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Middle East conflict reaches SA’s doorstep
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans in Israel to cross the land border into Jordan — one of the few remaining safe exit routes
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…
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 Ramaphosa Trump-ed his US counterpart: A global communication masterclass
The G20 Summit was a moment that announced to the world that the Global South is ready not only to contribute to global discourse but to shape it
How G20 can rise above Trump politics
President Cyril Ramaphosa has cast the annual forum as a test of whether multilateral cooperation still matters
Mthethwa looting claims reappear
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has testified that the wall at Nathi Mthethwa’s home was built with looted money
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
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’
The Republic of Azerbaijan declares 26 December, 2024 a national day of mourning over the tragic crash of the Embraer 190 passenger aircraft
The Republic of Azerbaijan declares 26 December, 2024 a national day of mourning over the tragic crash of the Embraer 190 passenger aircraft
Treasury finds R95 million for SA’s genocide case against Israel
The funds have been allocated to the departments of justice and international relations to cover their costs in bringing the case before the International Court of Justice
Indian embassy invokes diplomatic immunity to halt SA police investigation
A police detective investigating a detention and assault case was herself allegedly assaulted by consulate security
SA employee fired by Indian consulate ‘for spying’ wins first round at CCMA
Arguments that consulate staff have diplomatic immunity will only be heard later in the process
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
South Africans should not ‘take sides’ in Ukraine invasion, DIRCO tells parliament
South Africa has taken a China-like stance of “quiet diplomacy” on the Russian war on Ukraine, urging citizens not to “take sides”, the deputy minister of International Relations…
South Africa appalled that Israel given AU observer status
The international relations department has released a statement condemning the decision