While Africa has successfully avoided conflict over shared water courses, it will need greater diplomacy to keep the peace as new research warns that climate change will have an effect on food productivity.”Climate change introduces a new element of uncertainty precisely when governments and dono...

Khulumani echoes the concerns of a wide sector of society in South Africa about the apparent steamrolling of this Bill through Parliament today, and agrees with concerned citizens that the Bill presents a threat to democracy and the citizen's right to know. For Khulumani, the implications of this...

Yesterday I picketed the Russel Tribunal on Palestine. Before you hit the refresh button in your rush to disassociate yourself from dissent, (in an editorial, the liberal Cape Times opined:  "turning the tribunal into an object of scorn and hatred, as has been done by some of its more vociferous...

THERE are number of theories doing the rounds as to why the latest round of xenophobic attacks,  despite the success of the World Cup, seem a strong eventuality. As I write this, there are renewed reports of violence, looting and fear amongst South Africa's immigrant community who have borne the...

This is the statement released on the day news broke about the "freedom flotilla' incident. I publish it here for the sake of clarity and  perspective on the position of the publisher of Medialternatives. AMF condemns Israel violence against humanitarian flotilla The Alternative Media Forum conde...