Diplomatic Tensions
latest news & developments
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’
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