Department Of International Relations And Co Operation
latest news & developments
Airline association welcomes UK travel red list U-turn on Africa
The UK will remove South Africa and other African countries it recently placed on its travel red list at midnight on Wednesday
SA delegates to quarantine in Glasgow amid calls for COP26 postponement
Eligible COP26 attendees are expected to receive their UK-sponsored Covid-19 jabs this week, but the Climate Action Network says it is too late
Students temporarily kicked out of dormitories in Turkey after Magashule’s foundation fails to pay rent
At least 40 student beneficiaries of the foundation were briefly rendered homeless after their rent was not paid for more than two years
More South Africans are still stuck in Saudi Arabia
More than 120 South Africans were repatriated last week, and those still waiting to get home are running out of money
South Africans in Saudi who missed their flight still have hope
The department of international relations announced that 93 South Africans have been repatriated. But others are still waiting to get back home
South Africans in Saudi fear they will miss their flight home
As jobs dry up, South Africans living in Saudi Arabia have little choice but to leave
It’s our diplomatic duty to bring South Africans back home — Dirco
South Africans stuck abroad are told to be patient while the government is negotiating with different countries and working on ways to bring them back home