Zulpha Khan

Journalist, Capetonian who loves Jozi. Tweets are my own, retweets are not an endorsement

[Premier Alan Winde @alanwinde]

Good news: Meiringspoort is now open!

Thank you to all our teams who worked tirelessly to get the route cleared. Please proceed with caution as work continues.

Swartberg Pass remains closed.

[DIRCO South Africa @DIRCO_ZA]

MEDIA STATEMENT

30 January 2026

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has informed the Government of the State of Israel of its decision to declare Mr. Ariel Seidman, the Chargé d’Affaires of the Israeli Embassy, persona non grata.

[Steers® South Africa @SteersSA]

Steers Official Statement

[Exxaro @ExxaroResources]

Exxaro Resources is aware of a circulating video depicting the recent assault of a security guard in East London.

One of the alleged suspects in the video has been identified as an employee of one of our contractors, Baagi Technology.

Exxaro Resources does not tolerate any behaviour that is contrary to our values, and the alleged suspect's access to our company has been immediately revoked. In line with our code of conduct, Baagi Technology is attending to this matter with the urgency it deserves.

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

Childhood in Gaza.

[emini tic @TicTocTick]

For the first time ever in human history, Christmas is on 25/25/25.

This phenomenon will never happen again.

[Translating Falasteen (Palestine) @translatingpal]

🚨Israeli soldiers detained two Palestinian children, accusing them of being spies in Al-Khalil, West Bank today. When passersby questioned why such young children were detained, the army told the to stop filming. The soldiers demanded to know where the boys' father was and detained them for a while before multiple soldiers went to the family's' house, preventing activists from following them. The soldiers then harassed and threatened the shopkeepers who were trying to support the children.

This is the everyday violence of the occupation in Al Khalil where Israeli soldiers routinely terrorise Palestinians outside their homes without impunity.

@ISMPalestine

[Dr. Yousef 🇵🇸 @yousef_ki1]

Let’s break the algorithm — reply with a dot.

[Abubaker Abed @AbubakerAbedW]

Israel has flattened 4 schools in Al-Shati Refugee Camp since the morning.

What’s now happening is Israel dropping tons of explosives on displacement camps and residential areas.

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

If you are wondering why some of the dead children in Gaza have no visible injuries or covered in blood. Who look like they're sleeping.

It is because Israel killed them with Thermobaric bombs. These bombs suck oxygen from the air to trigger high temperature explosions. The explosive pressure is so strong that it quite literally sucks the air out of the children's lungs and causes them to internally explode.

[The Resonance @Partisan_12]

“This is a big lie. The claim that when the UN organizations were delivering food to Palestinians, that it was being systematically diverted to Hamas. I want to say loudly and clearly, this is a big lie....”

—Senator Chris Van Hollen

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

“I think you need to really consider what inherent racism and dehumanisation you have in you.”

Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan, a Canadian paediatrician who has spent time working on the ground in Gaza, responded to a German politician who questioned reports of famine and genocide.

[Adam @AdameMedia]

THE GAS BELONGS TO GAZA!

Tel Aviv granted 12 gas exploration licenses to companies in areas within Palestinian maritime zones.

This is a violation of international law, as 20 nautical miles from Gaza's coast fall within Palestinian maritime jurisdiction
https://t.co/6kCZFicMkf

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Israel planted explosives in a school for disabled children at dawn today in South Lebanon and blew it up.

Not a military target.

A school for disabled children — perhaps the only one in the country.

In what universe is this considered “self-defense”?

[👑 Royal Intel @RoyalIntel_]

🚨 The Israeli military has begun taking hundreds of young men in the West Bank city of Tulkarm hostage

[The Middle East @A_M_R_M1]

🚨 Breaking: A majestic scene in Mexico as crowds fill the streets right now in protest against the genocide in Gaza.

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Spain’s Prime Minister imposes a full embargo on Israel:

“Bombing hospitals and starving innocent children is not self-defense.”

“It is not even war.”

“It is the extermination of a defenseless people, and the destruction of every principle of human rights.”

🇪🇸 🇵🇸

[Yvonne Ridley 4 Glasgow @yvonneridley]

Palestinians of #Gaza we are coming with love, food and aid … we represent 42 countries, there are hundreds of us and we now have 70 boats in our flotilla. The Italian dock workers will put Israel under siege if @IDF mess with us. See you soon- love and solidarity from @GlobalSumudFlot

[Zulpha Khan @zulphak]

Oh wow! What a surprise!

[tim anderson @timand2037]

UN General Assembly votes to move its September session from New York to Geneva after Washington refuses visas to the Palestinian delegation. There is a scheduled September segment dedicated to Palestinian rights.
https://t.co/tD1rYr9hOY

[Suppressed News. @SuppressedNws]

⚡️🇪🇸🇮🇱BREAKING:

Spain Imposes Comprehensive Sanctions on Israel: Arms and Settlement Bans, Travel Restrictions, and Expanded Support for Palestine and Gaza

PM Pedro Sanchez:
“One thing is to protect your country and another very different thing is to bomb hospitals and starve innocent children to death.

What Israel is doing is exterminating a defenseless people. It is breaking all the laws of humanitarian law.

We cannot sit idly by.”

Spain announced nine measures against Israel:

➤ Arms Embargo
Ban on the sale of all types of weapons to Israel.

➤ Maritime Restrictions
Prohibition on ships carrying fuel destined for the Israeli army from passing through Spanish ports.

➤ Airspace Restrictions
Ban on the entry of aircraft transporting defensive materials to Israel through Spanish airspace.

➤ Entry Bans
Denial of entry into Spanish territory for individuals directly involved in genocide and war crimes.

➤ Settlement Products Ban
Prohibition on importing goods produced in Israeli settlements in Gaza and the West Bank.

➤ Consular Limitations
Restriction of Spanish consular services for citizens residing in illegal Israeli settlements.

➤ Support for the Palestinian Authority
Strengthening Spain’s diplomatic and financial support to the PA.

➤ Increased Contribution to UNRWA
Expanding Spain’s financial and logistical support for UNRWA’s operations.

➤ Enhanced Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
Boosting humanitarian assistance and cooperation programs directed at Gaza.