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Middle East Eye
01-08-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Pressure mounts on South Africa to sever ties with Israel, expel diplomats
South African authorities are facing mounting pressure to sever ties with Israel and expel Israeli diplomats, amid growing outrage over its genocide by starvation campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip. Several activists told Middle East Eye that they had intensified their campaign to end what they called South Africa's complicity in Israel's war on Gaza, where more than 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or wounded and the entire population is facing famine. Zukiswa Wanner, a writer and activist, said that many South Africans had thought Pretoria's decision to take Israel to the International Court of Justice in late 2023 would result in a swift end to the 22-month conflict, but Israel, with full Western backing, continued its war on Gaza. "Almost two years later, Israel has not relented and we continue seeing the horror visited on the Palestinians," Wanner told MEE. "As individuals, we are all quite powerless on pushing the stop of the genocide - but as citizens - we can demand of our government that they finalise this small thing: South Africa can't be having normal relations with an abnormal, genocidal government. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters Since Israel went to war on Gaza, only Bolivia and Belize have severed diplomatic relations with Israel. At various points, the Muslim majority countries of Bahrain, Chad, Jordan and Turkey have withdrawn their ambassadors, but all still maintain diplomatic ties with Israel. For its part, South Africa hasn't had an ambassador in Israel since 2018. But activists say the country needs to take stronger action against Israel. 'South Africa can't be having normal relations with an abnormal, genocidal government' - Zukiswa Wanner Many South Africans told MEE that they were extremely disappointed with Cyril Ramaphosa's government's decision to ignore parliament's decision to sever ties with Israel in November 2023. "Other countries have disengaged with Israel without the fanfare we brought to the table," Wanner added. This week, a petition created by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), urging the government to shutter the Israeli embassy had secured several thousand signatures. "You have rightly brought a case of genocide against Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), so you have determined Israel is committing genocide. How then can we continue to have diplomatic and economic relations with that genocidal state?" the petition said. 'Block the Boat' Across South Africa, frustration over Israel's war on Gaza and brutal occupation of the West Bank have triggered several small scale protest actions at traffic lights, and outside embassies and ports. This week, activists in the port city of Durban mobilised over reports that a ship travelling via South Africa to Israel was carrying cargo that may be used in the war on Gaza. Local activists were alerted by the South African BDS coalition that the vessel, originating from Chennai, India, was carrying "dangerous goods". With India having previously sent combat drones, as well as batches of explosives and components to Israel, the activists said they were compelled to act to prevent Durban from becoming a conduit for murdering Palestinians. Hundreds of South Africans mobilised online, reached out to local and national representatives and the police, calling for the ship to be inspected and for Pretoria to uphold its obligations in international law. Israel's war on Gaza has exposed 'deep divide' within Brics, experts say Read More » As a founding member of The Hague Group, South Africa has pledged its intention to prevent the supply of arms to Israel. It has also committed to preventing the docking of vessels which may be used to transport fuel and arms to Israel. On Thursday, activists reported that following an inspection by police, the vessel was found to have not been in possession of any material that may be used to violate human rights, but lauded both the community and authorities for complying with their requests to have the vessel checked. "We will continue to carry through with this 'Block the Boat - Durban' campaign, because we know that our port could be used for transporting of goods destined for Israel," Lubna Nadvi with the KwaZulu-Natal Palestine Solidarity Forum (PSF), told MEE. Nadvi said the group was also monitoring the tranporstation of coal from Richards Bay Port - the other major port in KwaZulu-Natal - and would be picketing outside the port terminal in the coming days. "There are multiple campaigns that we are undertaking. The fact that this tip-off came through means that there is a very vigilant international network keeping an eye out. And the fact that nothing was found is good, and we need to be vigilant that no such items will be traveling through any one of our ports," Nadvi added. The South African Police Services did not immediately respond to MEE's request for comment.
Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bayern Munich prodigy seen as Tillman successor at PSV
Bayern Munich's Paul Wanner is being strongly linked with PSV. The Dutch champions reportedly see the 19-year-old Bayern midfielder as a potential replacement for Malik Tillman, who moved to Bayer Leverkusen earlier this summer. Following Tillman's departure, PSV considered Sven Mijnans, but AZ refused to co-operate on a transfer. Now, the Eindhoven side has shifted attention to Wanner, according to the Eindhovens Dagblad. The promising German player still has two years left on his contract with Bayern Munich and played in the U21 European Championship this summer. Last season, Wanner was on loan at FC Heidenheim. In 29 league matches, the ever-improving creative midfielder scored three goals and provided two assists for the relegation-threatened side. In fact, Heidenheim only saved their Bundesliga status in the play-offs, and a two-legged victory against Elversberg. The likelihood of an out-and-out transfer seems slim. However, Bayern are reportedly open to another loan deal for the teenager. PSV are following their interest in Wanner from last summer, where a deal failed to materialise. GBeNeFN | Max Bradfield
Edinburgh Reporter
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Martindale takes summer signings to eight
Ambitious Livingston FC have signed two players in the last 48 hours. German national Jannik Wanner, who joins from Austrian side SKU Amstetten, and Mo Sylla, from William Hill Premiership rivals, Dundee. That takes David Martindale's recruitment to eight and Wanner joins on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. The 25-year-old was born in Haiti and arrives at the Home of the Set Fare Arena following a career in Germany and Austria. He made his senior debut with TSV Berg, winning promotion and scoring three goals, before switching to Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz. Wanner then moved to FV Illertissen making 44 appearances for the German side with performances that had his previous club, Bregenz, interested. He moved back to them and made 30 appearances before being signed by SKU Amstetten. Martindale (pictured) was impressed with his tally of ten goals in 32 games and his signing comes 24-hours after the club confirmed the capture of Sylla who also joins on a three-year contract. The 31-year-old midfielder spent two seasons with the Tayside club, making 67 appearances. The French-born player started his career at L'Entente SSG, making 115 appearances and scoring six goals before moving to England to join Oldham Athletic. He spent a season with The Owls before returning to France to join Laval. Sylla arrived back in Britain to join Aldershot Town and his outstanding performances earned a move to Hartlepool United where he played on 42 occasions in League Two. Dundee moved in he signed a two-year deal with the Tayside team. He was and a fans favourite at Dens Park and Martindale hopes the talented player can become one in West Lothian. Meanwhile, Livingston returned for pre-season training this week and the club have also renewed their stadium naming deal with local taxi firm, Home of the Set Fare, and appointed George Cairns as Academy Director. He is described as a 'vastly experienced youth development professional'. Like this: Like Related
Hamilton Spectator
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Hamilton Spectator
Canada may lose access to Peace Garden airport
INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDEN – David Pedersen drives his truck past border customs, turns up a grassy hill and stops at a ramshackle piece of tarmac on the edge of the country. Opening his car door, Pedersen drops his feet down on the warped pavement. There it is, he says: this piece of tarmac is Canada's contribution to the International Peace Garden Airport. The paved ground on Canada's side of the airport is smaller than the footprint of a community tennis court. It's not much to look at, but it allows Canada to use the North Dakota airstrip next door. Canadians can land at the airstrip, taxi the aircraft over the border to the pavement chunk in Canada, park, visit the gardens, clear customs, and take off again. But the airstrip and the taxiway, being just south of the border, are paid for by the United States. The future of this relationship, however, is in jeopardy. Canada will lose access to the airport in next eight to 15 years unless some department in the country partners with North Dakota on a rebuild. Due to federal regulations, North Dakota will need to reconstruct some of its tarmac and that will directly cut off access to Canada's slab of pavement. The Americans are looking for someone to deal with in Canada to build a new access, however they've failed to connect with a single agency willing to partner on the project. The regulation failure is that the taxiway that gives access to Canada is not at a 90-degree angle to the landing strip, according to Kyle Wanner, director of aeronautics for North Dakota, who added that Canada's pavement is too close to part of the airstrip. As a result, Canada's slab of pavement at the airport needs to move, or it won't be connected in the future. 'What will happen here is, during the short term, we'll still have access to Canadians on that taxiway moving forward,' Wanner said. 'But eventually that taxiway is going to need a reconstruct, and when it does, if Canada does not step up, or any organization, to fund any improvements on the Canadian side, the taxiway going to the Canadian apron will just be removed, and all access to Canada will cease.' Looking for ways to keep the airport connection going, North Dakota had engineers sketch a new design that would pay American dollars for a new taxiway. All that would be needed is Canadian authorities to commit to move the Canadian tarmac roughly 300 feet to the east, and connect to the taxiway at the new location. The problem is that nobody has been able to identify who in Canada is responsible to green light the project. And so while the United States prepares to reconstruct the airport, it has no confirmation that Canada will actually join in on the program and build its side of the border. 'Almost every group that we had reached out to didn't feel it was their problem, if you will, or there was something that they needed to further discuss. And so we kind of just kept going round in circles,' Wanner said. 'Does Canada want their apron or not? Do they want to continue this partnership or not? We just don't quite have an answer to that yet.' Judy Saxby, a former member of the peace gardens board of directors, said she has failed to find any answer to who is responsible for a proposed upgrade. She has been pursuing the answer of who owns the land in her spare time. 'I've been working at it for about three or four years now, and have not been able to find out who, in quotation marks, owns the little tarmac and who was responsible for building it in the first place,' Saxby told the Sun. 'There doesn't seem to be any documentation on it.' Saxby said that the problem has been not due to resistance, but that no person has been able to give a final answer. In an email in June, a spokesperson for the Province of Manitoba told the Sun that the land is on a road allowance, next to Turtle Mountain Provincial Park — both owned by the province. The spokesperson said that if any party wanted to build on the land, they would have to discuss it with the provincial government, as well as the International Boundary Commission. When the Sun asked the Manitoba NDP government if it would be interested in investing in the airport, a cabinet spokesperson said that the government does not have jurisdiction over any improvements to the Peace Garden airport. The spokesperson said that the airport is instead in the hands of the federal government. 'While the minister's office has received a proposal regarding a future expansion to the airport at the International Peace Gardens, the proposal was referred to the federal government who have sole jurisdiction over that particular airport,' wrote press secretary Caedmon Malowany on behalf of Minister of Municial and Northern Relations Glen Simard. In an email to the Sun, a departmental spokesperson for Transport Canada said that the decision over this land, such as to issue permits or approve land use applications, would fall to local governments. 'Land ownership and land use decisions are typically handled by municipal or provincial governments,' wrote the spokesperson to the Sun. 'We recommend contacting the Municipality of Boissevain–Morton, and or the Province of Manitoba.' The spokesperson said that should a project be proposed at the airport that would affect aviation safety or operations, the agency would review to ensure complaince with regulations. On his way home from the airport, Pedersen said the recent lack of upkeep at the International Peace Gardens Airport is a symbol showcasing that the Province of Manitoba overlooks airports and their significance. He said it's one of a trend across Manitoba. 'This is a symbol of a bigger, greater, problem,' Pedersen said. In the RM of Piney, a Canada-U.S. airport was discontinued in December of 2024 due to a lack of funding on the Canadian side, Pedersen said. He argued that it was a loss as the airport could have been used this year to assist wildfire efforts in the east of the province, giving surveillance planes somewhere out of which to operate. 'Especially in Manitoba, the provincial government is ignoring the contribution that the southern airports make,' he said. 'What I visualize is that we will lose more airports.' Pedersen promotes aviation in the south of the prairies, asserting that airports are crucial for emergency responses such as wildfires and medical evacuations, and that the province does not invest enough in the asset. Adam Penner, owner of Harv's Air Pilot Training near Winnipeg, said he agrees that there is a lack of funding for airports in Manitoba, and worries the Peace Garden airport will end similarly to the loss in the RM of Piney. 'It's the same kind of vibe,' Penner said. 'The Canadians can't decide who's responsible for it, and nobody does anything, it's a real shame.' He said the Peace Gardens airport is a beautiful place to visit. The gardens are nearby, as well as the value of being able to clear customs going north and south of the border. Penner uses the airstrip on business roughly 25 times a year, including for trips to Minot, N.D. The United States this summer is spending $3.5 million to rehabilitate all airport pavement on the U.S. side of the border. Workers cannot cross over to Canada due to jurisdictional issues — and North Dakota has been unable to find a partner in Canada to organize the project. 'I'm a bit embarrassed,' said Penner. 'The Americans can resurface the entire runway, and we can't even get our act together on a little ramp.' Wanner told the Sun that North Dakota is seriously interested in making something work between the two countries, and that there is still years to organize before the airport performs reconstruction that would cut off Canada's existing parking pad. 'I appreciate any positive publicity on the situation,' said Wanner when reached by the Sun. 'I would be happy if somebody in government would actually pay the phone call and say, 'Hey, let's figure this out.'' Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . 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Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Yahoo
One woman charged in two-car crash in Carteret County
CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — The North Carolina State Highway Patrol received reports about a two-car crash in Carteret County Monday. One driver, Lana Wanner, was riding west on NC 24 when she drove into the eastbound turn lane and hit a pickup truck head-on. The driver of the pickup truck and two passengers were taken to Carteret Health and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Wanner was also taken to Carteret Health and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. She was charged with DWI, careless and reckless driving, operating a vehicle with an open container of alcohol and expired registration. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
