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FM: Iran seeking to expand relations with African countries
May 23, 2022 01:19Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran’s current administration is after expanding relations with the countries of the African continent.
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Iran eager to broaden ties with S. Africa: President
Apr 28, 2022 00:45Voicing Iran’s willingness to promote cooperation with South Africa, Iran's President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi expressed hope that his trip to the African country would help expand the relations between the two nations.
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Iran sympathizes with S. Africa over flood deaths
Apr 20, 2022 01:07Iran's foreign minister offered his sympathy to South Africa, where more than 440 people have died and thousands have been left homeless following torrential rains that triggered floods and mudslides last week.
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At least five dead in South Africa floods, mudslides
Apr 12, 2022 08:18At least five people have been killed in floods and mudslides across South Africa's port city of Durban following heavy rains in recent days, authorities said on Tuesday.
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South African FM voices hope for ‘direct action’ against Israeli apartheid practices
Feb 18, 2022 05:02South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has called for further downgrading of her country’s diplomatic relations with Israel, expressing hope for a “direct action” against the regime in Tel Aviv for its “well-documented apartheid practices.”
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Health regulator okays Chinese Sinopharm vaccine for use in South Africa
Feb 07, 2022 10:29A South African health regulator has approved China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for adults aged 18 and above even though a senior health official said the government would not immediately procure its doses.
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Huge fire completely destroys South Africa's national assembly building
Jan 02, 2022 14:21A massive fire in South Africa's houses of parliament in Cape Town has completely destroyed the National Assembly where parliamentarians sit, a spokesman said on Sunday as the blaze continued to rage.
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South Africa holds modest state funeral for 'spiritual father' Tutu
Jan 02, 2022 05:03South Africa on Saturday held a state funeral for Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the last great hero of the struggle against apartheid, that was stripped of pomp but rich in glowing tributes.
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South Africa's economy shrinks after riots, COVID-19 measures
Dec 07, 2021 13:24South Africa's economy shrank for the first time in a year in the third quarter as the country was hit by riots and tighter COVID restrictions, official statistics showed Tuesday.
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South Africa workers demand employment protection
Oct 08, 2021 13:26Amid the pressures of the rolling COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, members of the biggest union federation in South Africa have come out into the streets to demand living wages for the working class. Not only have workers faced retrenchments, but corruption cases among top officials have exacerbated the situation as well.