South Africa: Iran War and Automation Revolution Set to Steal Even More SA Jobs

An unemployment rate of more than 30% is the 'new normal' for South Africa, an insidious indicator that has defined this decade and Cyril Ramaphosa's presidency. And it could yet… Read more »

South Africa: Diesel Fuel Pricing Mechanism Is Finally Earmarked for an Overhaul

An unexpected result of the attacks on Iran is that the long-awaited discussion about how fuel is priced in South Africa has begun. Read more »

South Africa: How Middle East Conflict Is Hitting Your Investment Portfolio - What (Not) to Do

For South African investors, the impact of the Middle East conflict is not an abstract concept, but is showing up in the market through higher oil prices, inflation fears, rand… Read more »

South Africa: Ukraine's Ambassador to SA Refuses to Mourn Khamenei

Ambassador Olexander Scherba declined to sign a condolence book at the Iranian embassy 'due to the Shahed drones supplied to Russia'. Read more »

South Africa: MTN's Iran Headache Just Got Worse As Sanctions, Strikes Tighten Noose

The escalating situation in Iran is a massive drag on any South African business immersed in the global supply chain. But for a multinational network operator like MTN, it is all… Read more »

South Africa: South Africans Urged to Use 'Limited' Flights to Flee Middle East As Conflict Escalates

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has urgently advised more than 6,400 citizens in the Middle East to evacuate via limited commercial flights as attacks and… Read more »

South Africa: 'It's About Law, Not Politics' - SA's Dirco Boss On US-Israeli Strikes and Iran's Retaliation

In an interview with Daily Maverick, South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation director-general Zane Dangor says both the US-Israeli strikes on Iran -… Read more »

South Africa: Middle East Conflict - Oil and Gold Price Surge Will Shock South Africa

The spectre of oil at $100 (R1,607) a barrel will haunt the South African Reserve Bank's efforts to contain inflation. At the start of this year there were high hopes that the Bank… Read more »

South Africa: SA-Israel Spat - Tit-for-Tat Envoy Expulsions Rooted in Much Bigger 'Ideological War' Over Gaza

South Africa's expulsion of the Israeli chargé d'affaires and Israel's reciprocal response emphasise a collapse in relations. These 'persona non grata' declarations are… Read more »

South Africa: SA's Foreign Policy At a Crossroads Within a Changing International Order

There is growing tension between the country's liberation-era foreign policy identity and its deep economic integration into Western-led global systems. In the context of recent… Read more »

South Africa: Iran Pulls Out of Joint Naval Exercise Amid Political Tensions

Iran has three warships waiting in False Bay, but they will not join South Africa, China, Russia and the UAE in the naval exercise Will for Peace. Read more »

South Africa: Why South Africa Is Ending the 90-Day Visa Exemption for Palestinians

South Africa has established itself internationally as a staunch friend of the Palestinian people. So why is the Department of Home Affairs scrapping its visa exemption for… Read more »

South Africa: UN Special Rapporteur Says Israel's Gaza Genocide Fuelled By Western Support

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, says the US sanctions on her have been 'utterly impairing'. Read more »

South Africa: Midddle East Crisis - - 'Activists Are the Antibodies of a Healthy Society,' Says UN's Francesca Albanese

On the eve of giving the 2025 Nelson Mandela annual lecture, an interview with Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian… Read more »

South Africa: South Africans on Gaza Flotilla 'In Good Health', Release Under Way - Govt

Procedures for ensuring the safe return of the six South Africans detained by Israel after taking part in the Gaza flotilla are 'advancing steadily,' says Dirco. Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Demands Israel Free South African Activists Seized On Gaza Flotilla

Global Sumud Flotilla organisers say an estimated 443 flotilla volunteers are expected to arrive at Ashdod, in southern Israel, where they are expected to be 'processed under… Read more »

South Africa: Mandela, Three Other South Africans Detained By Israeli Special Forces As Gaza Flotilla 'Attacked'

South Africans sailing with the Gaza Sumud Flotilla describe the interception, as Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela calls for his 'immediate release' and the fleet's organisers decry the… Read more »

South Africa: History Will Judge Israel 'Very Harshly' for the Atrocities Committed in Gaza - Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is concerned that Israel has 'completely ignored' the rulings of the International Court of Justice, but the atrocities 'will and must' come to an… Read more »

South Africa: President Ramaphosa to Meet SANDF Chief Over 'Ill-Advised' Visit to Iran

SANDF chief Rudzani Maphwanya's expression of solidarity with Iran was 'unhelpful' to SA's efforts to reset relations with the US, says President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson,… Read more »

South Africa: Ministers Slam SANDF Chief for His Remarks About Solidarity With Iran

The ministries of International Relations and Cooperation and of Defence have dissociated the government from SANDF chief Rudzani Maphwanya's remarks expressing solidarity with… Read more »

South Africa: Rise Mzansi Has Lost Millions Over Its Israel Stance, Says Songezo Zibi

Taking a principled position on the situation in Gaza can be costly -- as one South African political party has discovered. Read more »

South Africa: Lamola Calls for More Countries to 'Urgently' Recognise Palestinian Statehood At UN Conference

The international legal and multilateral system has been turned into a blunt tool, says Lamola. Read more »