# Apartheid Bill

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/apartheid-bill/
- Published: 2025-12-02T14:43:54+02:00
- Author: dearSA

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### Mr Imraan Ismail-Moosa, MP, acting in accordance with section 73(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (“the Constitution”), intends to introduce the Implementation of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid Bill, 2025 (“the Bill”), in Parliament.

Organised local government, municipalities, interested parties and institutions 
are invited to submit written representations on the proposed content of the draft
Bill
 **Parliament will consider all comments before a decision is taken on this
matter.**

**Note –** to protect your personal details, a redacted report of all public comments
on this campaign will be presented to Parliament.

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### Summary

The “Apartheid Bill” is a Private Member’s Bill introduced by Al Jama-ah to domesticate
the 1973 UN Apartheid Convention into South African law. While South Africa already
recognizes apartheid as a crime against humanity under the Rome Statute Act (2002),
this new Bill seeks to establish it as a stand-alone crime with broader, specific
definitions and extraterritorial reach.

**Its primary political catalyst is the global solidarity movement with Palestine.**
The Bill is explicitly designed to allow South African courts to prosecute individuals(
including dual citizens) accused of committing or aiding apartheid acts anywhere
in the world, with a clear focus on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian
Territories.

### Summary of Opposing Views

**Supporters (Al Jama-ah, ANC, EFF):** Argue the Bill is a moral necessity to close
the “impunity gap” and align South African law with its international commitments(
ICJ case, UN Convention).

**Opponents (DA, FF+, Jewish Board of Deputies):** Likely to argue the Bill is constitutionally
vague, practically unenforceable, and a waste of parliamentary resources intended
solely to antagonise Israel.

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