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The assassination of Khamenei was another blatant violation of international law. It was also part of a broader strategy to eliminate moderate leaders, whose absence is then used…
Mideast war: Treasury rallies to cushion blow
As Iranian conflict rattles oil markets and raises economic risks for South Africa, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is building a scenario plan to assess the implications for…
Iran’s envoy in South Africa defends retaliatory attacks on US bases in the Middle East
Ambassador Mansour Shakib Mehr said Tehran’s actions ‘are directed at military bases used against us’
Khamenei killing puts limits of self-defence under UN Charter to the test
The United Nations Charter prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another state, the only recognised exception being…
Empire by another name
Under international law, regime change, coercive economic measures and military intervention are unlawful unless authorised by the UN Security Council
Venezuela invasion: it’s about oil
The South African Communist Party joined a protest march to the US embassy in Pretoria, accusing Washington of state terrorism
Venezuela widens US-SA rift
Cooperation between the two countries however continues across several domains and both governments retain an interest in maintaining functional relations
ANC denounces US actions against Venezuela as SACP plans a march against Washington
The two parties condemned the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife as a violation of international law
Africa must have permanent representation on UN Security Council
The British high commissioner to South Africa reflects on the value of the United Nations for the UK and South Africa to achieve shared objectives
Ukraine: SA’s feeble response betrays its own history
Aggressive, as opposed to defensive, warfare is a violation of international law. It is this that was used to condemn the apartheid South African Defence Force’s incursions into…