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The former general secretary of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Ram Madhav, has called on South Africans of Indian descent to strengthen interaction with those in their ancestral country. (@indiainjoburg/X)

Hindu nationalist Ram Madhav urges Indian South Africans to deepen ties with world’s largest emerging economy

The India politician is on a Global South tour to spread a message of diasporans blending loyalty to their birthplace with pride in their ancestral homeland

  • Eyaaz
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Alistair Ruiters as his special advisor for investment promotion. (@PresidencyZA/X)

Ramaphosa makes Alistair Ruiters special advisor for investment promotion

The former director general at the department of trade and industry has a long history leadership in business

  • Aarti Bhana
1 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa.(@PresidencyZA/X)

SA wants to continue trading with the US, Ramaphosa tells parliament

The president affirmed South Africa’s interest in trading with the US under Agoa despite the diplomatic spat between the two countries

  • Aarti Bhana
4 min read
Dirco has denied that the instruction to close the de facto embassy came from China. (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images)

DA and IFP to challenge ultimatum over Taiwan office closure in cabinet

Taiwan on Tuesday rejected South Africa’s demand that it close its office in Pretoria as ‘unreasonable’

  • Emsie Ferreira
3 min read