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US President Donald Trump. (File photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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

Her decision to retire was taken in the same month in which the Trump administration declared diplomatic war on South Africa, and announced that it intended to overhaul the foreign service. (Photo: United States Embassy)

US deputy mission chief in South Africa to step down

Dana Brown is leaving not only the mission, but the foreign service, sources said

Police were on full alert after the US embassy issued a warning that Sandton was a target for a terror attack. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

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

Project Thusano was initially intended to focus on the maintenance and repair of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) operational vehicle fleet but has morphed to include expensive supplementary agreements such as training soldiers as medical practitioners and mechanical engineers in Cuba. Photo: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty Images

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

The violence in Cabo Delgado province by al-Shabaab (the youth) can be linked to jihadist influence, the continued marginalisation of Muslim people, and the lure of income from trafficking natural resources.

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

Palestine’s health ministry issued an urgent appeal for medical supplies due to severe shortages caused by the mounting casualties.

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

US President Donald Trump (Kevin Dietsch/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

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".

The Union Buildings in Pretoria was designed by Sir Herbert Baker

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.

A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant

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.

The American dream is eroding and with it the promise of the land of the free.

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…

Zim cops in hospital stand-off with US envoy

Armed police tried to prevent the United States ambassador to Zimbabwe and several other diplomats from leaving a hospital where victims of post-election violence were being…

US flies cyclone aid to Burma

The first United States military aid flight landed in Burma on Monday, but relief supplies continued to just dribble into the reclusive state nine days after a cyclone. A C-130…

Luxury hotels and golf: Welcome to the Green Zone

Picture, if you will, a tree-lined plaza in Baghdad’s International Village, flanked by fashion boutiques, swanky cafes, and shiny glass office towers. Nearby a golf course…

Sudan may charge five for US diplomat’s murder

Sudan will decide in two weeks whether to charge five people suspected of murdering a United States diplomat and his driver on January 1. Abdeen al-Tahir, a senior Interior…

US air strike kills al-Qaeda boss in Somalia

A United States air strike killed an Islamist commander thought to be al-Qaeda’s leader in Somalia and at least a dozen other people on Thursday, the insurgents and witnesses…