SA Iran talking about resuming oil sales
South Africa’s planning to resume oil supplies from Iran – possibly within three months. Deputy foreign ministers of the two countries spoke about this in Pretoria today. Iran was once South Africa’s largest supplier of crude – providing about a quarter of the country’s needs. The taps were turned off two years ago by Western […]
Madonsela to sue over CIA slur by deputy minister
South Africa’s deputy defence minister has sparked a diplomatic row by accusing the country’s ombudswoman of being on the CIA payroll. The Public Protector says she’ll sue the minister while the US embassy says it will lodge a complaint through diplomatic channels. Deputy Defence Minister Kebby Maph atsoe was speaking at the unveiling of a […]
Al Shabab claims it killed a South African
South Africa’s High Commission in Nairobi’s establishing whether a South Africa is among a dozen people killed by a suicide bomber in Mogadishu. The claim’s been made by terror group Al Shabab. Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Nomaindiya Mfeketo says South Africa’s mission in Kenya, which is also accredited to Somalia has been […]