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22 May 2013
                       
 
 
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21 May 2013
 
 
Obama to make first trip to SA, seeks stronger ties with Africa
US-AFRICA RELATIONS
President Barack Obama’s visit to South African shores – the first US Presidential visit to South Africa in a decade – would be a “moment of promise” as the leader aimed to make good on a...
 
 
03 May 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – May 3, 2013.
PODCAST
MPs and Public Protector Thuli Madonsela clashed on Thursday over the extent of her independence after the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance queried some of her decisions. ANC...
 
 
SA summons Zambia envoy for leader's blunt comments
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
South Africa's foreign ministry said it summoned Zambia's ambassador on Thursday after its vice president was quoted telling a British newspaper that South Africans were arrogant and "I hate" them....
 
 
02 May 2013
 
SA suspends protocol boss over Gupta wedding flight scandal
SCANDAL
South Africa suspended a senior foreign ministry official on Thursday after a charter plane carrying nearly 200 guests for the wedding of a family with close ties to President Jacob Zuma used an...
 
 
30 Apr 2013
 
UK to end direct financial support to South Africa
DEVELOPMENT AID
The South African government announced on Tuesday that the UK’s decision to end its bilateral Official Development Aid (ODA) programme in the country from 2015 was regrettable. Clayson Monyela,...
 
 
22 Mar 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – March 22, 2013.
PODCAST
Senior emerging market officials say leaders from the world's major emerging economies are likely to endorse plans at a summit next week to create a joint foreign exchange reserves pool and an...
 
 
26 Nov 2012
 
DA: Statement by Ian Davidson, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of International Relations and Co-operation, on Radio DIRCO (26/11/2012)
STATEMENT
The Department of International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO) is reportedly ready to launch its own online radio station early in 2013 to promote South Africa’s foreign policy. The DA...
 
 
22 Oct 2012
 
DA: Statement by David Maynier, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, calling for Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to explain why Ambassador Yusuf Saloojee is reportedly back in his post (22/10/2012)
STATEMENT
Ambassador Yusuf Saloojee is alleged to have received a bribe of US$200 000 in return for assisting the MTN Group (Ltd) to secure a second mobile operating license in Iran.
 
 
17 Sep 2012
 
SA: Statement by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, on President Zuma leading South African delegation to the 5th SA-EU Summit (17/09/2012)
STATEMENT
His Excellency President Jacob Zuma will lead a South African Government delegation to the 5th South Africa (SA)-European Union (EU) Summit, scheduled to take in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday, 18...
 
 
03 Feb 2012
 
Iran policy not swayed by MTN, SA says
FOREIGN POLICY
South Africa denied on Friday it had been pressured by MTN Group into backing Tehran's nuclear programme and aiding its military when the Johannesburg-based mobile operator was bidding for a...
 
 
12 Dec 2011
 
DA: Statement by Stevens Mokgalapa, Democratic Alliance shadow deputy minister of international relations and cooperation, on the governments relationship with China (12/12/2011)
Statements

Steps taken by the South African government to prevent the execution of South African national, Janice Bronwyn Linden, were not enough to save her life.

The Democratic Alliance (DA)...

 
 
Zuma intervened in drug execution
EXECUTION
President Jacob Zuma tried to intervene in the execution of a South African woman in China, the department of international relations said on Monday.
 
 
05 Oct 2011
 
SA did not deny Dalai Lama – Dept
News
The government denied on Wednesday that it had refused the Dalai Lama a visa, as his aborted trip to South Africa turned into public relations disaster for the [Jacob] Zuma administration.
 
 
02 Oct 2011
 
DA: Statement by Masizole Mnqasela, Democratic Alliance shadow deputy minister of international relations and cooperation, on a visa for the Dalai Lami (02/10/2011)
Statements

The Dalai Lama’s visit to South Africa is due to start in three days time. However, a statement released today by the Department of International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO)...

 
 
25 Aug 2011
 
SA cautions on releasing Libyan assets
LIBYA
The South African government has clarified its position on the proposed resolution at the UN Security Council to unfreeze $1.5-billion in Libyan assets for urgent humanitarian needs.
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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