11 July 2018 12-year-old Janna Jihad from Palestine, one of the youngest officially registered journalists in the world, is currently on tour in South Africa. Jihad, who started her journalism at the age of 7, following the Israeli killing of her two family members, is in the country to parti
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MEDIA RELEASE – Statement from today’s Press Conference with TV personality and model Shashi Naidoo 20 June 2018 [Below is the press statement delivered by BDS South Africa at today’s press conference with TV personality and model Shashi Naidoo, Dudu Masango (South African Churche
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PRESS INVITE – Media Conference with South African celebrity Shashi Naidoo 19 July 2018 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa, together with our other partners, will be holding a press conference with South African celebrity, super model and TV personality, Sh
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PRESS STAEMENT Mayor of Joburg suspends senior city official over her attendance at anti-BDS Israel event 12 June 2018 Earlier this morning Mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, suspended senior city official, MMC of Health, Mpho Phalatse, over her participation at a pro-Israeli anti-BDS event on S
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For Immediate Release 11 June 2018 ANC IN JOHANNESBURG CONDEMNS MMC PHALATSE’S ISRAEL SOLIDARITY UTTERANCES The ANC in the City of Johannesburg has noted the recent activities at the Johannesburg City Hall where the MMC for Health in the City of Johannesburg, councilor Mpho Phalatse falsely reaffi
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PRESS ALERT: Protest in Nelspruit for slain 21 year old Palestinian nurse killed by Israeli snipers 07 June 2018 21 year old Palestinian nurse, Razan Najjar, was shot dead by an Israeli sniper this past Friday 01 June 2018 (click here for a CNN article). Najjar, who had both her arms up in the air
read moreJoin us for iftaar (the breaking of the fast) and Magrieb prayers in Bo-Kaap on Friday 8 June 2018 (in Wale Street). Bring along food and your own prayer mats.
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PRESS STATEMENT: Argentina cancels World Cup warm up match with Israel 06 June 2018 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation, BDS South Africa, joins Palestinians, our progressive Jewish Israeli allies, fellow South Africans and peace loving peoples of the world in welcoming the cance
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PRESS ALERT: Protest in Durban against Israeli Apartheid (2 June, 1pm) 31 May 2018 Members of the public and media are invited to the Palestine solidarity protest against Israeli Apartheid taking place this Saturday (2 June 2018) in Durban. The protest will start at 1pm at the corner of Dr RD Naidu
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