What did ICJ ruling mean in South Africa's genocide case against Israel?
The UN's top court has resumed hearings on a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza war and seeking an emergency halt to its offensive in Rafah.
The words of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) have been subject to intense scrutiny since South Africa brought its case and it’s centred around the use of the word “plausible” in the ruling.
THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (#ICJ) holds public hearings in the case South Africa v. Israel - Oral argument of South Africa (2024-05-16)
A drone view shows informal shacks of the high-density suburb of Masiphumelele extending into a wetland adjacent to Lake Michelle private estate in Cape Town, South Africa. REUTERS/Nic Bothma
#FarhanHaq, a #UN spokesperson, said the new smaller numbers reflected those bodies which had been fully identified. The bigger figures included corpses for whom identification has so far not been completed.
In recent days #Egypt has announced it will no longer participate in allowing the transit of aid into #Gaza and said it planned to join the #genocide case brought by #SouthAfrica against Israel at the UN’s top court. #TheHague
Thirty years after the end of the apartheid segregation system, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa endorsed a law targeting hate speech and hate crimes.
According to the website EmiratesLeaks, diplomatic sources claim that #UAE officials tried to persuade #SouthAfrica to drop its case against #Israel in the #ICJ by offering billions in oil refinery investments.
「“I see a very good future in the country. I think that it’s always too easy for people to be negative, but I think what also happens – and it’s happened in our history before – is that just a small thing needs to change, and then big things happen,” he said.
This includes bringing an end to load shedding, which as of 5 May 2024 #Eskom had managed to suspend for 39 consecutive days. The results were immediately felt through a pickup in manufacturing activity during April, according to the seasonally adjusted Absa purchasing managers’ index.
“If we can take this country out of #Load Shedding, the add-on to our current #GDP is going to be huge,” Johnny said. He feels that #SouthAfrica’s #energy trajectory is heading in the right direction, with its path towards liberalisation of the #electricity supply industry.
“With support from both the public and private sectors, if everyone works towards this end, the country will be close to achieving a big success”, he adds.」
South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy on Saturday. But any sense of celebration was set against a growing discontent with the current government. AP explains: https://flip.it/-f7DNV #News#WorldNews#Africa#SouthAfrica#Apartheid