Socialist. Lover of rock music and cats. Hater of neo-liberal capitalism and opponent of all varieties of reactionary nonsense.
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In case you missed it: Our Home, Land and Rural Democracy team unpack some of the problems with a new Bill that proposes to change the law around evictions
Draft Bill on evictions puts tenants at risk groundup.org.za/article/draf… via @GroundUp_News
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Solidarity w/ Trita Parsi, the Iranian-American analyst (& friend of Katie Halper Show) who is allegedly being investigated by Trump Admin. I say allegedly bc it's possible that the story is an attempt to scare & silence anti-war voices & pressure... middleeasteye.net/news/us-ad…
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New op-ed out!
Our Home, Land and Rural Democracy team led by @ThutoGabaphethe is co-ordinating comments on proposed amendments to laws around evictions.
Here are some of the issues with the draft Bill: groundup.org.za/article/draf…
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The genocide in Gaza continues, and there is no ceasefire. Netanyahu is openly announcing the military takeover of 70 percent, and ultimately all, of Gaza. Four more children in Gaza were killed by U.S.-funded Israeli bombs yesterday. No more excuses: Arms Embargo now.
May 28
🚨Israel’s PM Netanyahu says he has ordered the IDF to seize 70% of the Gaza Strip
Netanyahu: “At this point, we are fully in control of 60% of the territory of the Gaza Strip… and my directive is to get to… 70%”
Audience member: “100! 100!”
Netanyahu: “Wait, let’s go in order. First 70%. Let’s start with that.”
Israel had withdrawn to 53% of Gaza after the ceasefire brokered by the US last October, but has steadily expanded control to over 60%, maps show.
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Reminder: CALS is looking for a candidate legal practitioner to join our team.
Applications close 15 May 2026
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CALS is hiring!
We're looking for a new candidate legal practitioner to join our team this year. Please share as widely as possible.
Find the full requirements and apply here: irec.wits.ac.za/OA_HTML/OA.j…
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Apr 16
Sanity prevails. On the admitted facts, the JSC concluded that the conduct of JP Mbenenge is not misconduct simpliciter but amounts to gross misconduct.
Apr 16
16 April 2026
JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION
MEDIA STATEMENT
JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION’S DECISION ON THE COMPLAINT LODGED BY MS ANDISWA MENGO AGAINST JUDGE PRESIDENT SELBY MBENENGE OF THE EASTERN CAPE DIVISION OF THE HIGH COURT
The JSC Report on this matter can be found here: judiciary.org.za/images/news…
Issued by the Secretariat of the Judicial Conduct Committee
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Huge congratulations to our @ThutoGabaphethe who graduated with an LLM from @WitsUniversity on 24 March!
His dissertation was entitled “The right to self-determination for the Khoi-San people in the Western Cape region of South Africa”
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Apr 15
Free Palestine
I support #PalestineAction
Yvette Cooper ex Home Secretary
Should be locked up for lying to us
And Judge Jeremy Johnson
Should be disbarred
They are both lackeys of
The Genocidal state of Israel
Roger Waters
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Apr 14
This is deeply disturbing. Ahmed Shihab-Eldin should be released immediately and afforded all his legal and human rights. Speech and journalism are not crimes!
Apr 14
⚡️NEW at @dropsitenews: Prominent Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Has Been in Jail for Six Weeks in Kuwait, Faces Trial in Special Tribunal
This comes as part of a wider crackdown on online speech in Gulf countries during the Iran war.
By @sharifkouddous
dropsitenews.com/p/kuwait-ah…
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When Dr Imtiaz Sooliman was called to the podium to be honoured with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (honoris causa), a rousing applause filled UCT's Sarah Baartman Hall.
Dr Sooliman, one of South Africa’s most distinguished humanitarian leaders and the founder of Gift of the Givers, acknowledged the applause with a wave and stood with a composed pose as his citation was read out on 30 March 2026. #UCTGrad2026
Read more: qr.codes/Rb4KWZ
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Apr 6
I’m not sure I can take another week of people who support genocide pretending that @hasanthehun, one of the most effective critics of that genocide, is the evil one.
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Apr 7
Israel and the United States murdered international law in Palestine and are performing its burial rites over Iran.
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Our Sheena Swemmer marks 70 years since the 1956 #WomensMarch by reflecting on the work of current activists such as those at @EmbraceZA working towards ending #ObstetricViolence
Mar 30
Women’s activism continues to shape South Africa’s democracy dailymaverick.co.za/opinioni…
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Feb 28
The attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States are illegal, unprovoked and unjustifiable.
Peace and diplomacy was possible. Instead, Israel and the United States chose war.
This is the behaviour of rogue states — and they have jeopardised the safety of humankind around the world with this catastrophic act of aggression.
Our government must condemn this flagrant breach of international law, and urgently pursue a foreign policy based on justice, sovereignty and peace.
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Feb 26
This is an absolute inversion of what happened. Jews on the right happily promoted and sometimes even hired Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens and Nick Shirley and delighted in their attacks on people of color. Then they acted incredulous when the monster they created turned on them.
The antisemitic rot that spread within the left has now metastasized throughout the right.
We are truly living in dangerous times.
Remember, Jews are the canary in the coal mine.
Jew hatred is a symptom of a societal decline.
What starts with Jews, never ends with Jews.
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Feb 20
More gaslighting and a middle finger to Palestinians seeking solidarity against genocide and apartheid. The problem is state founded on a racist ideology not just the present right wing government. And the majority of Jewish Israelis support the genocide in Gaza
Feb 20
Johnny Greenwood has reaffirmed his stance that politics should not define artistic collaboration.
“I think music and art should be above and beyond political concerns... If I’m supposed to stop working with musicians because I dislike their governments then I wouldn’t work with any of them. The fact is, what defines us as musicians isn’t our nationalities. But that point doesn’t seem to get through.” consequence.net/2026/02/jonn…
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Feb 19
Paul is proud to support a special screening of 'The Voice of Hind Rajab'
The film is a powerful and beyond important film that received a 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival: tinyurl.com/HIND-PAULWELLER
📍 Hackney Picturehouse, London
📅 25 February, 1800
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Feb 19
The Roedean Board should do the right thing and reinstate the Principal. It pushed her out - rather than supporting her. It bowed to Zionist pressure.
Probe finds Roedean forfeited tennis match with King David because of academic workshops news24.com/southafrica/educa… via @news24
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Feb 18
The well-orchestrated campaign against Francesca Albanese by the Euro-elite and pro-Israeli apologists knows no bounds. She has done an amazing job and waged an effective one-person campaign that speaks for millions all over the globe. One of the few decent things to come out of the UN since the genocide began. She shouldn't worry too much. Italy awaits. And she can still carry on doing what she does for the Gazans.
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Feb 12
This is moral cowardice of the highest order from Wim Wenders
Profoundly shameful
The Berlin Film Festival got off to a political start as the competition jury, led by Wim Wenders, fielded several questions about Israel and Palestine.
“We have to stay out of politics," Wenders said. "We are the counterweight of politics, we are the opposite of politics. We have to do the work of people, not the work of politicians.” variety.com/2026/film/festiv…
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