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Beware selling your unused ‘free’ Rain 5G router in South Africa
Many of these ‘free’ routers are often ‘free to use’ not ‘free to keep’. I found this out when I cancelled my fixed LTE contract with Telkom. Luckily I’d given away my router to a friend, but I had to go fetch it, or else pay the ‘inflated’ cost back to Telkom.
It’s not always the case though with other ISPs, but it is best to check first, and especially so if you cancel a contract before its mandatory period has expired.
This is also why you want to be careful of ISPs who want to tie you into a 2-year contract. You pay penalties if you cancel before that period has passed.
See https://mybroadband.co.za/news/hardware/522765-beware-selling-your-unused-rain-5g-router.html
#Blog, #southafrica, #technology
Who is Julia Sebutinde? The judge against all ICJ rulings in Israel’s case
ICJ Judge Sebutinde voted against emergency measures requested by South Africa against Israel over its war on Gaza.#IsraelWaronGaza #Africa #Israel #MiddleEast #Palestine #SouthAfrica
Who is Julia Sebutinde? The judge against all ICJ rulings in Israel’s case
World reacts to ICJ ruling on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
World court orders Israel to take all measures within its power to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza.#IsraelWaronGaza #Africa #Europe #Israel #MiddleEast #Palestine #SouthAfrica #UnitedArabEmirates #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #US&Canada
World reacts to ICJ ruling on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
International Court of Justice makes interim ruling in South Africa's case against Israel over war in Gaza.#Gaza #IsraelWaronGaza #Africa #Israel #MiddleEast #Palestine #SouthAfrica
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/26/icj-rules-israel-must-prevent-acts-of-genocide-in-gaza-key-takeaways
"I believe in exercising the order, there would have to be a ceasefire"
South Africa's Foreign Minister, Naledi Pandor, expresses her joy over the #ICJ interim measures and emphasizes that the implementation of these orders is contingent on a #ceasefire.
Video shared on telegram channel and TikTok
#SouthAfrica #Genocide #gaza #Israel #Polotics #StopIsrael #SaveGaza
South Africa celebrates an International Court of Justice ruling to put Israel on trial for genocide
President Cyril Ramaphosa and ANC activists celebrate the ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague that Israel has a case to answer for breach of the Genocide Convention (1948).
Video shared on telegram channel.
#SouthAfrica #Genocide #ICJ #Israel #Gaza #Politics #Justice #Gaza #Palestine
Sadly accurate interpretation of ICJ ruling.
It's not much different than I expected from them.
They will act like they did all in their power to prevent Israel (mentioning) genocide. Not to prevent it. Just stop talking about it and recording it.
I guess IDF will step up killing reporters to prevent their crimes being reported.
#ICJ #Genocide #SouthAfrica
#SaveGaza #StopIsrael #SaveTheChildren
#palestine #Israel #Occupation #Apartheid #Politics #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow
World Court orders Israel to prevent acts of genocide, fails to order ceasefire
THE HAGUE/GAZA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The World Court ordered Israel on Friday to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and do more to help civilians, although it stopped short of ordering a ceasefire as requested by South Africa.
South Africa brought the case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) earlier this month, asking it to grant emergency measures to halt the fighting, which has killed more than 26,000 Palestinians.
It accused Israel of state-led genocide in its offensive, begun after Hamas militants stormed into Israel killing 1,200 and kidnapping more than 240. Israel sought to have the case thrown out.
In Friday's ruling, the judges said Israel must take all measures within its power to prevent its troops from committing genocide, punish and must take steps to improve the humanitarian situation.
While the ICJ did not order a ceasefire, it said it would not throw out the genocide case, ruling that the Palestinians appeared to be a protected group under the 1948 Genocide Convention. It did not decide the merits of the genocide allegations
#ICJ #Gaza #SouthAfrica #Genocide #palestine #Israel #Occupation #Apartheid #Politics
ICJ: Israel must ensure that it does not commit genocide
It is necessary that certain measures be taken to protect the Palestinian population, according to the International Court of Justice ICJ on Friday. Israel must, among other things, ensure that the military does not commit genocide or other acts covered by that legislation and that it does everything in its power to alleviate the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The country is ordered to report on the measures taken within one month.
South Africa has reported to the International Court of Justice ICJ in The Hague to investigate whether Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians with the war in Gaza. The court has been deliberating on the matter since January 11 and is announcing its interim decision today – the ICJ's final decision on whether Israel has indeed committed genocide could take years to investigate.
Israel, for its part, had asked the court to dismiss the report, but that request will not be heeded, it was already announced in Friday's introduction. Palestinians must be considered a group covered by the so-called Genocide Convention, the ICJ states, and that at least parts of South Africa's argumentation are reasonable.
- The facts and circumstances are sufficient to conclude that at least some of the Palestinians' rights to be protected against genocide and related prohibited acts under Article 3 of the Convention on Genocide, says Court President Joan E Donoghue.
South Africa's claim is that Israel's political leadership has the ambition to destroy the Gaza Strip and refers to several statements in its 84-page report. Decisions of the ICJ, the UN's highest court, are binding on all affiliated countries such as Israel, but the court lacks the mandate to enforce decisions.
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#ICJ #Genocide #SouthAfrica #Gaza #palestine #Israel #Occupation #Apartheid #Politics
‘Witch doctors’ as therapists? Inside South Africa’s mental health crisis
Mindset travels to South Africa to see how traditional healers are providing desperately needed mental health solutions.#Documentary #ShowTypes #MentalHealth #Africa #SouthAfrica
‘Witch doctors’ as therapists? Inside South Africa’s mental health crisis
Can this be the day that we all witness the criminal apartheid regime finally faces justice?
Or will it be just another disappointment like all those in the past?
#icj #israel #Gaza #Genocide #Justice #Palestune #SouthAfrica
Suspect arrested over South Africa building fire that killed 77
A 29-year-old man told an inquiry of his involvement in starting the fire on August 31, 2023.#Courts #Crime #Police #Africa #SouthAfrica
Suspect arrested over South Africa building fire that killed 77
Mobile phone USSD shortcodes to know for South Africa’s mobile networks
The Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) is a Global System for Mobile (GSM) protocol that has been around since 1997.
It allows users to enter a combination of numbers, asterisks, and hashes in their regular dialling app to execute various actions on their mobile network account.
Although GSM, which includes 2G and 3G technologies, is set to be shut down over the next few years, USSD can be supported on LTE and 5G.
If you know the shortcodes your mobile operator uses for the various services, then USSD is often the fastest option for managing your cellular plan.
It also does not require an Internet connection or consume mobile data. When you’ve run out of airtime or data, the right USSD code can be a lifesaver.
Some are really useful, like being able to send a “please call me back” message, or sending airtime to another user, or requesting airtime from another user.
See https://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/522557-ussd-shortcodes-used-by-south-africas-mobile-networks.html
#Blog, #southafrica, #technology, #USSD
South Africans were the most addicted to screen time per person than any other country in 2023
Smartick gathered data from DataReportal.com on digital behaviour to put together maps showing who’s the most online.
South Africa spends the most time on desktop and mobile, averaging nearly 10 hours a day per internet user. Brazil, Philippines, Argentina and Colombia also average more than nine hours a day. South Africa also wins the award for most internet usage via a computer, with almost 4.5 hours per day. Russia, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia were also quite close to the four-hour mark.
I dug through the DataReportal website to try to find out why this is. This specific dataset is sourced from GWI, but DataReportal does not go into the actual specifics of the “why”., except to state: “this may suggest that users in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have increased the amount of time that they spend online, even as users in more developed economies reduce their online activity”. They also go on to say: “the median age of the population is also a key factor. Overall, average daily internet time tends to decrease with age, which may explain why Japan sits at the bottom end of this ranking”.
The median age of South Africa’s population is 27.5 years old. One interesting statistic in South Africa is that the unemployment rate is just under 40%, and if I remember correctly, for the youth it is around 60%. But there is no evidence presented that this has any correlation with Internet usage.
Social media usage shows the highest numbers of South Africans on Facebook (22.15 million but has decreased by 8.5%), YouTube (25.8 million), and TikTok (11.83 million which is a massive 83% increase). LinkedIn is also well represented with 11.00 million users, but Twitter is as low as 3.65 million users (65% skewed towards males, although the Twitter data seems to vary quite a bit).
South African Instagram’s users are now at 5.65 million, but is a 9.9% decline in numbers. Snapchat users have also declined by 6.4% to now show 5.85 million South Africans.
So, it does look like users are using Facebook a bit less and using YouTube and TikTok a lot more. Would this mean that this is where South African Internet users are spending their time?
Bearing in mind that 2024 is going to be an interesting election year in South Africa, the release of the ad reach per platform is quite topical (as it is for other countries with elections in 2024).
A last thought of mine is, so, what happens when most users have veered off onto decentralised social media platforms that do not make a point of gathering and reporting on all this user data? It’s going to be a whole new intriguing challenge to reach populations in 5 to 10 years’ time.
See https://www.smartick.com/data/the-worlds-screen-addiction-how-much-time-you-spend-online-compared-to-the-rest-of-the-world/
#Blog, #onlineaddition, #southafrica, #technology
Can international justice stop Israel?
There is growing pressure to hold Israel to account for its war on Gaza.#ShowTypes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Gaza #ICC #IsraelWaronGaza #Africa #Israel #MiddleEast #Palestine #SouthAfrica
Can international justice stop Israel?
War on Gaza: What impact will the ICJ case have?
As the ICJ deliberates, what is the narrative in Israel about the case?#ShowTypes #Africa #Europe #Israel #MiddleEast #Palestine #SouthAfrica #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #US&Canada
War on Gaza: What impact will the ICJ case have?
South Africa seeks to stop auction of historic Nelson Mandela artefacts
About 75 items are to go under the hammer in a deal between Mandela's family and a New York-based auctioneer.#ArtsandCulture #BusinessandEconomy #Courts #History #NelsonMandela #Africa #Europe #Germany #Nigeria #SouthAfrica
South Africa seeks to stop auction of historic Nelson Mandela artefacts
Presenting South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice that Israel is guilty of perpetrating genocide in violation of the 1948 Genocide Convention, South African High Court advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi explained how the Israel Defence Forces had called up Israel’s oldest army reservist and settler, the 95-year-old Ezra Yachin, to speak to soldiers in the run up to the ground invasion of Gaza that began on October 27.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/17/zzih-j17.html
#ICJ #SouthAfrica #Genocide #WarCrime #DeirYasin #Gaza
#SaveGaza #StopIsrael #SaveTheChildren #Gaza #Yemen
#palestine #Israel #Occupation #Apartheid #Politics #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow
History Made: South Africa Takes Israel To Court
South Africa presented it's case, an 84-page filing, at the ICJ for why Israel is in violation of international humanitarian law.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4HxgcvsB74
22:45 min video
#israel #gaza #southafrica #icj