By Kouthar Sambo Professor Dire Tladi of the University of Pretoria was sworn in on Tuesday following his appointment as South Africa’s inaugural permanent judge to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). He will serve in the ICJ for the next nine years and started his term a few weeks[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The Democratic Alliance (DA) has been hit by yet another high-profile resignation by former Member of Parliament (MP) Ghaleb Cachalia. Cachalia announced his resignation in a post on the X (formerly Twitter) platform on Thursday. This comes after the party has barred him from commenting on the[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is gearing up for its inaugural public hearing, which will take place at the Peace Palace in The Hague. So far, South Africa has nominated former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke as its representative judge to the ICJ, which is ahead[…]
By Ragheema Mclean The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has issued a statement warning South African nationals wanting to join the Israeli forces in Gaza saying there will be consequences for such acts. “The South African government is gravely concerned by reports that some South African citizens and[…]
By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert In what is deemed as a small victory, Parliamentarians voted in of a motion to close the Israeli Embassy in the capital Pretoria and suspend diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Wednesday morning Dr Firoz Osman, Executive Member of the Media Review[…]
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor is expected to welcome back the remaining group of South Africans who were evacuated from Sudan at the OR Tambo International Airport this morning. There was a sigh of relief as the first group of 10 evacuees who were stuck in war-torn Sudan[…]
Minister to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Dr Naledi Pandor, hosted the opening meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the Efficient Management of the annual Hajj and Umrah Pilgrimages in the Mother City yesterday. The mandate and role of the Ministerial Committee is to provide strategic[…]
LOCAL International relations and co-operation minister Naledi Pandor has drawn praise from many on social media after she addressed SA’s stance on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. SA abstained from voting in a UN General Assembly vote in March to reprimand Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and demand Moscow stop fighting.[…]
LOCAL The Department of International Relations and Cooperation(DIRCO) has condemned the recent Israeli attacks on Gaza. The attacks resulted in the death of over 10 people, including a five-year-old child, over the past 48 hours. Israel said the strikes followed an immediate threat from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group. The[…]
There is still no word from the South African government on the growing number of reports of alleged human rights violations in Zimbabwe. News24 understands that the matter is being discussed by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco). Department spokesperson Lunga Ngqengelele told News24 on Tuesday morning that[…]
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