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South Africa’s aviation regulator has suspended the operating licence of the company that operates British Airways and Kulula Air flights in the country amid safety concerns.
Thousands of South Africans have so far signed a petition calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to dismiss underperforming members of his cabinet, APA observed here on Monday.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will face the first real test of his presidency on March 30 when South Africa’s parliament will decide on a motion of no confidence in his leadership which is being jointly sponsored by two opposition parties.
South Africa and Mozambique have called on the United Nations to mandate its secretary general Antonio Guterres to champion diplomatic efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine as part of an attempt to unravel “underlying causes of the conflict”.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed the Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo as South Africa’s next chief justice with effect from April 1.
The South African government has assisted more than 30 students to return home from war-torn Ukraine, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has announced.
South Africa’s security agencies have restored “relative calm” in the streets of Soweto in Johannesburg following violent Monday clashes between locals and foreign nationals from other African countries, a senior city official said on Wednesday.
One of former president Jacob Zuma’s children, Dudu Zuma-Sambudla, has confirmed her support for Russia in the latter’s war against neighbouring Ukraine which broke out two weeks ago , a press report said on Wednesday.
South Africa’s economy grew at its fastest pace in 14 years in 2021 as it bounced back from a coronavirus-induced contraction the year before, a Statistics South Africa report said on Tuesday.
South African police are on Tuesday monitoring the situation in Johannesburg’s Alexandra township following violent clashes between locals and foreign nationals over ownership of businesses.