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Bombardment: Residential neighbourhoods targeted in airstrikes reportedly carried out by US and Israeli fighter jets in Tehran, Iran, on 7 March. Photo: Behnam Tofighi

War on Iran spreads to Gulf energy lines

Attacks on South Pars and Qatar LNG facilities have extended the battlefield into systems that underpin global oil supply

Under fire: The cargo ship Mayuree Naree was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz. The Thai-flagged ship had
departed Khalifa Port in the UAE on 11 March before coming under attack. Photo: Ae Pek

SA warns of economic shock as Iran war expands

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

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni. (GCIS)

Ntshavheni: ‘I don’t care if the US revokes my visa’

The minister in the presidency said Washington would have to account to other members if it blocked South Africa’s participation in the G20 next year

US President Donald Trump. (File photo by Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images)

‘Trump was misled on white genocide claims,’ says his adviser, Mark Burns

After talking to white South African farmers, and former apartheid leaders, Burns said the claims are exaggerated and probably spread through social media

Dirco minister, Ronald Lamola. (@RonaldLamola/X)

Lamola says organisations ‘like AfriForum’ are anti-constitutional

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

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN – NOVEMBER 11: Protesters, in an apparent reference to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza, demonstrate on the opening day of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 11, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

SA accused of double standards for selling coal to Israel while condemning ‘genocide’ in Gaza

Pro-Palestine groups at the COP29 conference are arguing that there is a clear link between climate rights and human rights

Minister Ronald Lamola and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy during a meeting  at Table Bay Hotel on November 05, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The meeting focused on strengthening relations between South Africa and the UK. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

South Africa is eager to facilitate Russia-Ukraine peace talks, says minister Lamola

The international relations minister pressed the point after talks with British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other leaders and representatives pose for a group photo of the Outreach BRICS Plus format meeting participants during the BRICS Leader’s Summit, October 24 2024, in Kazan, Tatarstan Republic, Russia. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Dancing on eggshells or Brics?

South Africa is not drifting away from its non-aligned stance

Navigating new waters: The effects of the GNU’s foreign policy on key partners

South Africa will have to tread carefully as it shapes interests in global affairs, avoiding pressure from the US

Then Minister of Justice and Correctional Services of South Africa Ronald Lamola speaks to press members after the hearing of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands on January 12, 2024. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Ronald Lamola’s appointment signals continuity in South Africa’s foreign policy

The new minister needs to involve young people as he sets out to cement the country’s position as a vocal advocate for human rights and international justice