Category: Post

PRESS STATEMENT: Leader of South African parliament sends message to Palestine 25 March 2019 The leader of South Africa’s parliament, the Honourable Baleka Mbete (Speaker of the National Assembly) has sent a message of support to the 6th Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) conference, organized by the BNC, that took place in Palestine this past week. In…

PRESS STATEMENT: Church leaders representing over 50 million Christians urge for “economic pressure” against Israel American and African Christian leaders, representing churches with over 50 million members, have issued a joint statement comparing the situation of Palestinians under Israeli occupation to that of black South Africans under Apartheid. The statement follows a “Pilgrimage Group Visit” to Israel-Palestine…

PRESS STATEMENT: Downgrade of South Africa’s diplomatic relations with Israel welcomed  12 March 2019 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organization BDS South Africa welcomes the President of South Africa’s confirmation in Parliament that South Africa will not “turn back” on the downgrade of the SA Embassy in Israel. Ramaphosa, who referred to the downgrade as a…

PRESS STATEMENT: BDS SA welcomes the decision to review Clover deal by Brimstone Investment Corporation Limited 07 February 2019 South African human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa, earlier today, had a positive and productive meeting with Brimstone. BDS South Africa welcomes the initiative taken by Brimstone to call an emergency board meeting in…

PRESS STATEMENT: Concern over Israeli take-over of South African dairy  06 February 2019 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation, BDS South Africa, have received several reports concerning the intended take-over of Clover from a group of companies led by Israel’s Central Bottling Company (CBC). CBC together with several smaller partners (including the South African firm Brimstone…

PRESS STATEMENT: Defeat for Israeli lobby, Victory for Freedom of Expression & Palestine Solidarity 07 December 2018 The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation, BDS South Africa, joins other progressive organisations and trade unions in welcoming South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal’s ruling that has cleared the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and its…

PRESS ALERT South Africans welcomes the withdrawal of seven Israelis from an upcoming academic conference at Stellenbosch University 29 November 2018 South African civil society has welcomed the withdrawal of all the seven Israelis from an up upcoming academic conference due to take place at Stellenbosch University (click here). The withdrawal came following a call from…

PRESS INVITE: Palestine Dinner with Shashi Naidoo, Minister Derek Hanekom, entertainer Kagiso Lediga and Photographer Lee-Roy Jason 14 November 2018 Members of the media and public are invited to a Palestine gala dinner at The Maslow in Sandton on the 30th of November 2018. The dinner, MC’ed by entertainer Kagiso Lediga, will be addressed by South…

PRESS STATEMENT: Houghton Golf Club unfairly cancels charity day 02 November 2018 The human rights and Palestine solidarity BDS South Africa condemns the cancelling by the Houghton Golf Club of the upcoming Food for the Soul charity golf day that was due to take place on 11 November at Houghton Golf Course . The HGC…

PRESS ALERT: Disturbing WhatsApp voice note re Houghton Golf Club 01 November 2018  The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation, BDS South Africa, has been made aware of a disturbing voice-note wherein an unidentified person makes spurious accusations against BDS South Africa. We are in possession of a copy of the voicenote if required. The individual,…

PRESS ALERT: Change in BDS South Africa’s spokesperson  31 October 2018  This is our spokesperson Kwara Kekana’s last month at BDS SA as she is taking up a new and exciting job opportunity. While we wish Kwara, one of the shortest spokespeople around, strength in her next steps, her departure is still sad for us. Her dedication…

JOINT STATEMENT: Protest outside DIRCO “engagement” 02 October 2018 Civil society, including members of the ANC, Alliance, SACP, PYA, Friends of Cuba Society, BDS, YCL, Palestine Solidarity Alliance, KZN PSF, Wits PSC, Swaziland Solidarity Network, NC4P, Media Review Network, SA Jews for a Free Palestine and others will be protesting outside the upcoming “think-tank” workshop with…

Wow!   If there’s one thing you read today, checkout this article on the BDS boycott of Israel by Jewish Israeli, Yuli Novak, who previously served in the Israeli Air Force.   ———- The BDS “Monster” Yuli Novak, 27 September 2018 [This article was initially published in the Haaretz Newspaper, click here for the original]…