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South African diplomat comments on Putin arrest warrant

Beijing News 10 Jun 2023
Maqetuka said Pretoria understands its international obligation as a signatory of the statute, but that there were no plans to move the event to another nation ... The law currently obliges Pretoria to arrest Putin if he touches down in the nation for the BRICS summit.
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Here are the Miss SA 2023 top 12 finalists

Independent online (SA) 09 Jun 2023
The wait is over ... One of them will be Ndavi Nokeri’s successor and be crowned at the SunBet Arena at Time Square, Pretoria, on Sunday, August 13. The top 12 finalists are. ... Picture. Supplied ... Levern “Donnatella” José, 23, from Kimberley in the Northern Cape, is a candidate property practitioner, a BCom law student at Eduvos Pretoria and an entrepreneur.
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South Africa wont enforce ICC Putin warrant minister

Beijing News 09 Jun 2023
Speaking to the BBC on Wednesday, Obed Bapela, a deputy minister in the South African presidency, said that the government was working on legislation that would make its national law outrank that of the ICC. If parliament passes the bill, Pretoria could then "give itself exemptions of who to arrest and who not to arrest," Bapela explained. (RT.com).
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South Africa won’t enforce ICC Putin warrant – minister

Russia Today 09 Jun 2023
Speaking to the BBC on Wednesday, Obed Bapela, a deputy minister in the South African presidency, said that the government was working on legislation that would make its national law outrank that of the ICC. If parliament passes the bill, Pretoria could then “give itself ...
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Will Putin ever be arrested by the ICC?

Yahoo Daily News 03 Jun 2023
The News ... Since March, Putin has been wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes ... On Wednesday, however, South Africa’s deputy leader Obed Bapela said that Pretoria would move towards imposing a law that would give the government power to decide whether to arrest leaders wanted by the ICC ... ....
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Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ law, one of the harshest in the world, explained

Yahoo Daily News 02 Jun 2023
Ugandan queer activist Papa De demonstrating against the country's anti-homosexuality bill in Pretoria, South Africa, April 4 ... President Biden led international condemnation, calling the new law “the latest development in an alarming trend of human rights abuses and corruption in Uganda.” ... have condemned this law, the African Union has been quiet.
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South Africa considering BRICS change of venue Reuters

Beijing News 01 Jun 2023
Pretoria may ask Beijing to host the BRICS summit in August, so ... Pretoria was considering passing a law that would give it some discretion in enforcing the ICC arrest warrants, Deputy Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Obed Bapela told the BBC on Tuesday.
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South Africa considering BRICS change of venue – Reuters

Russia Today 01 Jun 2023
Read more Arrest warrant for Putin in South Africa would be ‘political provocation’ – international law specialist ... Pretoria was considering passing a law that would give it some discretion in enforcing the ICC arrest warrants, Deputy Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Obed Bapela told the BBC on Tuesday.
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South Africa considering change of BRICS summit venue Reuters

Beijing News 01 Jun 2023
One of the options "gaining traction" in Pretoria is to ask China ... Pretoria was considering passing a law that would give it some discretion in enforcing the ICC arrest warrants, Deputy Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Obed Bapela told the BBC on Tuesday.
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Moscow dismisses reports of BRICS summit venue change

Russia Today 01 Jun 2023
Suggestions that the event could be moved due to Vladimir Putin’s ICC warrant are a hoax, says Russian Deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov ... Responding to the reports, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov described the suggestions as a hoax ... Pretoria has been considering passing a law that would grant it discretion in enforcing such warrants. .
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U.S. threatening sanctions, visa restrictions against Uganda over anti-LGBTQ law

Yahoo Daily News 31 May 2023
WASHINGTON — A harsh new anti-LGBTQ law -- one of the most restrictive in the world -- in Uganda is drawing global condemnation and an online debate among a couple of high-profile American conservatives ... The law's punishments for gay sex include the death penalty and lifetime prison sentences.
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Uganda anti-gay law: How politicians around the world reacted

Deseret News 30 May 2023
<img class="Image" alt="FILE - Activists hold placards during their picket against Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill at the Ugandan High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa on April 4, 2023 ... Meanwhile, the law also prohibits the “promotion of homosexuality” and “targets persons seen as aiding and abetting homosexuality,” according to Axios .
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Russia will be appropriately represented at BRICS summit – Kremlin

Russia Today 30 May 2023
Putin has been invited to the gathering ... “We count as a bare minimum on partner countries in such an important format not being guided by such illegal decisions,” he said in reaction to a query about Pretoria implementing the warrant, Reuters reported. Read more Uganda passes law to stop human organ harvesting and trade ... .
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Improving how the IMF does business could help billions of people worldwide — by giving ...

The Conversation 25 May 2023
Danny Bradlow , a professor of international development law and African economic relations and senior fellow at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, highlights the harmful effects of IMF-imposed austerity measures ... Attiya Waris is associate professor of fiscal law and ...

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