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Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei .

Government worried about safety of South Africans in Iran

The ministry of international relations called for the de-escalition of the conflict between Israel and Iran

State capture: Ajay Gupta, Atul and Rajesh. (Adrian de Kock/Netwerk24)

National Prosecuting Authority preparing to reinstate charges against Nulane accused

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

President Cyril Ramaphosa.(@PresidencyZA/X)

Ramaphosa: Racial redress is not stunting growth

The president said the low growth was a function of the slow transfer of the means of production to black South Africans

Trump thump: President Cyril Ramaphosa remained calm during his visit to the Oval Office, despite US President Donald Trump trying to provoke him with accusations of white genocide in South Africa. Photos: GCIS

Ramaphosa’s big Trump trade-off

But he secured tentative trade talks as negotiations with officials on a pact between South Africa and the US were set to continue

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Godongwana trims spending, lowers growth forecast

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

President Cyril Ramaphosa is welcomed by Minister Ronald Lamola at the South African embassy in Washington. (GovernmentZA/X)

Ramaphosa to press Trump on attending G20 summit, racial redress

The presidency believes the US president knows his invective against South Africa is devoid of truth

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa says decision to sign NHI Bill was politically sensitive

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

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Supplied

Lamola: Trump invited to G20, but attendance up to him to decide

The foreign minister reiterated that the US president’s offer of refugee status for Afrikaners was not made within the international definition of asylum

Grave concern: President Cyril Ramaphosa (above) regards allegations against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu as requiring ‘the highest-priority attention’.

Faster reforms will spur faster growth: Ramaphosa

The president and the national treasury launched phase two of Operation Vulindlela on Wednesday, expanding its focus areas

The push for a visa-free Africa gained renewed momentum with Ghana’s endorsement of the Trans African Tourism and Unity Campaign

Concourt delivers relief for South Africans with dual citizenship

The court found that there was no reason why those who acquire citizenship of another country should lose their South African citizenship

The DA’s federal council chairperson, Helen Zille, at a press briefing on Monday. (@Our_DA/X)

Employment equity quotas will shred jobs, DA says

The Democratic Alliance is challenging the Employment Equity Amendment Act in court, saying it violates constitutional protections against unfair racial quotas

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. (David Harrison/M&G)

Budget consultation could stabilise GNU: Godongwana

Godongwana promises fiscal prudence in his new budget but the growth forecast may change

Zane Dangor cited a warning by major aid groups and NGOs in Gaza that a 50-day blockade on aid is pushing the enclave into famine to complete collapse. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Israel is starving Gaza by design, SA tells International Court of Justice

South Africa argued that a 50-day aid blockade was further proof of the genocide of the Palestinian population

Budget botch: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana (Dwayne Senior/Getty Images)

VAT battle is over but coalition crisis continues

Meetings are due in coming days and weeks to undo the damage after the finance minister caved on the tax increase

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut short a trip to South Africa after Russian drone and missile strikes which killed at least eight people and injured about 80

Zelenskyy pleads for global pressure against Russia after renewed attacks on Kyiv

The Ukrainian president cut short a trip to South Africa after Russian drone and missile strikes which killed at least eight people and injured about 80