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WHAT'S NEXT?: Local elections in South Africa this year could see the ruling African National Congress lose control of key cities like Johannesburg and Pretoria for the first time. South Africa's economy is at risk of falling into recession and public confidence in the ANC is falling.

  • South Africa is already in the national elections silly season where all politicians and political wannabes will be competing on how they will significantly reduce unemployment in South Africa and how many free things they will dish out to everyone, as if money grows on trees. IOL
  • Now the Red Sea, including the crucial Suez Canal, is off-limits for much of global shipping, which is now taking the longer, more time consuming, and more expensive route around the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Diario AS
  • There are at least 57 countries that will hold elections in 2024, including Indonesia, South Africa, the United States, India, England, and several European countries. Indonesia Business Post
  • National elections will be held in the United States, India, Indonesia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Mexico, and South Africa to name just a few. The Conversation
  • Today's decision by the International Court of Justice to order provisional measures in response to South Africa's genocide case against Israel is an important step that could help protect the Palestinian people in the occupied Gaza Strip from further suffering and irreparable harm. Amnesty International
  • The International Court of Justice on Friday issued a stunning initial ruling in South Africa's legal challenge to Israel's military offensive in Gaza - acknowledging that there is a plausible risk of a genocide being committed there. HuffPost UK
  • Israel is voicing confidence that the International Court of Justice will throw out South African allegations that the Gaza war amounts to genocide against Palestinians, which an Israeli government spokesperson describes as without basis. The Times of Israel
  • Wheat shipments via the Suez Canal fell by nearly 40% during the first half of January, as companies opted to divert their fleets away from the Red Sea toward the Cape of Good Hope around South Africa. Politico
  • Major freight liners, like the Mediterranean Shipping Company, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, decided earlier to divert their fleets away from the Red Sea and Egypt's Suez Canal toward the Cape of Good Hope around South Africa. Politico
  • The diversion of container ships from the Suez Canal around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa is having a global contagion effect on freight rates. CNBC
  • The International Court of Justice will hold its first hearings this week in a case filed by South Africa accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. AJC
  • Israel will face a new foe on a new front this week when the International Court of Justice hears arguments from South Africa alleging the Israeli military in Gaza is genocidal in character and intended to bring about the destruction of Palestinian people in the besieged territory. CBC
  • Having taken up the cause of Palestinians in Gaza, South Africa could come under pressure to take up the causes of other groups whose human rights are trampled upon, and which could face genocide. BizNews.com
  • If the court rules in favour of South Africa, a major world power - supported by the US and much of the Western world - will have been found to have committed what has, historically, been the most notorious of crimes. The Conversation
  • Carriers have been forced to reroute many ships around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, resulting in delays of up to three weeks. CNN
  • The signing and introduction of the Africa Continental Free Trade Zone have brought more opportunities to the entire African continent, adding that farmers in South Africa have plenty of opportunities that they need to take advantage of. Food For Mzansi
  • The South African Weather Service have predicted rain and thunderstorms for some of South Africa's provinces, including parts of the Western and Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, and North-West. The South African
  • Israel will be presenting its case before the International Court of Justice against South Africa's genocide accusations amid the war with Hamas in Gaza. GreekReporter.com
  • Israel will fight South Africa's claim that it is committing genocidal acts in Gaza at the International Court of Justice, an Israeli spokesman has said. BBC News

Last updated: 06 February 2024



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