Vessel-level tracking of South African coal shipments to Israel is independently corroborated by the SA BDS Coalition’s “Fuelling Genocide: An Analysis of South Africa’s Coal Exports to Israel” (March 2026). Today, South African coal is a critical chokepoint in the supply chains sustaining Israel’s electricity system. Disrupting those flows is not symbolic. It is a material route toward ending genocidal energy supply.
by Özge Onay | 27 Apr 2026, Critical Legal Thinking
A single F-35 fighter jet burns through roughly 5,600 litres of fuel for every hour it is in the air. A US aircraft carrier strike group on deployment consumes more oil in a week than some small nations use in a year. The B-52 bombers the United States flew over the Middle East in recent months burn so much fuel on a single mission that the carbon from one sortie roughly equals what an average British household produces in twelve months. Nobody adds any of this to a climate ledger. It is not counted, not reported, and not required to be.
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By Nasiha Soomar, 22 April 2026, Mail & Guardian
There are two kinds of ships leaving for the Middle East right now.
The first kind carries coal. It departs from Richards Bay, on the northeastern coast of South Africa. Massive bulk carriers, loaded in the holds, bound for Israeli ports. The companies arranging this trade do not advertise the destination. They do not need to. The ships move. The coal moves. The genocide is sustained.
(more…)Made over the course of 5 years, Tomorrow’s Freedom gains intimate access to the family of imprisoned Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouthi. Combining unfolding events on the ground, in-depth interviews and powerful archive spanning over 30 years, we see Marwan’s evolution from activist to learned politician, uniting people and bringing hope to a flatlined peace process. If given a chance, could Barghouthi pave the way for an inclusive, democratic and peaceful future?
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The 17th of April is a significant day of commemoration for two peoples separated by continents but subjected to the same neo-colonial, imperialist oppression. These two peoples’ manner of commemoration is widely different. For Cubans, it is a celebration of their victory over the US-backed ‘Bay of Pigs’ invasion. However, for Palestinians it is not a day of celebration; it is a day of sombre and sober reflection.
(more…)A new report by the Euro-Med Monitor documents dozens of testimonies from Palestinian victims from the Gaza Strip who were subjected to sexual violence, including rape, inside Israeli prisons and detention centres.
Al Jazeera, 16 April 2026: Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, said torture in Israeli prisons has become institutionalised and the case of Marwan Barghouti was revealing of a system in “profound moral and legal decay”.
“I’ve investigated torture in Israeli prisons for quite a while now, and this is why I decided to write a report,” Albanese told Al Jazeera, adding that other investigations have found that “torture was becoming a state practice”.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 16 April 2026
In May, 2026, amidst genocide and expansionist aggressive war, South Africa will join the Global Sumud Flotilla together with many countries across the globe. The objective of the Mission is to open a humanitarian aid sea corridor to Gaza and challenge the conditions that allow for starvation and almost two decade-long siege of over 2 million people in a concentration camp.
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