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Bracing: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has warned that if the conflict is not resolved soon, it could
have serious implications for South Africa. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mideast war: Treasury rallies to cushion blow

As Iranian conflict rattles oil markets and raises economic risks for South Africa, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is building a scenario plan to assess the implications for the country

Iranian ambassador Mansour Shakib Mehr. (X)

Iran’s envoy in South Africa defends retaliatory attacks on US bases in the Middle East

Ambassador Mansour Shakib Mehr said Tehran’s actions ‘are directed at military bases used against us’

The killing of Sinwar, the mastermind of the deadliest attack in Israeli history, had raised hopes of a turning point in the war. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Hamas mourns Yahya Sinwar, vows no hostage release until war ends

In August, Netanyahu called Sinwar ‘the only obstacle to a hostage deal’

A poster in the Iranian capital Tehran of Hamas political chief Yahya Sinwar on August 13, 2024. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel says Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar has been killed in Gaza

US President Joe Biden said Sinwar’s death marked “a good day” for Israel, America, and the world

Damaged cars in the Dahieh district of southern Beirut, Lebanon, on September 21, 2024, after an Israeli strike. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel hits Beirut again in second day of strikes

Hezbollah and its arch-foe Israel have been exchanging near-daily cross-border fire since the Gaza war erupted last October

An  Israeli soldier sits on a tank before entering into the Gaza Strip on April 10, 2024 in Southern Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

OPINION: Israel’s crackdown on calories

Was the terrible murder of seven aid workers part of the use of food as a weapon, which has claimed its first lives in Gaza?

Thousands of Israeli citizens stage a demonstration demanding Benjamin Netanyahu’s resignation, early elections and release of Israeli prisoners in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 06, 2024. (Photo by Saeed Qaq/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Hamas studies truce proposal six months into Gaza war

Foreign governments and humanitarian groups have persistently urged Israel not to carry out an operation in Rafah for fear of mass civilian casualties