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Was it a U-turn or is the president confusing the International Criminal Court with the International Cricket Council?

A picture is emerging of a presidency – and a government – at sea, unsure of its powers and making up policy as it goes along.

The Presidency says South Africa is not planning to quit the International Criminal Court.

The ANC and its president, Cyril Ramaphosa, have done an about-turn on South Africa’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

In a statement, the Presidency said that this followed an error in a comment made during an African National Congress (ANC) media briefing on Tuesday regarding the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The Presidency has moved to clarify that South Africa remains a signatory to the Rome Statute and a participant in the International Criminal Court (ICC).

On Tuesday (Apr. 25), president Ramaphosa told reporters that: "The governing party had taken the decision that […] South Africa should pull out” of the International Criminal Court. Hours later, the presidency put forward an error by the ANC, and said Pretoria remained a participant in the Court.

South Africa is considering an amendment to its laws that will address the “unfairness” of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Vladimir Putin's acceptance of an invite to attend the BRICS summit in Durban in August has created an impasse for South Africa in relation to its obligations to the ICC, writes Selby Makgotho.

In a late-night statement, the Presidency reaffirmed that SA remains a signatory to the Rome Statute of the ICC.