Kenneth Kgwadi
Kenneth Kgwadi is a fellow at the Middle East African Research Institute (MEARI). He holds a Master of Arts in African Studies from Ben Gurion University of the Negev (BGU).
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Pandor is detrimental to the credibility of SA’s foreign policy
During her tenure as South Africa’s foreign minister, Naledi Pandor, the country faced a lack of trade and economic opportunities, neglected valuable and strategic alliances
UCT’s anti-Israel stance impedes academic collaboration
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) anti-Israel position compromises the academic freedom espoused in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa as a form
SA should ditch global grandstanding in favour of promoting peace
It was a jovial moment days ago when Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, which would end the two-year conflict that shaped the political
Let us talk about the Sudanese conflict
It is disappointing how the world has been silent over the ongoing deadly Sudanese conflict, which has displaced over 13 million people, left millions in
A changed region
October 7 changed the political outlook of the entire Middle East region. The political outlook of the Middle East region shifted enormously after Hamas’s surprise
South Africa should tread very carefully when it comes to Jihadist terrorism
I was taken aback by the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) when it accepted the application by a Shariah-based political party called the
The world needs peace, not “globalised intifada”
A few weeks ago, when the world focused on South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to his counterpart, Donald Trump, in the Oval Office, two staffers
Why don’t we exclude politics from the beautiful game?
The South African Police Service (SAPS) deserves praise for dealing with the violent protesters who call themselves Red Card Israel, who were causing chaos at
Israel-Palestine conflict: critics should go and see for themselves
Joseph Goebbels once said, “Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident they are acting on their free will.” It does not
North West … where nobody works
People do not work in North West Province. It’s not just that more than half the working-age population is unemployed − the government doesn’t work