SA welcomes ICJ ruling on Iran sanctions
South Africa welcomes the decision of the International Court of Justice ordering the United States of America to ensure that sanctions against Iran don’t affect humanitarian aid and civil aviation safety. The statement from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation calls on parties to the Iran nuclear deal to honour their commitment to that […]
Pahad warns against sleepwalking into nuclear conflagration
Former deputy foreign minister Aziz Pahad says the world cannot allow itself to sleepwalk into a nuclear conflagration. He says by embracing populist nationalism and rejecting rules-based multi-lateralism, US President Donal Trump is risking this. Speaking at meeting of South African envoys and foreign diplomats, Aziz Pahad, who heads the foreign policy review panel, labelled […]
Nhlanhla Nene says Jacob Zuma sacked him because he refused to toe the line
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has testified that he was sacked in 2015 by Jacob Zuma for refusing to toe the line on advancing policies to benefit the Gupta family and other close associates of the former South African President. Nene categorically denies allegations by the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters that he used his relationship with […]
Ebola health volunteers wounded in DRC attack
The International Committee of the Red Cross has suspended burial of Ebola victims in the area of the the Democratic Republic of Congo where volunteer health workers were attacked. At least 106 people have died since July in the latest Congolese outbreak of this deadly haemorrhagic disease. Persistent violence in the Kivus area of the […]