south africa — Blog — Michael Bociurkiw

WORLD BRIEFING: January 27, 2024

The International Court of Justice, in a historic ruling in The Hague, has ordered Israel to take emergency steps to prevent genocide in Gaza and to allow urgent humanitarian aid in the Palestinian territory. More than 40 senior former Israeli national security officials, celebrated scientists and prominent business leaders have sent a letter to Israel’s president and speaker of parliament demanding that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be removed from office for posing what they say is an “existential” threat to the country

WORLD BRIEFING: September 1, 2023

South Africa’s president calls a fire which claimed the lives of dozens of homeless people in Johannesburg “a wake-up call” but without offering solutions. The coup in Gabon seemed well organized and the UN Secretary General approaches Russia with a new offer to reopen the Black Sea grain deal

WORLD BRIEFING: August 31, 2023

A huge fire overnight in Johannesburg claims dozens of lives, mostly migrants. A mini cabinet shuffle in the UK and a new top boss at CNN.

BRICS SUMMIT/WAR IN UKRAINE: August 23, 2023

The BRICS 2023 ‘family photo’ is released but with a notable absence: Vladimir Putin. Russia unleashed another drone strike on the Odesa region and port infrastructure

WAR IN UKRAINE: August 20, 2023

In one of the deadliest attacks on a Ukrainian city, Russia fired an Iskander missile into a theatre in central Chernihiv yesterday, killing seven people - including a six year old child - and injuring at least 148. BRICS Summit host, South Africa, confirmed Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate virtually.

WAR IN UKRAINE : August 19, 2024

The U.S. believes nearly 500,000 Ukrainian and Russian soldiers have been wounded or killed during the expansive conflict that has raged in Ukraine since February of last year, the NYT reported. The report said Ukrainian military deaths are around 70,000 and injuries upwards of 120,000.

WAR IN UKRAINE: August 4, 2023

Ukraine appears to have crippled a Russian war ship off Crimea with an unmanned attack drone. Peace talks commence in Saudi Arabia this weekend but without the participation of Russia

WAR IN UKRAINE: July 30, 2023

Three drones, allegedly from Ukraine, caused significant damage in central Moscow and caused the temporary closure of airspace in the Russian capital. Kyiv makes gains on the battlefield

Coronavirus Pandemic: Latest Update (May 30, 2020)

As the United States surpasses the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths we survey the situation of Covid-19 in North America and several other regions. Will Africa become the next hotspot?

Coronavirus Pandemic: Latest Update (March 28, 2020)

My latest update as of March 28: Italy passes a grim milestone; Spain struggles to cope; the US leads the world in terms of COVID-19 cases; and a patchwork quilt of responses frustrates the fight to contain the virus

Zimbabwe: Looks Like a Coup, Sounds Like a Coup - But Its Not a Coup!

Michael BociurkiwNovember 16, 2017zimbabwe, mogabe, africa, zuma, south africa, coup, Morgan Tsvingarai, Sudan, Jacob ZumaComment