The ministry of international relations called for the de-escalition of the conflict between Israel and Iran 
		
	 
	
		
		The supreme court of appeal held that the acquittal of officials and Gupta associates on fraud and money-laundering charges was a failure of justice
		
	 
	
		
		The president said the low growth was a function of the slow transfer of the means of production to black South Africans
		
	 
	
		
		But he secured tentative trade talks as negotiations with officials on a pact between South Africa and the US were set to continue
		
	 
	
		
		In his third prepared budget for the year, the minister said government debt would still stabilise this year but at 77.4% of GDP, higher than predicted in March
		
	 
	
		
		The presidency believes the US president knows his invective against South Africa is devoid of truth
		
	 
	
		
		This rendered it immune to high court review, he argues in an application for leave to appeal an order to hand over the reasons for his decision 
		
	 
	
		
		The foreign minister reiterated that the US president’s offer of refugee status for Afrikaners was not made within the international definition of asylum
		
	 
	
		
		The president and the national treasury launched phase two of Operation Vulindlela on Wednesday, expanding its focus areas 
		
	 
	
		
		The court found that there was no reason why those who acquire citizenship of another country should lose their South African citizenship