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South Africa suspends Iran oil imports
South Africa has suspended almost all of its oil imports from Iran and intends to abide by a US request to significantly drop supplies from the state.
SA ramps up campaign for Dlamini-Zuma to lead AU
South Africa is pushing its campaign for Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to head the African Union, a key post to be decided next week.
Don’t touch me on my handbag
Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane’s refusal to scan her bag at an airport costs taxpayers R235 000 plus.
Motlanthe invites SADC team to monitor elections
President Kgalema Motlanthe has invited the Southern African Development Community to send a team to observe the country’s upcoming elections.
SA diplomats to visit Uganda detainees
The reason for the detention of two South Africans in Uganda will only be known after the SA high commissioner visits them.
South African killed in Iraq
A South African has been killed in unclear circumstances in Iraq, in a week of violent clashes which has claimed the lives of more than 100 people, the Foreign Affairs Department…
US embassy warns of gangs at OR Tambo
According to the United States embassy, 14 Americans in the past 12 months have been robbed at gunpoint after landing at the OR Tambo international airport in Kempton Park, a…
SA nurse detained in Saudi to return home
A Cape Town nurse who was detained in Saudi Arabia would soon be brought back to South Africa, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. Dannelene Noach (54) reportedly…
Govt: SA not influenced in Iran-sanctions vote
South Africa was not swayed by any major power to vote in favour of a new United Nations Security Council resolution imposing further sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend…
All work and some play for Sarkozy in SA
French President Nicholas Sarkozy will be accompanied by 40 key French business chief executives during his visit to South Africa, director general in the Department of Foreign…
More South Africans evacuated from volatile Chad
Three South Africans who had initially stayed in their homes in Ndjamena, Chad, arrived at a local French school on Wednesday and were ready for evacuation, the Department of…
More South Africans to be airlifted from Chad
It is hoped that four more South Africans will be airlifted from Chad to Gabon on Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The four South Africans were already at the…
Thousands flee Chad capital, fresh attack feared
Thousands of civilians fled Chad’s capital Ndjamena on Monday after rebel forces pulled back from a two-day assault, but the rebels said they would attack again to try to topple…
South Africans to be evacuated from Chad
Five South Africans will be evacuated from Chad on Monday night, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The French Military will fly the South Africans to Libreville in Gabon…
SA to head UN Security Council again
South Africa will have a second opportunity this year to head the United Nations Security Council, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. South Africa, a…