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Senior Egypt officials in Iran for Syria talks

Senior aides to Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi made a rare visit to Tehran for talks with Iran on an Islamic initiative to seek a peaceful solution to Syria's civil war, the two sides said on...

SA: Statement by CIVICUS, world alliance for citizen participation, strongly condemns the crackdown on media and civil society in Iran (27/02/2013)

STATEMENT

Global civil society alliance, CIVICUS and the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran strongly condemn the on-going crackdown on media and civil society in Iran. Between 26 January and 22...

SA: Statement by Civicus, global civil society network, calls on the Government of Iran to immediately and unconditionally release Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh (26/11/2012)

STATEMENT

Since 17 October 2012, Nasrin - who has defended human rights activists, prisoners of conscience and juveniles facing the death penalty - has been on a hunger strike in protest of the punitive...

SA: Statement by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, on conclusion of Non-Aligned Movement Summit (03/09/2012)

STATEMENT

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and Deputy Minister Marius Fransman successfully led South Africa’s delegation to the XVI Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit...

SA: Statement by the South African Cabinet, on Cabinet Meeting of 21st August 2012 (22/08/2012)

STATEMENT

1.1 Lonmin - Marikana Labour dispute tragedy President Jacob Zuma’s expression of sympathy, somberness and concern over the loss of lives in Marikana reflected the feeling of millions of South...

SPECIAL REPORT: Hillary Clinton in South Africa – Unpacking US-South Africa relations

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

South Africa-US relations are under the spotlight as South Africa prepares for the visit of the global power's top diplomat by the end of the week. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be...

SA: Nkoana-Mashabane: Address by the Minister of International Relations & Cooperation, to the Non-Aligned Movement, Egypt (11/05/2012)

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On behalf of my delegation and myself I take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the government and people of Egypt for the hospitality extended to us since our arrival in this beautiful...

Daily podcast – March 14, 2012

PODCAST

Julius Malema has until the end of today to appeal the decision of the ANC's National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) to expel him from the party, the Hague international war crimes court hands down...

Daily podcast – February 6, 2012

PODCAST

The sanctions against suspended ANC Youth League president Julius Malema will only take effect after arguments mitigation, SABC radio news reported yesterday, Egypt's army backed government said it...

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...

Daily podcast - November 12, 2010

PODCAST

In today's podcast, DA MP David Maynier is ordered out of the National Assembly; Nigeria says Iran pledges cooperation in arms probe; the Bureau for Economic Research says that the drivers of rand...

What is Fresh About Uganda’s New Development Plan?

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

On the 19th of April 2010, Uganda launched a New Development Plan. Since 1997, the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) has been Uganda's national progressive policy development framework and...

Statement by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, applauding Iranian compassion (15/05/2010)

Statements

I applaud Iran for allowing the mothers of Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd to travel to Tehran to visit their children in Evin Prison. This humane action speaks to Iran's...

SA: Ebrahim, Opening Remarks by Deputy Minister, on the occasion of the South Africa-Iran Fourth Deputy Ministerial Working group, Tehran (28/09/2009)

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Date: 28/09/2009
Source: Department of International Relations and Cooperation
Title: SA: Ebrahim, Opening Remarks by Deputy Minister, on the occasion of the South Africa-Iran Fourth...

Protesting in 140 keystrokes: Twitter and the Iranian unrest

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

When Twitter - the world's latest social networking phenomenon - made the cover of Time Magazine's 15 June edition, journalist Steve Johnson mused ‘Just 140 characters? I wonder if I could use...

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