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International relations department downplays US defence aid suspension
The decision was a logical consequence of Donald Trump’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa, the ministry said
US deputy mission chief in South Africa to step down
Dana Brown is leaving not only the mission, but the foreign service, sources said
The US Embassy’s Sandton terror alert failed to meet the basic parameters of security threat assessment
While the US has every right to protect citizens and its embassies, it should do so with the cooperation of the host country
US warning raises question: How prepared is SA for a terror attack?
The threat is real, say experts about the warning from the United States about a possible strike in Sandton
More than 900 Americans to be evacuated from South Africa
Three flights are expected to leave South Africa over two days, embassy spokesperson says
‘We’re satisfied with SA’s land reform policy’— US Ambassador
Top US official is lobbying multinational firms to invest in South Africa
Mozambique’s own version of Boko Haram is tightening its deadly grip
A guerrilla movement in Mozambique could upend the government’s plans for stability and prosperity
Scores killed as Israelis celebrate US embassy opening
Health officials said that most of the casualties can be attributed to live rounds which were fired into the crowd
South African security cluster has met over terror alert, says Presidency
President Jacob Zuma said in a Wednesday statement that the security cluster planned to ensure "the continued safety of all in the country".
US embassy insists it consulted with SA government before issuing terror alert
After the South African government accused the US of not following procedure regarding their terror alert, the US embassy says it did consult with SA.
US warns of possible terrorist attacks in South Africa
Alarming statement singles out upmarket shopping malls in Johannesburg and Cape Town as potential targets of extremist violence.
US: Don’t let Obama ‘selfie’ distract from Mandela memorial
The US mission to SA says a fascination with a group "selfie" featuring Barack Obama should not be allowed to distract from honouring Nelson Mandela.
US closes 25 embassies in Middle East amid al-Qaeda threats
Security was tight at US missions in the Arab world as Washington held urgent talks on an al-Qaeda threat.
SA should have seen Nato blitz coming, says Malema
ANCYL president Julius Malema says SA should never have signed off on the UN resolution that has driven Nato’s bombing campaign in Libya.
Mbeki ‘no longer fit’ to be Zim mediator
The Zimbabwean opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has told President Thabo Mbeki that he is no longer fit to serve as the region’s mediator in Zimbabwe’s political crisis…