
ACTIVISTS have slammed the claim by Israel that its latest attack on Iran was a retaliation for a missile barrage against it earlier this month.
Israel launched an attack against military targets in Ilam, Khuzestan and Tehran provinces of Iran on Saturday, killing four military air defence personnel.
The Israeli military said its aircraft targeted facilities that Iran used to make the missiles fired at Israel as well as surface-to-air missile sites.

As the Alliance of Sahel States and southern African nations advance pan-African goals, the African Union must listen and learn rather than parroting the Western line on these positive developments, writes ROGER McKENZIE

Money makers already exploit cleaning and catering contracts while the military-industrial complex diverts billions from health to warfare — but Bevan’s vision will endure as long as people fight for it, writes ROGER MCKENZIE