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thepost.co.za > news > 2026-03-26-un-rights-council-to-hold-second-urgent-debate-over-deadly-strike-that-killed-168-children

UN rights council to hold second urgent debate over deadly strike that killed 168 children

1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (323+ words) The February 28 strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh girls" school came on the first day of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, dubbed "Operation Epic Fury" by the administration of US President Donald Trump and "Operation Lion"s Roar" by the Jewish…...

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thepost.co.za > opinion > 2026-03-24-the-enduring-conflict-south-africa-grapples-with-the-consequences-of-the-us-israel-war-on-iran

The enduring conflict: South Africa grapples with the consequences of the US-Israel war on Iran

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (754+ words) Portraits of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, centre, and of the late Ayatollah Komeini, left and right. the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, are carried outside the US Consulate in Johannesburg during a demonstration against…...

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thepost.co.za > news > 2026-03-16-israel-responds-to-south-africas-genocide-case-at-the-international-court-of-justice

Israel responds to South Africa's genocide case at the International Court of Justice

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (540+ words) Image: EYAD BABA / AFP Israel has submitted its response to South Africa's genocide case at the International Court of Justice, following Pretoria's detailed written arguments submitted over a year ago. Vincent Magwenya, Presidency spokesperson, said Israel filed its response on…...

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thepost.co.za > letters > 2026-03-16-the-unending-cycle-of-war-humanitys-struggle-against-conflict

The unending cycle of war: humanity's struggle against conflict

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (162+ words) Smoke rises from the site of airstrikes in a central area of the Iranian capital Tehran Image: Atta Kenare / AFP Even the obscenity of all the wars now raging out of control, with the ultimate horror of nuclear war, does…...

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thepost.co.za > news > 2026-03-09-south-africans-repatriated-from-jerusalem-and-dubai-as-airspace-reopen

South Africans repatriated from Jerusalem and Dubai as airspace reopen

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (732+ words) OVER 150 South Africans have been repatriated from Jerusalem, with hundreds more returning from Dubai as airspace restrictions ease. Following escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation urged South African citizens to evacuate immediately as…...

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thepost.co.za > news > 2026-03-04-living-in-the-middle-east-amid-airstrikes-south-african-expats-share-their-experience

Living in the Middle East amid airstrikes: South African expats share their experience

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (919+ words) Rushna Minnaar Lipsey with her husband, Sean Lipsey, and their two daughters, Melody Story and Jazzy Luna. SOUTH African expats in the Middle East shared their experiences and concerns following Iranian airstrikes since Saturday, targeting'US military bases in the Gulf…...

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thepost.co.za > news > 2026-03-04-escalating-middle-east-conflict-draws-strong-reactions-from-sa-religious-leaders

Escalating Middle East conflict draws strong reactions from SA religious leaders

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (422+ words) Solidarity organisations joined the protest outside the offices of the US Consulate in Durban on Tuesday. RELIGIOUS leaders in South Africa have expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict in the Middle East following the death of Iran's Supreme Leader,…...

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thepost.co.za > opinion > 2026-03-04-a-shift-in-global-power-in-a-world-at-war

A shift in global power in a world at war

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (302+ words) A protester holds up a portrait of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a demonstration in support of the Iranian regime at one of the entrances to Baghdad's Green Zone, where the US embassy is located. Image: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE…...

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thepost.co.za > opinion > 2026-01-11-starvation-as-policy-how-israels-aid-blockade-deepens-the-genocide-in-gaza

Starvation as policy: how Israel’s aid blockade deepens the genocide in Gaza

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (385+ words) US actress Angelina Jolie, centre, speaks with an official at the Egyptian Rafah border crossing, part of her visit to the North Sinai Governorate to inspect aid entering the Palestinian Gaza Strip. THE Palestinian people are living through one of…...