The Media Lens

by | | News, World

8 October 2025 | 09:03 CAT 3-minute read France in Turmoil: Macron Faces Crisis as Yet Another Prime Minister Resigns in Hours Paris, 8 October 2025 — France’s political fabric is tearing at its seams. In the space of just weeks, President Emmanuel Macron has seen...

Civil society demands Malema’s exit from judicial appointments amid credibility crisis

by | | News, South Africa

7 October 2025 | 08:16 CAT 3-minute read In a public intervention on Sunday, three prominent civil society organisations – Freedom Under Law, Defend Our Democracy, and the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) – jointly called for...

Palestine Report

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6 October 2025 | 11:52 CAT 4-minute read Reports from deported GSF participants; Israel continues genocide in Gaza despite Trump’s “peace plan” South African activists detained during the Global Sumud Flotilla’s attempt to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza have...

The Middle East Report

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3 October 2025 | 11:22 CAT 2-minute read U.S.-Israel Peace Plan, UEFA Suspension Threats, and Iran’s Nuclear Strategy During this week’s Middle East Report, analyst James Dorsey provided insights into the evolving geopolitical landscape of the region. Dorsey, an...

US Puts SA on human trafficking watch list

by | | News, South Africa

1 October 2025 | 10:14 CAT 1-minute read The US State Department has placed South Africa on its Tier 2 Human Trafficking Watch List, citing reduced prosecutions and weaker victim protection. In an interview on Radio Islam International, criminologist Dr Simon Howell,...