Iranian retaliation and Israeli air strikes are spreading across Gulf states and Lebanon, rattling energy markets and exposing deep divisions at the United Nations

US ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, was called in for a formal diplomatic demarche following comments the government described as “undiplomatic”

This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to help with the repatriation process

Cooperation between the two countries however continues across several domains and both governments retain an interest in maintaining functional relations

SCORE: A When tensions between South Africa and the United States erupted over claims made in Washington about the killing of white farmers, Lamola stepped up. He was tasked with smoothing relations to ensure the two countries could continue to benefit from mutual trade, despite ongoing strain caused by US policy decisions, including cuts to […]

The Trump administration’s exclusion of South Africa from G20 meetings comes after its recent successful hosting of the bloc’s annual leaders’ summit despite Washington’s boycott

International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola rejected Washington’s criticism of South Africa’s G20 presidency and its decision to exclude Pretoria from G20 meetings

The African Peace and Security Dialogue in South Africa comes in the same week as the peace deal brokered by Qatar and the US falters

While the government negotiates a mutually beneficial deal with the US, it says it is making plans to diversify its export marke

The ministry of international relations called for the de-escalition of the conflict between Israel and Iran

But he secured tentative trade talks as negotiations with officials on a pact between South Africa and the US were set to continue

The presidency believes the US president knows his invective against South Africa is devoid of truth

The foreign minister reiterated that the US president’s offer of refugee status for Afrikaners was not made within the international definition of asylum

For this year’s Mail & Guardian God Edition, we asked a number of the country’s prominent politicians what role faith plays in their lives

The spokesman said new special envoy to Washington Mcebisi Jonas’s censure of the US president was not an impediment to mending fences

The department of international relations and cooperation rejected the claim, saying the government was bound by the Constitution to defend the rights of South Africans of all races

South Africa has laid a solid foundation as G20 chair, undeterred by the US’s disruptions

The minister also took a swipe at the DA during the inaugural Aziz Pahad dialogue, saying government was implementing the will of the people, not ANC policy

Therese Wagner said no deal had been made with the Trump administration but Kinshasa was exploring forms of cooperation

The president’s choice in selecting a new ambassador amid a historic downturn in diplomatic relations also speaks to an existential dilemma for his party