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DIRCO confirms everyone is safe at the SA Embassy in Moscow after terrorist attack

Zuko Komisa Image | @EmbassyofRussia/ X DIRCO confirms everyone is safe at the SA Embassy in Moscow after the terrorist attack. Following a terrorist incident at Moscow's Crocus City Hall, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has certified that South African embassy employees and students living in Russia are safe.Russia reportedly held a national day of mourning on Sunday in remembrance of the deadliest terror assault to strike […]

today25/03/2024

strong warning of prosecution

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Dirco issues strong warning of prosecution to South Africans joining Israeli forces

By: Natasha Archary Image: Adobe Stock The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has issued a strong warning of prosecution to South African citizens who join Israeli forces in the war in Gaza. In a statement issued on Monday, 18 December, Dirco expressed concern over reports that South African citizens and permanent residents are joining the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in the war in Gaza and other Occupied Palestinian […]

today19/12/2023

Point Of View

19 SA citizens safely evacuated from Gaza

Zuko Komisa Image | @@ClaysonMonyela /X 19 SA citizens safely evacuated from Gaza. Nineteen South Africans who were stranded in Gaza due to the conflict are currently returning home. This is happening while Israel and Palestine are still at war. Following their arrival in Cairo, the six men and thirteen women who had been in Gaza since October 7, 2023, have made their way to South Africa, the Department of […]

today05/12/2023

genocide against Palestine

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Dirco calls for Israel to end “genocide” against Palestine

By: Natasha Archary Image: Pea on Unsplash The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has called for Israel to end its genocidal campaign against Palestine. In a statement, Dirco condemned the killings of civilians from both Palestine and Israel, but blamed the latter for the bombing of the Al Ahli Arab Hospital on Tuesday, 17 October which claimed the lives of hundreds of Palestinian civilians. This despite the Israeli […]

today20/10/2023

Immunity or not

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Immunity or not, DA files for Putin’s arrest on SA visit

By: Natasha Archary Immunity or not, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched a court application at the Gauteng High Court pushing for Russian President, Vladimir Putin's arrest upon his visit to South Africa. The DA is requesting a declaratory order that if Putin arrives in the country for the BRICS summit he is arrested, detained and surrendered to the International Criminal Court (ICC). This after the ICC labelled Putin a […]

today31/05/2023

Point Of View

Naledi Pandor speaks on US Ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety’s conduct

Image | International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor /DIRCO Naledi Pandor speaks on US Ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety’s conduct. Point of View with Phemelo Motene spoke to International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor who expressed how she’s horrified by US Ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety’s conduct following arms sale allegations. LISTEN TO THE FULL CONVERSATION HERE: The allegations and views made by the ambassador were denounced by the Presidency […]

today16/05/2023

NEWS

77 South African nationals are still stuck in Sudan

Image | Wikimedia Commons 77 South African nationals are still stuck in Sudan. There are about 77 South Africans still stuck in the war-torn Sudan, according to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco). Over a week ago, fierce fighting broke out between the military and a paramilitary unit in Khartoum, the capital of the north African nation. The Rapid Support Forces (RSf) paramilitary group's integration into the military […]

today24/04/2023

teacher dies in China

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Another South African teacher dies in China

By: Natasha Archary The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has advised citizens to take out travel insurance as another South African teacher has reportedly dies in China. Siphosethu Mqokozo left the country in October 2019 to work as an English teacher in China. The 30-year old was living in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province and died on 22 September. It is reported that Siposethu died en-route to a hospital after […]

today29/09/2022

daughter's body from China

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Family desperate to bring back daughter’s body from China

By: Natasha Archary A South African family is desperate to bring back their daughter's body from China. Lusanda Lindokuhle Sixaxeni who was teaching in China, died on 12 September after being hospitalised in Beijing, China. Her family are now struggling to raise R400 000 to cover the repatriation costs and give the 26-year old a burial on home soil. Lusanda who left Mossel Bay, Western Cape in 2019 to go […]

today22/09/2022

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RECOGNISING THAT—

  • section 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, provides that everyone has the right to privacy;
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AND BEARING IN MIND THAT—

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