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Daily News update: Urgent request over Rafah attacks, ‘Load shedding isn’t the end of the world’, Foreign nationals challenging their detention and Toll fee hike
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News today includes as Israel continues to unleash airstrikes in Rafah, the South African government has made an urgent request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to consider using its power to prevent further deaths of Palestinians in Gaza and “Load shedding isn’t the end of the world,” said African National Congress (ANC) MP and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) deputy chair Sylvia Lucas.
Meanwhile, the Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg, has dismissed an application by six foreign nationals to declare their detention at the Modderbee and Boksburg Correctional Centres unlawful and against immigration and refugee Acts and South Africans will have to pay more to use national roads from 1 March, the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has confirmed.
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SA files urgent request to ICJ over Israel’s attacks in Rafah
As Israel continues to unleash airstrikes in Rafah, the South African government has made an urgent request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to consider using its power to prevent further deaths of Palestinians in Gaza.
Last week, Israel extended its military operations in the southern Gaza city.
The mission by the Israeli military killed 74 Palestinians in Rafah, where about one million civilians have sought refuge from months of bombardments.
CONTINUE: SA files urgent request to ICJ over Israel’s attacks in Rafah
WATCH: ‘Load shedding isn’t the end of the world’ – ANC MP during Sona debate
“Load shedding isn’t the end of the world.” These are the words of the African National Congress (ANC) MP and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) deputy chair Sylvia Lucas.
Lucas made the remarks in Afrikaans during the debate on Tuesday to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address (Sona).
Lucas was criticised for her comments on social media with people saying it was easy for her make the remarks when she does not experience the severity of the rolling blackouts.
CONTINUE: WATCH: ‘Load shedding isn’t the end of the world’ – ANC MP during Sona debate
Court dismisses application by foreign nationals challenging their detention
The Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg, has dismissed an application by six foreign nationals to declare their detention at the Modderbee and Boksburg Correctional Centres unlawful and against immigration and refugee Acts.
Degefa Sugebo Lembore (Lembore), Teketel Tumire Hajiso (Hajiso), Temesgen Matiwos (Matiwos), Thomas Godiso (Godiso) are Ethiopian nationals, while Aden Ahmed Osman (Osman) and Abdi Osman Yusuf (Yusuf) are Somalian nationals.
They were arrested for allegedly entering and staying in South Africa in contravention of the Immigration Act.
CONTINUE: Court dismisses application by foreign nationals challenging their detention
Motorists to now pay over R300 in tolls to travel between Joburg and Durban from March
South Africans will have to pay more to use national roads from 1 March, the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has confirmed.
Sanral confirmed motorists will have to fork out an additional 6.25% for their toll fees, which was gazetted earlier this month.
According to a notice published in the Government Gazette, the toll fee hike will be applied to toll routes and plazas countrywide, including the N3, Platinum Toll Road, the Huguenot Toll Road, the Tsitsikamma Toll Road, and the N17 Toll Road.
CONTINUE: Motorists to now pay over R300 in tolls to travel between Joburg and Durban from March
Grade 11 pupil stabbed in the head outside school
A boy was stabbed in the head outside a secondary school in Goodwood Estate, in the Western Cape on Monday afternoon.
“Parow police are investigating an incident that left a 16-year-old boy with a stab wound to his head. According to reports the victim was on his way home from school when he was attacked by a group of boys. The victim was taken to a medical facility for treatment,” said police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg
An assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm case was registered for investigation.
CONTINUE: Grade 11 pupil stabbed in the head outside school
In other news today:
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- Police launch manhunt for awaiting trial prisoner
- Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso’s application for mistrial dismissed
- Ex-girl school teacher accused of rape and assault granted R10 000 bail
- Price hikes ahead? Economists predict a VAT increase
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