Gaza war: deadlock in the security council shows that the UN is no longer fit for purpose: As Israel launched its ground offensive in Gaza on October 27 – having conducted airstrikes in the weeks following the horrific attack by Hamas on October 7 – the UN general assembly convened an emergency session. With reports …
Gaza update: deadlock in the UN security council means no relief for suffering Palestinian civilians: Day by day, as Israel continues its assault on Gaza, the death toll mounts. According to the Gaza health ministry more than 18,500 people have now been killed in the Israeli army’s air and ground assault – and the Israel …
How a land reform agency could break South Africa’s land redistribution deadlock: The distribution of agricultural land in South Africa remains deeply unequal. Photo by David Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has conceded that the country’s land reform programme is taking too long to address the challenge of land ownership inequality …
Solar and wind power could break the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deadlock: Ethiopian protestors march down 42nd Street in New York during a "It's my Dam" protest on March 11, 2021. Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images For several years, political tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been escalating in a conflict …
Climate change: Joe Biden could ride a wave of international momentum to break deadlock in US: Jana Shea/Shutterstock Joe Biden’s presidency is likely to be dominated by “the three Cs”: COVID-19, China and climate change. Each one of these behemoths could make or break him. Despite wildfires and hurricanes, this was not the long-awaited climate …
The Grand Renaissance Dam: what’s at stake and what could break the deadlock: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a 145-metre-high, 1.8-kilometre-long concrete colossus is set to become the largest hydropower plant in Africa. (Photo by EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images) The Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam is inching closer to completion, rekindling the environmental and political …
Brexit: the last time MPs were given indicative votes to break a deadlock, they failed: Deadlocked. Pajor Pawel/Shutterstock One of the many ironies thrown up in the course of Brexit has been just how controversial attempts by parliament – the UK’s supreme constitutional authority – to take back control have been. First, MPs insisted on …
South Africa in the news: SA dollar bonds fall as Zuma deadlock continues: South Africa’s sovereign dollar bonds fell across the curve on Thursday with the 2041 issue down 1.7 cents to trade at a near two-month low as the political deadlock over President Jacob Zuma’s future continued. The ruling African National Congress …: “South …