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African. Feminist. Lawyer.

Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined December 2013
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In my brieifng to the @_AfricanUnion Peace & Security Council, I addressed how information disorder emerging to be constitutive of today's crises & the grave threat it poses to political & economic stability & democratic rule & what needs to be done. amaniafrica-et.org/informati…
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You reckon? Let’s check her CV. Education BA, University of Natal, 1963. LLB, University of Natal, 1965. LLM, Harvard University, 1982. Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD), Harvard University, 1988. Positions held Attorney and conveyancer in South Africa, 1967–1995. Founder of her own law practice in Natal, 1967, becoming the first woman to establish a law practice in the province. Lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, from 1980. Co-founder of Equality Now, 1985. Acting judge of the South African High Court, 1995, becoming the first Black woman to serve as a judge on the Natal bench. Judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), 1995–1999. President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, 1999–2003. Judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC), 2003–2008. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2008–2014. Ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), from 2019, in proceedings concerning the genocide case brought by The Gambia against Myanmar. Chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, 2021–2025 But, sure Jan: HaTrEd Of iSRaeL.
Her only qualification is her hatred of Israel
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Responding to question on what #SouthAfrica needs to do to contain the scourge of GBV during the press briefing late in the afternoon at the conclusion of @achpr_cadhp promotion mission to the country.
WATCH | African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso says issues such as poverty, unemployment and high levels of inequality in South Africa require sustained intervention and long-term solutions.
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Sibongile spoke in an interview following President Ramaphosa’s address on GBV, highlighting that while the government has taken steps to address VAW, significant gaps remain in implementation. 📻 Listen: omny.fm/shows/ukhozi-current… Notfitforpurpose.za
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Replying to @KayaON959
@KayaON959 @PhemeloMotene after that 1hr, good that your interview with Sibongile Ndashe @ISLAfrica now is so sensible, so necessary and actually urgent. The irrationality, the lack of accountability - the failure of state institutions and agents at practically all levels.
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Sibongile Ndashe will be on Point of View on @Kayafm9 with Phemelo Motene. Tune in for a discussion about #NotFitForPurpose’s court battle over the National Council Act. 📅 When: Tuesday, 29 October 🕐 Time: 21:15 📻 Tune in:Kaya FM 959 #GBVF @NotFitForPurposeZa
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“International law cannot protect people if its judgments are ignored, if its obligations treated as optional, or its institutions intimidated whenever they act against the interests of the powerful.” — Ronald Lamola (@RonaldLamola) 🇿🇦
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📢 As world leaders take the stage at the United Nations General Assembly this International Day of Peace, let's pay attention to what happens off the podium. #UNGA81 📈 In 2025, military spending reached a record $2.9 trillion while the world's richest donor countries slashed aid by 23%, pleading financial scarcity. 💼 Budgets tell the truth. They reveal whose lives are protected, whose futures are funded, and whose suffering is deemed acceptable. 💔 You cannot bomb, blockade, occupy, starve, or extract your way to peace. It's time to #JustBeHuman oxfam.org.uk/oxfam-in-action… 👁️ What does your government’s budget say about its commitment to peace? Let us know in the comments below.
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Even after more than 30 books to my name, the fresh smell of a new book, just received this morning, is intoxicating.
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Wow.
Unisa statement on xenophobic violence in South Africa: ow.ly/q4bo50ZP2Eo
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MADRE's Senior Gender Justice and International Law Fellow, Wendy Isaack, recently co-authored an op-ed in South African news sites calling for recognition of the gendered experiences of apartheid. Read the article here: pressreader.com/south-africa…
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📢Applications are open for the Sixth Amani Africa Training Institute on the @_AfricanUnion . 📌Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 🗓️16–18 November 2026 🗓️Deadline: 25 September 2026 Find application details here: amaniafrica-et.org/call-for-…
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.@AlMezanCenter has documented Israel’s crimes and defended Palestinian rights for decades, despite relentless attacks on Palestinian human rights defenders. We stand in solidarity and share a commitment to human rights, accountability and Palestinian freedom.
Al-Mezan welcomes @btselem’s significant report “The Elimination Project.” Its findings must compel the int'l community to act, to intervene, to end ethnic cleansing & genocide and to hold all perpetrators (ordered or planned) accountable. #EndIsraeliImpunity #EndIsraeliApartheid
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🗳️ #KayaVotes: The Road to the Local Government Elections Phemelo Motene sits down with Johannesburg mayoral candidates on Point of View to hear their plans, priorities & vision for the city. 👤 Bongani Baloyi 🗳️ MK Party Johannesburg Mayoral Candidate ➡️ Monday 14 September ➡️ 8pm Know the candidates. Know the issues. Make your vote count. #KayaPOV #KayaNews #LGE2026 kaya959.co.za
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The Elimination Project btselem.org/the_elimination_… drawing on more than 2,000 testimonies report looks at the current reality as part of "a comprehensive mechanism of elimination that works to dismantle the conditions for continued Palestinian existence in the West Bank"
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📢Applications are open for the Sixth Amani Africa Training Institute on the @_AfricanUnion . 📌Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 🗓️16–18 November 2026 🗓️Deadline: 25 September 2026 Find application details here: amaniafrica-et.org/call-for-…
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It's time for #KayaPOV with Phemelo Motene. 📈 #WrapOfTheWeeksTopStories 📈 Literacy Month Programme 2026 - GPL Education Committee Donation of Books to GP Schools 📈 Tiyo Soga Commemorative Concert This Heritage Month #WhatToWatch #MusicFeature 📲WhatsApp 063 688 0959 📻 kaya959.co.za
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It's time for #KayaPOV with Phemelo Motene. 📈 R185m, two contractors and a trail of shifting deadlines on Joburg’s Lilian Ngoyi Street 📈 Gauteng Education and police conduct raids at schools 📈 Impeachment committee labelled an ‘extension of the Presidency’ as evidence leader dispute continues 📈 TRC cases never arose during my tenure as police minister: Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko #LegalMatters 📲WhatsApp 063 688 0959 📻 kaya959.co.za
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