South Africa

FM: Iran seeking to expand relations with African countries

May 23, 2022 05:49

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran’s current administration is after expanding relations with the countries of the African continent.
Iran eager to broaden ties with S. Africa: President

Apr 28, 2022 05:15

Voicing 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.
Iran sympathizes with S. Africa over flood deaths

Apr 20, 2022 05:37

Iran'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.
At least five dead in South Africa floods, mudslides

Apr 12, 2022 12:48

At 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.
South African FM voices hope for ‘direct action’ against Israeli apartheid practices

Feb 18, 2022 08:32

South 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.”
Health regulator okays Chinese Sinopharm vaccine for use in South Africa

Feb 07, 2022 13:59

A 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.
Huge fire completely destroys South Africa's national assembly building

Jan 02, 2022 17:51

A 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.
South Africa holds modest state funeral for 'spiritual father' Tutu

Jan 02, 2022 08:33

South 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.
Fauci optimistic after early reports suggest Omicron lacks 'great degree of severity'

Dec 09, 2021 16:30

As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to emerge in the U.S., top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said that preliminary findings are encouraging.
South Africa's economy shrinks after riots, COVID-19 measures

Dec 07, 2021 16:54

South 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.