South Africa

Four dead after rock collapse at South African gold mine

Dec 08, 2019 17:29

Four mine workers were killed and one was seriously injured after a rock fall at a South African gold mine on Friday trapped five workers underground, the company and a mining union said on Sunday.
South Africa unions threaten to ‘shut down’ aviation sector

Nov 17, 2019 16:57

South African unions on Sunday called on all aviation workers to join striking South African Airways (SAA) staff, after the cash-strapped airline failed to meet their demands.
Iran president urges global consultations on Palestine, Yemen

Oct 17, 2019 07:12

President Hassan Rouhani has underlined the need for global consultations on war-ravaged and displaced people of the world, especially the oppressed nations of Palestine and Yemen.
Iran’s FM: Europe proved incapable of fulfilling JCPAO commitments

Oct 17, 2019 06:37

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and the 5+1 group have proved incapable of fulfilling their commitments under the agreement.
S Africa deploys military in Cape Town in bid to help combat gangs

Jul 19, 2019 11:20

South African soldiers started patrolling crime-hit townships in the port city of Cape Town on Thursday under a government-ordered deployment to counter a surge in gang violence.
Over 60 killed, over 1,000 displaced in South Africa flood

Apr 24, 2019 22:40

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 07:10

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 07:08

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 15:33

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 06:16

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.