Opinion

The shallow state — Mike Pothier

By Mike Pothier — programme manager Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference Parliamentary Liason Office 1. Introduction “The performance of power without the substance of vision… The grandeur of office without the humility of service… The spectacle of the state without the quiet, determined work of development.”1 The notion of the […]

What is really going on with Trump’s Iran peace deal? A perplexed Israeli lists ‘the good, the bad and the unknown’ of the MOU

President Donald Trump’s peace deal with Iran has come under fire in Israel and in the US, even among some of the president’s allies. Has Trump abandoned the opressed people of Iran and Israel to protect global economic and US interests? Or does he still have a hidden card to […]

Honest conversations needed to address ‘real crisis’ behind hostility towards foreigners — SACCOFF

Xenophobia and lawlessness are unacceptable but community frustrations cannot be dismissed, says SACOFF in statement released this week on the crisis around illegal immigration The South African Community of Faith-Based Fraternals & Federations (SACOFF) has noted with deep concern the growing tensions surrounding migration, undocumented persons, community protests, and incidents […]

It’s genocide, not banditry, say Christians in Nigeria as killings, abductions continue

Originally published in My Christian Daily Why do some politicians and media refuse to recognise what many Nigerian Christians and their supporters regard as an obvious genocide? On May 16 gunmen stormed three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, abducting 39 students and seven teachers in a coordinated attack. […]