South Africa

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.
South Africa summons US chargé d'affaires over Trump’s tweets

Aug 25, 2018 05:00

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 13:35

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 11:39

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.