Department Of International Relations And Cooperation
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Drama over former Zambian president’s body as court orders its return
The family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has launched an urgent high court application in Pretoria after his body was allegedly removed without permission from a…
UPDATED: South Africa expels Israel’s chargé d’affaires Ariel Seidman
The department of international relations and cooperation said the move — which prompted a retaliatory measure by Israel — was a response to conduct inconsistent with diplomatic…
Ronald Lamola: International Relations and Cooperation
SCORE: A When tensions between South Africa and the United States erupted over claims made in Washington about the killing of white farmers, Lamola stepped up. He was tasked with…
US ratchets up diplomatic war against South Africa
The Trump administration’s exclusion of South Africa from G20 meetings comes after its recent successful hosting of the bloc’s annual leaders’ summit despite Washington’s boycott
How G20 can rise above Trump politics
President Cyril Ramaphosa has cast the annual forum as a test of whether multilateral cooperation still matters
Israeli impunity: SA leads global fight for justice
South Africa spearheading a Global South coalition to enforce international law against Israel will attract a backlash but it’s the right thing to do
Twenty-three South Africans back home after being held captive in Myanmar
The group were lured to Thailand with false promises of jobs but were later trafficked to Myanmar where they were held for more than four months
SA condemns Israel’s onslaught on Gaza
The deadly airstrikes were a violation of international law, the department of international relations said
Trump order cutting aid, offering sanctuary to Afrikaners is premised on factual inaccuracies, SA says
The department of international relations and cooperation said the order failed to recognise South Africa’s ‘profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid’
Indian consulate in Durban fired SA worker over China spying claims
Former clerk Siphiwe Mchunu also claims black staff members are subjected to racist treatment
US Congress members bail on Agoa to avoid government shutdown at home
Congress members will stay at home to pass key government spending bills but a senior trade representative will lead a US delegation
South Africa willing to facilitate peace in Israel-Hamas war
Pretoria does not believe its disparate views on the conflict will affect relations with the US
Will Putin be arrested if he arrives in SA?
Should the Russian leader attend the Brics talks, he must be apprehended under an ICC warrant
Pandor: Blinken did not come to tell SA to choose sides in the Ukraine-Russia war
The US secretary of state said that when one country invades another country, sovereignty and independence mattered
Why is South Africa not condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
Vladimir Putin has breached international law and South Africa argues that the matter must be resolved through dialogue — but this assumes the autocrat and rogue leader will…