NEARLY four months after Israel's violent attack on Gaza began, Mzansi journalists have stood up in solidarity with media workers being killed on the frontlines.
The Committee to Protect Journalists' (CPJ) investigations showed that at least 83 journalists and media workers have been killed in the ongoing Israel-Gaza war.
Journalists gathered on the steps of St George's Cathedral in Cape Town, Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg and at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and at Rhodes University to call for a ceasefire, pronouncing that "journalism is not a crime".
A vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza was held at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg on Sunday, 28 January. Photo by Gallo Images
Journalist and academic Siphumelele Zondi at the vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza at the University of KZN's Howard campus on Friday, 26 January. Photo by Gallo Images
A vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza was held at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg on Sunday. Photo by Gallo Images
A vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza was held at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg on Sunday.
A vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza was held at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg on Sunday, 28 January. Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake
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The murdered journalists are among the more than 27 000 killed since the conflict in the Palestinian territory escalated on 7 October after Hamas' attack.
A vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza was held at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg on Sunday, 28 January. Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake
A vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza was held at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg on Sunday, 28 January. Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake
Nkoskhona Duma speaking at the vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza at the University of KZN's Howard Campus on Friday, 26 January.
A vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza was held at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg on Sunday, 28 January. Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake
Reverend Ntuthuko Nkosi at the vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza at the University of KZN's Howard campus. Photo by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart
A vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza was held at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg on Sunday, 28 January. Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake
Israel's attacks on the enclave have left more than 25 900 Palestinian's dead in Gaza and 1 200 in the West Bank.
A vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza was held at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg on Sunday, 28 January. Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake
A vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza was held at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg on Sunday, 28 January. Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake
A vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza was held at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg on Sunday, 28 January. Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake
A vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza was held at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg on Sunday, 28 January. Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake
A vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza was held at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg on Sunday, 28 January. Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake
On Friday, 26 January, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that South Africa has a prima facie case against Israel. Mzansi is accusing Israel of genocide.
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The interim court order ruled that Israel must take all measures necessary to prevent genocidal acts, prevent and punish those who incite genocide, and allow for the provision of humanitarian aid desperately needed in Gaza.
Acts of genocide include killing, causing serious bodily or mental harm and deliberately inflicting conditions calculated to bring about the destruction of a group.
A vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza was held at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg on Sunday, 28 January. Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake
A vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza was held at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Joburg on Sunday, 28 January. Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 28: Vigil In Solidarity With Journalists In Gaza at the Mary Fitzgerald Square on January 28, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. This follows the armed conflict between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups that has been taking place in and around the Gaza Strip since October 7th in 2023. (Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake)
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