South Africa

Police fire stun grenades at South Africa students

Oct 04, 2016 12:37

South African police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas and set off stun grenades at a university campus in Johannesburg to disperse students protesting a government decision to increase tuition fees.
Iran, South Africa discuss coordination of efforts to boost ties

Oct 02, 2016 02:31

Diplomats from Iran and South Africa explored avenues for the expansion of bilateral relations in all fields, from banking ties to countering terrorism.
Senior diplomat highlights S. Africa’s importance in Iran's foreign policy

Sep 30, 2016 03:55

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari said Iran attaches great importance to forging all-out ties with South Africa.
South African police fire tear gas at student protesters

Sep 21, 2016 11:52

South African police have fired teargas at students protesting against a government recommendation to increase tuition fees for 2017.
South Africa’s ANC suffers defeat in Pretoria

Aug 06, 2016 12:55

In 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).
South Africa’s ruling ANC concedes defeat in key town

Aug 05, 2016 09:57

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party has conceded defeat in municipal elections in a key industrial town in the country’s south.
Partial South Africa vote count shows opposition leading in three major cities

Aug 04, 2016 09:28

South 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).
Fire kills eight in South Africa orphanage

Jul 14, 2016 09:56

A fire has ripped through an orphanage in South Africa, claiming the lives of at least eight people, most of them children.
South Africa’s Zuma faces corruption charges again

Apr 29, 2016 13:56

A 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.
Independent states must close ranks: Ayatollah Khamenei

Apr 24, 2016 16:06

Leader 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.