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Iran, South Africa discuss coordination of efforts to boost ties
Oct 02, 2016 02:31Diplomats from Iran and South Africa explored avenues for the expansion of bilateral relations in all fields, from banking ties to countering terrorism.
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Senior diplomat highlights S. Africa’s importance in Iran's foreign policy
Sep 30, 2016 03:55Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari said Iran attaches great importance to forging all-out ties with South Africa.
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South African police fire tear gas at student protesters
Sep 21, 2016 11:52South African police have fired teargas at students protesting against a government recommendation to increase tuition fees for 2017.
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South Africa’s ANC suffers defeat in Pretoria
Aug 06, 2016 12:55In South Africa’s local elections, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) suffered a historic defeat in Tshwane municipality, which is home to the country’s administrative capital Pretoria, to the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA).
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South Africa’s ruling ANC concedes defeat in key town
Aug 05, 2016 09:57South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party has conceded defeat in municipal elections in a key industrial town in the country’s south.
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Partial South Africa vote count shows opposition leading in three major cities
Aug 04, 2016 09:28South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has gained the lead in local elections in three major cities, posing a significant challenge to the country’s long-time ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC).
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Fire kills eight in South Africa orphanage
Jul 14, 2016 09:56A fire has ripped through an orphanage in South Africa, claiming the lives of at least eight people, most of them children.
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South Africa’s Zuma faces corruption charges again
Apr 29, 2016 13:56A South African court has revised a 2009 decision to drop graft charges against President Jacob Zuma, saying he should again face a trial over a controversial arms deal in 1999.
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Independent states must close ranks: Ayatollah Khamenei
Apr 24, 2016 16:06Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for independent states to step up their cooperation regardless of disruptive attempts by arrogant powers.
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Zuma wants trade with Iran to rise to $8bn
Apr 24, 2016 16:01South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma said in Tehran on Sunday that his country plans to increase the volume of trade with Iran to as high as $8 billion by 2020.