Yacoob Cassim

March 20, 2026 The Iranian embassy in South Africa has responded to recent remarks by Zane Dangor, the government’s Director-General of International Relations and Cooperation. President Cyril Ramaphosa and his cabinet have come under increasing pressure from Washington over their stance on the United States–led conflict with Iran. In an interview with Reuters, Dangor stated […]

March 19, 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered the deployment of 2,000 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops alongside the South African Police Service (SAPS) in five provinces: Gauteng, the Western Cape, the Eastern Cape, North West, and the Free State. The purpose of the military deployment is to combat escalating gang violence and

March 18, 2026 Tel Aviv has launched air strikes on three neighbourhoods in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, Israel’s northern neighbour. Two southern suburbs of the city were hit by large air strikes. The Israelis targeted Dahiyeh, which is under a forced evacuation order. The suburb was home to over a million people, who have

March 16, 2026 The late former Minister of Defence, co-founder, and President of the Congress of the People (COPE) party, Mosiuoa “Terror” Lekota, was prepared for burial on Saturday, 14 January. He had passed away on Wednesday. The late politician was laid to rest in Bloemfontein, Free State, following a Special Official Funeral Category Two

March 16, 2026 Thirty-five people have lost their lives in storm-related incidents since December. Cooperative Governance MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi said in an official address to the press in Durban last Thursday. The KwaZulu-Natal Disaster Management Centre has launched a province-wide plan to help municipalities prepare for disasters. The MEC emphasized that early planning is critical

March 13, 2026 South Africa’s mobile phone network, MTN Group, faces an escalating legal threat that could see it removed as a partner to the American financial system. This warning was issued by economist Frederick Mitchell in a stark analysis of the company’s exposure through its business relations with Iranian political and security elites. Mitchell,

March 12, 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa paid a state visit to the Republic of Brazil, where he met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the capital city, Brasília. Ramaphosa’s aim was to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries. During a press briefing, Lula urged the South African president to boost defence cooperation

March 11, 2026 Iran’s Assembly of Experts, the body charges with electing and supervising (in theory) the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader, has chosen Mojtaba Khamenei the son of the slain Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to succeed to his father’s post. The motion to elect him, under pressure from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards’ Corpse (IRGC)