South Africa

‘South Africa to go ahead with Israel embassy downgrade’

Mar 09, 2019 03:40

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his country is planning to downgrade the status of its embassy in the Occupied Territories in response to Zionist regime's violation of Palestinians' rights.
White men kill black teen in South Africa, get jail terms

Mar 07, 2019 03:38

A South African court on Wednesday handed jail terms of 23 and 18 years to two white farmers who murdered a black teenager suspected of stealing sunflowers in a remote farming community.
Iran says ready for closer ties with S. Africa

Oct 16, 2018 12:03

President Hassan Rouhani underlined on Tuesday that Iran considers South Africa as its close friend and is willing to establish closer ties with the popular and democratic government of South Africa.
Saudi Arabia seeks wide-ranging deals with South African arms firms amid Yemen War

Oct 05, 2018 02:46

Saudi Arabia is currently in talks with major arms manufacturers of South Africa for wide-ranging deals, a state military firm says, as a Riyadh-led military coalition continues to pound the impoverished Yemeni nation in a war imposed on the Arabian Peninsula country more than three and a half years ago.
South Africa summons US chargé d'affaires over Trump’s tweets

Aug 25, 2018 00:30

South Africa's government has summoned US Chargé d’Affaires Jessye Lapenn over US President Donald Trump's tweet on Pretoria's land policy.
South Africa hits back at ‘misinformed’ Trump's tweet

Aug 23, 2018 09:05

South Africa has criticized US President Donald Trump for a tweet in which he seemed to validate a news report alleging land seizures and the killing of farmers in the African country, calling him “misinformed.”
South Africa’s MTN faces Iran crossroads as US sanctions loom

Aug 01, 2018 07:09

South Africa's MTN Group is reported to have put on hold a $750 million expansion plan in the Iranian broadband market in the face of US sanctions which are about to take effect on Monday.
South Africa: Putin, Ramaphosa hold talks at BRICS summit

Jul 27, 2018 02:36

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa met on the sidelines of the 10th BRICS summit in Johannesburg.
South Africa's deadly involvement in Saudi war on Yemen expanding: Report

Jul 27, 2018 02:04

South Africa’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have grown since the start of the Saudi-led aggression against Yemen, expanding from basic weaponry to sophisticated battle hardware.
Two men stabbed to death in mosque in South Africa

Jun 14, 2018 08:33

A man has attacked worshipers at a mosque in South Africa with a knife, killing at least two people.