The government has said that it will consider Israel’s response to South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). It will then decide whether to request the court’s permission to submit further written replies, or to proceed directly to the oral phase of the proceedings. This after Israel finally filed its counter memorial at the ICJ, challenging South …

Former President Thabo Mbeki says South Africa’s economic decline stems from the change of leadership. He used his keynote address at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund’s 30th anniversary to echo his sentiments from 2008. Mbeki has suggested that a change in leadership post-2008 undermined progress made in the country’s early years of democracy. He says there are consequences from decline …

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola says new United States Ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell III, has been démarched to explain his anti-diplomatic comments in public. A démarche is a diplomatic message, sometimes signifying protest or displeasure.  He says Pretoria is open to diplomatic engagements, but it cannot allow other country to disrespect the sovereignty of South Africa. Ambassador Bozell, who …

Former President Kgalema Motlanthe says the current war in Iran is as a result of the collapse of multilateralism. In an exclusive interview with the SABC, the former president says the powerful nations are at times abusing their powers. He says it is not clear what could have prompted Israel and the United States to launch attacks on Iran. “If …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the upcoming 46th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government will take place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, in August. Pretoria will become the chair of the regional body, and currently, the president is the interim SADC Chairperson after Madagascar’s president was toppled by the army. Ramaphosa says the decision …

The Iranian Embassy in South Africa says Tehran will continue to be the staunch advocate of diplomacy following joint military attacks from the US and Israel, which also killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The tension has brought the Middle East into chaos as the aviation sector has been affected, leaving travellers stranded in different airports. Iran’s Cultural Councillor in South …

The Iranian embassy in South Africa has committed to working together with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) to assist South Africans in Iran. This follows strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran, and the killing of the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali-Khamenei, over the weekend. Iran, meanwhile, has vowed retaliation, raising fears of a wider …

The Iranian embassy in South Africa says it is mourning the death of Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali-Khamenei, who was killed in a joint US-Israeli military strike. The embassy has also committed to working together with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation to assist South Africans in Iran. Iran’s ambassador to South Africa, Seyed Mostafa Daryabari, says Tehran will continue …

The US ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell III, in a message on the embassy’s social media post, says his first task is to strengthen relations between Pretoria and Washington. Earlier this week, Bozell presented his credentials to the government as a new US ambassador. South Africa and the US are at loggerheads after Donald Trump became the President last …