Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane speaking at a government event. 1 minute The Eastern Cape Provincial Government has announced the appointment of new Heads of Departments across several portfolios. As part of the new appointments, Sharon Marsdorp has been appointed as the new Education Head of Department, Bonginkosi Dayimani in Agriculture and Edmond Desmond Quinton…
2 minutes International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola says Pretoria will continue to engage the United States administration so both countries can raise their concerns and put forward their grievances. Lamola spoke to the media on Saturday following the expulsion of South Africa’s ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool. He says the relations between the two…
COSATU conference in the Western Cape 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) held its Western Cape provincial congress in Cape Town. Its provincial chairperson, Motlatsi Tsubane, was uncontested in his re-election. During his address, Tsubane said there is no leadership from its Tripartite Alliance partner, the ANC, in the province. He…
South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool 2 minutes The outgoing South African Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool says he’s been in tougher situations, but was confident that the country would survive this moment. Speaking to SABC News after his expulsion from the country by the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for remarks made…
2 minutes International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola says South Africa’s ambassador to the United States of America Ebrahim Rasool was at an advance stage preparing for Pretoria’s envoys to Washington. This after the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his X account said Rasool was no longer welcomed in America. The envoy to the…
South Africa’s ambassador Ebrahim Rasool 1 minute Diplomacy expert Dr Oscar van Heerden has attributed the growing tensions between South Africa and the United States to a small group of disgruntled white males with links to South Africa. This is after South Africa’s ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool, was unceremoniously booted from the US…
A general view of the White House in Washington, US 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to send a delegation of the GNU to the United States to broker peace with the Donald Trump administration. This follows the expulsion of South Africa’s ambassador to the US, Ibrahim Rasool. Last…
South Africa’s ambassador Ebrahim Rasool 2 minutes International relations expert, Dr Kingsley Makhubela has questioned the conduct of South Africa’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, to the US, following his sudden expulsion from the country. In a post on X, the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio said that the South African ambassador was no longer…
SACP spokesperson Alex Mashilo. 2 minutes The South African Communist Party (SACP) has vowed to keep its status as a registered political party and to contest future elections in line with the resolutions of its previous conferences. This follows the Independent Electoral Commission’s earlier notice to de-register the party with other 191 political which remain…
South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Ebrahim Rasool. 1 minute The Presidency says they have noted the expulsion of South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Ebrahim Rasool. This after the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio said that the South African ambassador was no longer welcome in the…
