(2024-01-04). International Coalition Forms To Demand End To Genocide In Palestine. popularresistance.org United States – On December 30, the newly-formed International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine convened around the urgent need for nations to invoke the Genocide Convention as a way to end the State of Israel's devastating bombing campaign and additional war crimes being committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. That effort advanced on December 29 when South Africa submitted a well-documented case against Israel to the International Court of Justice. | The Coalition strongly supports the call issued on January 2 by the Palestinian Anti-Apartheid Coordinating Committee urging governments to suppor…
(2024-01-04). Five New Countries, Including Saudi Arabia And Iran, Formally Join BRICS. popularresistance.org Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates formally joined the BRICS group on Monday, January 1, 2024, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced in a statement issued on the occasion of his country taking over the presidency of the group. | The five countries and Argentina were invited to join BRICS as full members during its August summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Argentina however, formally declined the offer last week. Its newly elected ultra right-wing president Javier Milei said that his country would rather align with the countries in the West such as the US and Israel.
(2024-01-04). PDF of January 4 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF. South Africa charges Israel with genocide Rape charges weaponized to justify genocide Boston: 'No celebration during genocide!' Texas governor turns cops loose on migrants Download the PDF. More PDF back-issues here. |
(2024-01-04). "International Coalition forms to support South African Case Against Israel on the Issue of Genocide" iacenter.org No Compromise, No Retreat Ajamu Baraka National Organizer, Black Alliance for Peace ****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**** International Coalition of Human Rights and Antiwar Organizations forms to Demand End to Genocide in Palestine Social Movements Call on Nations to Support the South African Petition to the World Court on Israeli Genocide with Declarations of Intervention. Contacts: Adrienne Pine 202-652-5601, adrienne@quotha.net Ajamu Baraka 201-292-4591, ajamubaraka2@gmail.com Suzanne Adely 773-510-7446, suzanne.adely@gmail.com Lamis Deek 212-226-3999, lamisjamalesq@yahoo.com United States — On December 30, the…
(2024-01-04). Turkey, Malaysia Back South Africa's ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel. scheerpost.com 
(2024-01-04). Israeli genocide and the International Criminal Court: Tales of hypocrisy. informationclearinghouse.blog South Africa's filings with the ICJ are of particular importance in light of the UN Security Council/ICC's inaction and double standards, as the profound Israeli-centric US-led hypocrisy makes a mockery of the United Nations and the international justice system. By Jamal Kanj On the weekend before Christmas, "Israel" announced the loss of 17 of its …
(2024-01-04). 2024 Year to See Elections in 70 Countries, Results to Have Global Impact. ummid.com 2024 will be a historic election year, when democracy will undergo a major test with elections in approximately 70 countries including the United States, India, Mexico and South Africa.
(2024-01-04). Kendrick Lamar in Africa — Big Stepper's Heritage Plug. unicornriot.ninja 
(2024-01-04). AU condemns deadly terror attack in Burundi. independent.co.ug 
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki on Wednesday condemned the recent deadly terror attack in Burundi. In a press release, Faki said he has learned with dismay the deadly terror attack launched at the Vugizo border post in the Gatumba region of Burundi. The AU Commission chief …
(2024-01-04). City of Cape Town events generate almost R4bn for economy. sanews.gov.za City of Cape Town events generate almost R4bn for economy | The year 2023 was a prolific year for the City of Cape Town as it hosted more than 1 200 events, which contributed nearly R4 billion to the economy and created job opportunities for its citizens. | From hosting Africa's first Netball World Cup, the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, the first Formula E race in sub-Saharan Africa, the Loeries Creative Week, the return of Tweede Nuwe Jaar Minstrel Street Parade and many more — the year proved to be a success for the city's sports, arts and culture sectors. | "Research studies on three key events hosted in the cit…
(2024-01-04). ESPN's Marc Spears: California Store Racially Profiled Me And Directed I Use Restroom At Police Station. moguldom.com Veteran ESPN reporter Marc Spears recently revealed an incident of racial profiling that occurred during his visit to Healdsburg, California. While Spears, a senior NBA writer for ESPN, expressed his love for the city, he didn't hold back in blasting a store he believes racially profiled him and his African-American friends. In an Instagram post, …
(2024-01-04). How the cookie crackdown plays to Africa's text messaging strengths. independent.co.ug 
In an era of AI and blockchain, the simple text message seems distinctly old-fashioned. But text messaging's USSD technology remains a key feature for African businesses. Here's how a crackdown on customer information sharing suddenly makes USSD even more attractive. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African businesses are continuing to find value in a …
(2024-01-04). Home Affairs services temporarily unavailable. sanews.gov.za Home Affairs services temporarily unavailable | The Department of Home Affairs has issued an alert to citizens that its services are not available at the moment due to a technical problem on the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) mainframe which affects access to the National Population Register (NPR). | "We have contacted SITA [State Information Technology Agency[ and have been assured that its technicians and engineers are attending to the matter. We hope that this will not take long to be resolved," said the department in a statement. | The department said it will provide further updates. | "The depart…
(2024-01-04). Oscar Pistorius placed on parole from Friday. sanews.gov.za Oscar Pistorius placed on parole from Friday | The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) says a decision taken by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board (CSPB) on 24 November 2023 to place inmate Oscar Pistorius on parole remains valid and is to be enforced. | Pistorius's parole will be effective from 5 January 2024. | "… Pistorius shall be admitted into the system of Community Corrections and will be monitored until the expiry date of his sentence in 2029," said the department in a statement. | Pistorius was convicted of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day in 2013. | In 2017, t…
(2024-01-04). Three women raped, one dead in New Years Day attack. sanews.gov.za Three women raped, one dead in New Years Day attack | Police have launched a manhunt for two suspects who allegedly raped three women and fatally stabbed one of them on New Year's Day in Tsolo in the Eastern Cape. | "It is alleged that on Monday evening, 01 January 2024, at about 7pm two unknown men accosted three women who were walking in between the grazing fields. The two were armed with knives and started threatening their victims and demanded cash and cellphones. The women, aged between 18 and 19, were robbed of their cellphones and then raped," the South African Police Service (SAPS) said on Thursday. | It…
(2024-01-04). Limpopo police launch manhunt after discovery of dismembered body. sanews.gov.za Limpopo police launch manhunt after discovery of dismembered body | The Limpopo South African Police Service (SAPS) has launched a manhunt for unknown suspects following the gruesome discovery of a dismembered body of an unknown man in a shallow grave in Apel. | Community members who were collecting firewood in the bushes near Strydkraal alerted police about the body of a man buried in a shallow grave on Wednesday. | Upon arrival, police were able to retrieve the dismembered body with multiple injuries and some of his body parts which were buried along with him. | "Preliminary investigations indicated that the vi…
(2024-01-04). ROAPE's 2023 best reads for African radicals. mronline.org 
Last year, for the first time on roape.net, members of ROAPE's Editorial Group offered some of our favourite radical reads from 2022, new and old, fiction and non-fiction.
(2024-01-04). As French embassy closes in Niger, West Africa charts a new course. mronline.org 
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are charting a new course—one of increased economic and security sovereignty.
(2024-01-04). Memorial service held for the late Dr Ngema. sanews.gov.za Memorial service held for the late Dr Ngema | A memorial service reflecting on the life of the late legendary playwright, Dr Mbongeni Ngema, was held at the Playhouse Theatre in Durban on Wednesday. | KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube, who attended the service, highlighted Ngema's contributions to the region and the world. The MEC for Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal, Siboniso Duma, underscored Ngema's influence on economic development, tourism and environmental affairs, saying his work had a "multidimensional impact" on many of his work. | Ngema was killed in a car…
(2024-01-04). Palestine: The Greatest Moral Issue of Our Time. counterpunch.org 
Long before South Africa filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice on 29 December 2023 over its genocidal war on Gaza, its iconic anti-apartheid leader, Nelson Mandela, who came to embody the struggle for justice worldwide; stated, "Palestine was the greatest moral issue of our time." Three decades have passed since
(2024-01-04). Blinken to travel to Israel, West Bank in week-long Gaza diplomacy push – State Dept. devdiscourse.com U.S. top diplomat Antony Blinken will depart on Thursday for a week of diplomacy on Israel's war in Gaza, visiting Israel and the West Bank, as well as Turkey, Greece, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt over the next week, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters.
(2024-01-04). One million Gazans displaced to Rafah on Egypt border. new.thecradle.co
(2024-01-04). War on Gaza: Algerian footballer Youcef Atal convicted in France over Gaza post. middleeasteye.net 
(2024-01-04). The working class, the fight against capitalist barbarism and the building of the World Party of Socialist Revolution , (Part Two). wsws.org Just as the ruling elites have normalized genocide and nuclear war, they have deliberately normalized ongoing mass death and human suffering through the unhindered spread of COVID-19.
(2024-01-04). US Subversion Attempts Against Cuba During 2023. popularresistance.org At the beginning of 2023, the Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Havana, Benjamin Ziff, said in an interview with The Associated Press that "it was difficult to go back" in normalizing relation with Cuba. | This statement embodied the current position of the White House towards Cuba, and shut down any possibility of concrete action in favor of an improvement in the ties between the two countries, including something akin to the timid rapprochement that took place during the Obama administration. | In truth, during the course of the year, very little progress was made in this direction. On the contrary, the Bi…
(2024-01-04). Argentina: Milei's DNU 70, null and void, does not apply. pressenza.com As I have been arguing, when President Javier Milei issued the Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) 70, on 20/12/2023, he seriously violated institutional good faith maliciously, in a true illegal deviation of power and carried out a null and void act of absolute and insanable nullity. | By Miguel Rodríguez Villafañe | The aforementioned arises from the provisions of art. 99, section 3 of the National Constitution, which establishes: "The executive branch may not in any case, under penalty of absolute and irreversible nullity, issue legislative provisions". The article goes on to clarify that, "Only when excepti…
(2024-01-04). South Sudan: Situation au Soudan du Sud – Rapport du Secrétaire général (S/2023/976). reliefweb.int
(2024-01-04). Situation in South Sudan – Report of the Secretary-General (S/2023/976) [EN/AR/RU/ZH]. reliefweb.int
(2024-01-04). South Sudan: La situación en Sudán del Sur – Informe del Secretario General (S/2023/976). reliefweb.int
(2024-01-04). Sudan USG Humanitarian Response to the Complex Emergency (01/03/24). reliefweb.int 
(2024-01-04). Sudan – Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #7, Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. reliefweb.int 
(2024-01-04). Milan, January 1st, several churches in the square against all wars — Video. pressenza.com 
Piazza Santo Stefano, 4 pm on January 1st, on the occasion of the 57th World Day of Peace, called by the community of Sant'Egidio, at least 200 people arrive, a good part of them immigrants. They remember the violence in the world, and the many wars spread across the planet, they display many signs with the names of the places where peace is a dream. Speakers include a young man from Sudan who recalls that 8 million Sudanese are displaced, largely within the country itself, but also outside of it, an Afghan man who lists the abuses of a Taliban government which crushes the population, starting with the women, and…
(2024-01-04). Luwero district bans trainees from handling patients without supervision. independent.co.ug 
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Luwero District Administration has banned medical trainees from handling and administering treatment to patients without the presence of supervisors at health centers. Every year Luwero district receives over 200 medical students from different institutions to conduct training at health center IIIs, IVs, and Luwero hospital. This year the program …
(2024-01-04). Debate rages on Lower Primary language of instruction policy. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The language of instruction in lower primary is emerging as a contentious subject before the Education Policy Review Commission-EPRC. In one of the last public hearings of the commission, the Acholi parliamentary group joined the dissent against the current policy of using local language as a medium of instruction. …
(2024-01-04). ICPAU seeks to regulate gov't project performance auditors. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) is launching a course for performance auditors, especially in government projects. Performance Auditors are mainly attached to the Office of the Auditor General and their duty of to scrutinize how a particular project has been handled, from procurement, through implementation to …
(2024-01-04). Coach Abdallah Mubiru: KCCA FC yet to reach its peak performance. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCCA FC Head Coach, Abdallah Mubiru, is hesitant to suggest that the club has returned to its peak performance, despite securing consecutive victories against SC Villa, UPDF, and URA FC. On Tuesday KCCA defeated URA 3-2 at MTN Omondi Stadium in Lugogo. KCCA FC came twice from behind in …
(2024-01-04). Woman electrocuted in Luwero while fixing a TV antenna. independent.co.ug 
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A woman in Luwero has been electrocuted while fixing a faulty TV antenna. The deceased has been identified as Betty Nampijja aged 23 years, a resident of Kalagala village in Kikyusa sub-county. John Ojokuna the Luwero District Police Commander says that Nampijja bought a TV set on 31 December, 2023 …
(2024-01-04). Police ballistic experts start examining Bujingo's car. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police ballistic experts have started examining the vehicle in which Pastor Aloysius Bujingo and his assistant were shot in. Bujingo was shot at Buwalakata road, Namungoona, in Lubaga Division, on Tuesday by gunmen moving on a motorcycle. His bodyguard who doubled as driver and assistant Richard Muhumuza died on the …
(2024-01-04). URA operation in Arua city leaves one dead. independent.co.ug 
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Acidri, who was reportedly shot by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement officers during an operation, has died. Acidri 24, a resident of Pamachi village and a saloon operator at Okollo Town Council sustained gunshot wounds on Wednesday after URA officers reportedly opened fire while attempting to recover unregistered motorcycles …
(2024-01-04). Museveni slams West for imposing selfish beliefs on foreign territories. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has criticized attempts by Western powers to impose their beliefs on people in foreign territories. The President made the remarks on Thursday while addressing over 33 delegates attending the Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference — CSPOC 2024 at the Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala. "Stop manipulation …
