South Africa

Marking anniversary of end of Apartheid in South Africa

Jun 30, 2019 05:13

June 30 is one of the important anniversaries in contemporary world history. It reminds us of the official end of the inhuman policy of Apartheid in South Africa in 1991. On this day, apartheid which is one of the brutal forms of racial discrimination and was enforced for decades by the white-skinned minority regime on the country’s overwhelming black-skinned majority, was officially abolished.
Over 60 killed, over 1,000 displaced in South Africa flood

Apr 24, 2019 18:10

At least 60 people have been killed and more than 1,000 have fled their homes after heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides along South Africa's eastern coast, authorities said on Wednesday.
‘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.