The ICJ is not the ICC, the action is ongoing rather than historical, and it is the first such case against a Euro-American ally. Eight things that make South Africa’s application different — and what they mean for the UN itself. [...]
News and Updates
The State Security Bill dropped its explicit vetting of NGOs and religious institutions — and replaced it with something broader. SAMNET on why South Africans should engage with surveillance legislation before it reaches a vote. [...]
Georgetown University’s Bridge Initiative launched its Hindutva in Britain report with a panel of four researchers on 21 November 2023. Archived announcement, with SAMNET’s hate crime reporting details. [...]
SAMNET chairperson Dr Faisal Suliman, writing in Al-Qalam ahead of the 2024 elections: why what happens in Gaza is an argument for getting onto the voters’ roll here. [...]
The Electoral Commission launches the 2024 National and Provincial Elections programme, with a registration weekend on 18 and 19 November 2023 and an election expected between May and mid-August 2024. [...]
The liquor industry contributes about 3% of GDP while alcohol harm costs the country 10–12%. SAMNET calls for stronger legislation, enforcement and harm reduction — and commends Sinalo Jafta for speaking publicly about her recovery. [...]
Census 2022 counts roughly 930 000 Muslims in South Africa, about 1.6% of the population — the first national count of religion in more than two decades. [...]
Muslims are the faith group most likely to report problems with financial institutions — from closed accounts and denied transactions to investigations. The ISPU study, and the congressional letter it fed. [...]
Canada has seen more mass killings motivated by Islamophobia than any other G7 country. Amira Elghawaby on the office created in response, and what led to it. [...]
SAMNET director Mohamed Kharwa recognised by the Dawn Education and Leadership Centre for the pilot Citizenship Journalism Bootcamp for Muslims, Durban, 27–28 May 2023. [...]
South Africa’s tobacco law was written before pouches and e-cigarettes. It regulates tobacco, not nicotine — and that gap is being advertised through. SAMNET is asking for help closing it. [...]
Arsalan Iftikhar and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Islamophobia in American and European politics, and its genocidal forms in India, Myanmar and China. [...]