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South Africa’s justice ministry confirms receipt of ICC warrant for Putin

Mail Guardian South Africa 01 Jun 2023
South Africa will be obligated to act on the warrant if nothing changes between now and the next couple of months ... “South Africa also domesticated the Rome Statute through the adoption of the implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Act 2002, thus ...
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What are they thinking in South Africa?

Business Day Online 01 Jun 2023
In this inaugural newsletter, I talk about the difficult balancing act in ...
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LETTER: South African foreign policy raises red flags

Business Day 01 Jun 2023
No-one can deny that South Africa’s foreign policy towards Russia has involved a number of love letters this year ... Especially given her deputy Alvin Botes and department director-general Zane Dangor’s trip to the US last month to ensure South Africa remains a beneficiary of the African Growth & Opportunity Act.  ... Simryn Andhee.
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2018 BRICS summit participants enjoyed immunity, archived government gazette shows

Independent online (SA) 31 May 2023
“In accordance with the powers vested in me by section 6(2) of the Diplomatic Immunity and Privileges Act of 2001 (Act No.37 of 2001), I hereby recognised the 10TH BRICS Summit to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 23 to 29 July 2018 for the granting of immunities and ...
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SA electricity planning must stick to a democratic Integrated Energy Plan

Independent online (SA) 31 May 2023
South Africa is in an unnecessary energy crisis because nobody wants to follow the democratic outcomes of the country’s Energy Planning ... “South Africa is a country endowed with abundant energy resources ... In terms of the National Energy Act, 2008 (Act No ... The purpose of the IEP is to provide a roadmap of the future energy landscape for South Africa.
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South Africa Gives Putin Immunity to Attend ‘World-Changing’ BRICS Summit

The Epoch Times 31 May 2023
... a notice for the Diplomatic Immunity and Privileges Act to be extended to all international officials attending BRICS-related events in South Africa.
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Gun Free South Africa calls on govt to urgently recover and destroy illegal guns

Eye Witness News 31 May 2023
CAPE TOWN - Firearms advocacy group, Gun Free South Africa, said that government must urgently act to recover and destroy illegal guns in the country ... "This means that 31 people are shot and killed every day in South Africa compared to 23 that ...
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Magudumana's bid to challenge her arrest likely to be struck off roll - analyst

Eye Witness News 31 May 2023
Xulu said that Home Affairs’ argument was based on the Tanzanian Immigration Act, which ... "That’s the contention of Home Affairs, that she was transported to South Africa based on the fact that she was declared a prohibited immigrant in terms of Section 23 of the act.".
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LETTER: SA needs Eusebius McKaiser

Business Day 31 May 2023
Eusebius McKaiser was too opinionated to be boxed. He irritated us. He challenged our thinking ... McKaiser leaves us with long memories of what we can become if we get our act together ... Africa, and especially Uganda, needs him.
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Around 300 jobs at risk at Luton SKF factory as bearings manufacturer moves production to Europe

ITV 31 May 2023
About 300 jobs have been put at risk after a manufacturing firm announced plans to move production from the UK to Europe ... Aldo Cedrone, acting president for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, said ... .
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Kenya: End Abusive Policing of Protests

Human Rights Watch 31 May 2023
Kenyan authorities should stop glossing over the abuse of protesters by the police and other acts of violence,” said Mausi Segun, Africa director at Human Rights Watch ... Failure to act on the March brutality opens the door to more violence in future.”.
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South Africa announces diplomatic immunity for upcoming BRICS summit attendees, with Putin on the guest list

Hong Kong Standard 30 May 2023
The department gazetted the declaration on Monday (29 May), recognizing two upcoming meetings of the BRICS countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, that will be covered by diplomatic immunity in terms of the Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act.   .
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Pandor grants diplomatic immunity to Brics attendees

Mail Guardian South Africa 30 May 2023
The government gazette the minister signed on 19 May states that, “in accordance with the powers vested in me by section 6(2) of the diplomatic immunities and privileges act, 2001, I hereby recognise the Brics ministerial meetings to be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 1 to 2 ...
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South Africa to dodge calls for Putin’s arrest by moving summit

Yahoo Daily News 30 May 2023
Pressure mounted as the opposition Democratic Alliance party launched court action to compel South Africa to act on the warrant if he sets foot in the country ... His court petition argues the country is “duty-bound in terms of the Rome Statute and the Implementation Act to arrest President Putin upon his arrival in South Africa”.
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Democratic Alliance wants court to force Ramaphosa to arrest Putin

Mail Guardian South Africa 30 May 2023
The Russian government seems equally uncertain of South Africa’s position ... The appellate court rejected this argument, ruling that the Rome Statute Implementation Act places South Africa in a vanguard of attempts to prevent international crimes and when they occur the perpetrators must be prosecuted as a matter of national pride.

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