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Are the campus protests just noise? A look back at the anti-apartheid movement offers insights
Daniel Manulak
travel
Discovering South Africa’s treasures beyond Cape Town
De Hoop Nature Reserve in South Africa. For Geoff York travel South Africa story
waters on wine
Nine white wines to enjoy this Spring
Christopher Waters
politics
Volunteer firefighters’ tax credit to double, as Ottawa prepares for catastrophic wildfire season
Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Sajjan speaks at a news conference on the forecast for the 2024 wildfire season with federal ministers, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
world
Switzerland will host Ukraine peace conference in June, hopes Russia can join one day
FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, shakes hands with Swiss President Ignazio Cassis in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 20, 2022. Switzerland's government said Wednesday April 10, 2024 it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than two years of war, in hopes that Russia might join in the peace process one day. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
world
African hunger rises as drought and war trigger soaring food prices
A woman receives maize meal at a United Nations World Food Programme distribution center in Neno district, southern Malawi. Sunday, March 24, 2024. A new drought has left millions facing hunger in southern Africa as they experience the effects of extreme weather that scientists say is becoming more frequent and more damaging. (AP Photo/Kenneth Jali)
world
Germany rejects allegations that it’s facilitating acts of genocide in Gaza at UN court
Germany's Director General of Legal Affairs Tania von Uslar-Gleichen (C) speaks to the press after the first hearing of the ICJ in a case filed by Nicaragua against Germany demanding judges impose emergency measures to stop Berlin providing Israel with weapons and other assistance, in the Hague on April 8, 2024. Germany faces charges from Nicaragua at the top UN court on April 8, 2024, that it is "facilitating the commission of genocide" against Palestinians with its military and political support for Israel. Nicaragua has hauled Germany before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), demanding judges impose emergency measures to stop Berlin providing Israel with weapons and other assistance. (Photo by Robin van Lonkhuijsen / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
globe investor
How an election-packed 2024 is shaping up for world markets
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he watches play on the 18th hole green during the final round of LIV Golf Miami, at Trump National Doral Golf Club, Sunday, April 7 in Doral, Fla.
world
16,000 kilometres and 352 days later, a UK man reaches his goal of running the length of Africa
Britain's Russ Cook becomes the first person to run the entire length of Africa - Tunisia - April 7, 2024 Britain's Russ Cook reacts after becoming the first person to run the entire length of Africa REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
canada
Saskatoon doctor accused of making abortion comments facing disciplinary charges
Saskatchewan flag blowing open
world
Former South African defence minister faces corruption and money laundering charges
Former Speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula sit in the dock for her court appearance at the Pretoria Magistrate Court in Pretoria on April 4, 2024. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP) (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)
waters on wine
Eight (mostly red) wines to enjoy in April
Christopher Waters
report on business
IKEA Foundation backs emerging market EV push with $100 million grant
An electric delivery vehicle sits charging at an Ikea furniture store in Ottawa on Thursday, August 17, 2023. Experts say businesses in Canada are slowly entering a fleet transition journey to meet zero-emissions goals but it will not be an easy road. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
opinion
When you play with FIFA matches, expect to get burned
The Editorial Board
world
Girl, 8, only survivor of bus crash that kills 45 Easter pilgrims on South Africa’s deadly roads
A view of a bridge a day after a bus plunged into a ravine on the Mmamatlakala mountain pass between Mokopane and Marken, around 300km (190 miles) north of Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, March 29, 2024. A bus carrying worshippers on a long-distance trip from Botswana to an Easter weekend church gathering in South Africa plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass Thursday and burst into flames as it hit the rocky ground below, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. The only survivor was an 8-year-old child who was receiving medical attention for serious injuries. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
world
‘Adopt a penguin egg’ Easter campaign helps endangered African birds
A penguin carer holds a chick at South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds rehabilitation centre where the centre has been incubating over 200 eggs of the endangered African penguin that were rescued from two penguin colonies, since the start of the year and they are soliciating donations by inviting people to "adopt an egg" in Cape Town, South Africa, March 27, 2024. REUTERS/Esa Alexander REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT
world
World Court orders Israel to open land crossings to Gaza
A child walks past a pile of household refuse as he transports objects, in a street in Gaza City on March 28, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people, with an 8-year-old child the only survivor
Firefighters hose down a bus after it crashed off the R518, killing a few dozen, in Waterberg District, Limpopo Province, South Africa March 28, 2024 in this image taken from social media. Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
world
UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
The Spanish Air Force drops humanitarian aid parcels over the Gaza Strip, March 27, 2024. Spanish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
world
Ireland to intervene in South Africa genocide case against Israel
Irish Foreign minister Micheal Martin attends a joint press conference with his German counterpart at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, on January 18, 2024. (Photo by MICHELE TANTUSSI / AFP) (Photo by MICHELE TANTUSSI/AFP via Getty Images)
good taste
Three wines for your Easter brunch hosting checklist
Christopher Waters
world
Global Affairs says two more Canadians have died in Ukraine-Russia war
A Ukrainian serviceman inspects the damage to a building at the Pecherskyi district, after a Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday March 25, 2024. Five people were injured in the strike, two were hospitalized. Global Affairs says two recent deaths in Ukraine brings the number of Canadians who have died helping to defend the European country from a Russian invasion to 11. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Vadim Ghirda
world
Taps run dry across South Africa’s largest city in unprecedented water crisis
Residents of the township of Soweto, South Africa, queue for water Saturday, March 16, 2024. Thousands of South Africans are lining up for water as the country's largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people. Residents rich and poor have never seen a shortage of this severity. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
canada
Former premiers, other dignitaries pay respects to Brian Mulroney in Montreal
Sentinels stand guard as former prime minister Brian Mulroney lies in repose at St. Patrick's Basilica in Montreal on Thursday, March 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
world
South Africa’s foreign minister says citizens fighting with Israeli forces in Gaza will be arrested
FILE - South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor addresses reporters after session of the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. South Africa’s foreign minister says her country’s citizens who fight in the Israeli armed forces or alongside them in Gaza will be arrested when they return home. (AP Photo/Patrick Post, File)
world
South Africa urges top UN court to impose more emergency orders on Israel to end starvation in Gaza
Palestinians carry their belongings after visiting their houses destroyed in the Israeli offensive on Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)
world
South Africa seeks new action against Israel by ICJ ahead of Rafah ground assault
Palestinians with children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen amid shortages of food supplies, as the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 13, 2024. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
world
Election officials in South Africa rush to register 100,000 prisoners to vote
Inmates at the all-male Zonderwater Correctional Centre on the outskirts of Pretoria, South Africa, wait Thursday Feb. 1, 2024, to register as voters or update their details on electoral rolls. The Electoral Commission of South Africa says it hopes to significantly increase the number of prisoners who take part in this year's national election. (AP Photo/Sebabatso Mosamo)
analysis
Israel case is latest step in South Africa’s tangled journey to international courts
South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor speaks to the media following a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on a request from South Africa for emergency measures for Gaza, in The Hague on January 26, 2024. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Israel must do all it can to prevent genocide in its war with Hamas and allow aid into Gaza, as alarm has grown over Palestinians trapped by the conflict. South Africa had brought the case against Israel, accusing it of breaching the 1948 UN Genocide Convention, set up in the ashes of World War II and the Holocaust. (Photo by Remko de Waal / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by REMKO DE WAAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
world
30 years after apartheid, South Africans battle against more dark times
world
World court to issue ruling on South Africa’s case against Israel’s Gaza offensive on Friday
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a mosque, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, January 24, 2024. REUTERS/Fadi Shana
world
South African police arrest man after he tells inquiry he started a fire that left 76 dead
South Africa's flag.
opinion
Liberals trying to play both sides in Gaza conflict
John Ibbitson
world
Tensions persist in aftermath of court hearings on Israel genocide accusation
South African residents wave Palestinian flags as they wait for members of the South African legal team to arrive from The Hague, Netherlands, where they represented the country in a two-day hearing against Isreal at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), at the OR Tambo International Airport in Ekurhuleni, South Africa, on January 14, 2024. South Africa on January 11, 2024 accused Israel of breaching the UN Genocide Convention, saying that even the deadly October 7 Hamas attack could not justify such alleged actions, as it opened a case at the top UN court. Pretoria has lodged an urgent appeal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to force Israel to "immediately suspend" its military operations in Gaza. (Photo by Alaister Russell / AFP) (Photo by ALAISTER RUSSELL/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
Evening Update: Canada doesn’t support premise of South Africa’s case against Israel
President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) US lawyer Joan Donoghue (2R) confers with colleagues at the court in The Hague on January 12, 2024, prior to the hearing of the genocide case against Israel, brought by South Africa. Israel said that it was not seeking to destroy the Palestinian people, as it hit back at what it called a "profoundly distorted" and "malevolent" genocide case against it at the UN's top court. South Africa has launched an emergency case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) arguing that Israel stands in breach of the UN Genocide Convention, signed in 1948 in the wake of the Holocaust. (Photo by Remko de Waal / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by REMKO DE WAAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)