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Nkateko Mabasa

‘Hold Israel accountable’: South Africans rally behind Gaza amid ICJ case

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march across the Mandela Bridge downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, November 29, 2023. Hundreds marched to protest Israel's intervention in Gaza, calling for a permanent ceasefire [FILE: Jerome Delay/AP Photo]

Johannesburg, South Africa – Fatima Seedat has been campaigning for Palestine for two decades. She joined the Palestinian Solidarity Committee in her first year at the University of Witwatersrand.

Now 39, the social worker and counsellor in Johannesburg still occasionally attends pro-Palestine rallies as a member of Healthcare Workers 4 Palestine (HCW4P South Africa), a group that has raised more than 100,000 rand ($5,000) to buy ambulances for Gaza and has held vigils in Cape Town and Johannesburg in solidarity with Palestinians.

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