over the war in Gaza: www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
World Court to hear Myanmar genocide case in January
The International Court of Justice will hear a landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against its minority Muslim group, the Rohingya, on January 12-29, the United Nations' top court sa...
www.reuters.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Important.
This! Anyone who has anything to do with the writing of non-native English speakers needs to read this.
I try to avoid linking to Substacks but this essay is FASCINATING
I'm Kenyan. I Don't Write Like ChatGPT. ChatGPT Writes Like Me.
I'm calm. I'm calm. I promise.
marcusolang.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This! Anyone who has anything to do with the writing of non-native English speakers needs to read this.
In my happy place. After some kind of year this is bliss.
December 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
In my happy place. After some kind of year this is bliss.
+1
I don’t know about my generation being the greatest generation, kinda doubt it tbh, but I definitely feel this piece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 AM
+1
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Workers Rights and Palestine Solidarity: Clover in South Africa
Workers Rights and Palestine Solidarity: Clover in South Africa
Decisions were made by activists from a variety of racial, class, gender, sexuality, and issue organising backgrounds.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Workers Rights and Palestine Solidarity: Clover in South Africa
Saffas: If you still have an account over on FB to go and 🕵️on things every now and then, you simply must go and check out the comments under this G20 United States post 😂😂😂😂Mzanzi went in there hard 😆😍👏
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Redirecting...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Saffas: If you still have an account over on FB to go and 🕵️on things every now and then, you simply must go and check out the comments under this G20 United States post 😂😂😂😂Mzanzi went in there hard 😆😍👏
www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
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It’s sort of infuriating to watch liberals all of the sudden be able to identify war crimes because Trump is doing them
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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