# Department of International Relations and Cooperation director-general, Zane Dangor, says that for too long, Israel has blatantly ignored orders from the International Court of Justice in violation of international law. He addressed the Emergency Conference to halt the genocide in Gaza of the Hague Group, in Colombia. Dangor says Israel continues with its violence […]
# AfriForum says the latest revelations regarding Special Envoy to North America, Mcebisi Jonas, reaffirm the ANC-led government’s mishandling of the diplomatic crisis with the US. This comes after the DA claimed that the US denied Jonas a diplomatic visa in May this year and rejected his credentials. The Presidency has denied this. AfriForum’s Ernst […]
# Die Presidensie veroordeel wat hy bestempel as die DA se teistering van die Spesiale Gesant na Noord-Amerika, Mcebisi Jonas. Die DA beweer die VSA het in Mei Jonas se diplomatieke visum geweier en sy geloofsbriewe verwerp. Die Presidensie sê dit is ‘n feit dat spesiale gesante nie diplomatieke geloofsbriewe aan gasheerlande voorlê op dieselfde […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, as acting Police minister with immediate effect. He will serve in this new role until professor Firoz Cachalia assumes the post at the start of August. The Presidency says Mantashe will retain his responsibilities as minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police chairperson, Ian Cameron, has expressed concern about what process was followed in deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya, being placed on a leave of absence. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has accused Sibiya of obstructing justice, stalling investigations into political assassinations and organised crime, and shielding politically […]
# RISE Mzansi has welcomed the dissolution of the Road Accident Fund board of directors in the wake of governance and operational challenges. Transport minister Barbara Creecy stated that the board’s failure to discharge its fiduciary duties had resulted in the loss of confidence in its ability to run the entity effectively. RISE Mzansi’s Makashule […]
# The Presidency has condemned what it says is the DA’s harassment of Special Envoy to North America, Mcebisi Jonas. The party claims the US denied Jonas a diplomatic visa in May this year and rejected his credentials. The Presidency states that the fact is that special envoys do not present diplomatic credentials to host […]
# Die GOOD-party sê president Cyril Ramaphosa moet dringend die volk oor die diplomatieke strategie vir die VSA inlig. Dit volg na die DA se bewerings dat Ramaphosa maande reeds geweet het dat die spesiale gesant, voormalige adjunkminister van Finansies, Mcebisi Jonas, ‘n visum deur Amerika geweier is. Die sekretaris-generaal van die GOOD-party, Brett Herron, […]
# The GOOD Party says president Cyril Ramaphosa must urgently update the nation on South Africa’s diplomatic strategy with the US. This follows DA claims that Ramaphosa knew for months that special envoy, former deputy Finance minister Mcebisi Jonas, had been denied a US visa. GOOD secretary-general, Brett Herron, says continuing to present Jonas as […]
