A vigil is being held outside St George’s Cathedral to honour the journalists who have been killed in Gaza.

A vigil is being held outside St George’s Cathedral to honour the journalists who have been killed in Gaza.

Journalists and activists have gathered outside the Church to show solidarity and to remember the media workers killed since October 7, 2023. According to the International Federation of Journalists, more than 270 journalists and media workers have been killed since the beginning of the conflict.

Activists and journalists made their way to the steps of St George’s Cathedral. Palestinian flags and posters are being held high by those who have come to pay their respects to the journalists who have lost their lives in the conflict.

Some motorists showed support by hooting as they drove passed the oldest cathedral in Southern Africa. Demonstrators also chanted on the steps of the cathedral, calling for more to be done for the people of Palestine

The chairperson from the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, Usuf Chikte, said they are also strongly opposed to what he said is the deliberate starvation and killing of Palestinians and journalists. “And we are standing here in defence of humanity to oppose the killings and the starvation and the displacement of the Palestinians by Israel.”

Demonstrators are calling for justice for the journalists who have lost their lives and for accountability from media companies.

They said they have not been impartial in reporting on the conflict.

Done by: Shaneca Cupido