Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO)
SA Stands Firm on Immigration Laws Amid US Claims
South Africa has reiterated its commitment to enforcing its immigration laws while engaging the United…
Gift of the Givers Slams Home Affairs Over Refugee Ordeal
Gift of the Givers has criticised the Department of Home Affairs and the Border Management…
Mandla Mandela and SA Flotilla Activists Set for Release on Tuesday
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has confirmed that former President Nelson Mandela’s…
Reconfiguring South Africa’s Foreign Policy: A Negritude Analysis from Non-Alignment to BRICS
South Africa’s foreign policy configuration since the twilight of apartheid has been characterised by an…
Defence vs Diplomacy: SANDF Chief’s Comments Expose Cracks in South Africa’s Foreign Policy
Parliament has been thrown into a storm after South Africa’s top soldier, General Rudzani Maphwanya, made controversial remarks during his recent visit to Iran – comments that have forced both the Presidency and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) to distance themselves from him. The incident, which is now the subject of a joint parliamentary inquiry, has exposed serious cracks between South Africa’s defence leadership and its official foreign policy, raising concerns about the country’s image abroad. How…
Vigilante Groups: Where is Humanity When Operation Dudula Addresses illegal immigration issues in South Africa?
It’s important to lay down the foundation of knowledge and data about the extent of attacks on illegal immigrants in South Africa over the past decade or so. Many debates arise within the topics of migration, migrant rights, and the structures and systems when it comes to how wide the scope should be considered in determining the degrees of migrants’ legality in a state. Globally, immigration debates have given rise to Nationalist parties rising in countries all over the world.…
UN at 80: Global Leaders, Experts Reflect on Fragile Peace and Nuclear Threats in Pretoria Seminar
In a poignant seminar held at the University of South Africa (Unisa) on Wednesday, diplomats, academics, and global security experts gathered to mark 80 years since the establishment of the United Nations (UN) and the devastating atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The commemorative event, themed “The United Nations at 80: The Post-World War II Peace Architecture and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty”, served as both a tribute and a sobering assessment of the current global peace order. Hosted in collaboration…
US Congress Submissions: Tlhabi and Maroleng are the faces of unpatriotic Africans who are willing to sell their countries for comfort in the West
The appearance of South African journalist Redi Tlhabi and governance commentator Chris Maroleng before the US Congress’ Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa illustrates a growing trend of Africans’ readiness to sell their countries in exchange for a comfortable stay in the West. The trend repeats itself on the media front. The Africans are enlisted to parrot fixed narratives calculated at undermining foreign policies of their respective countries in relation to the East, especially China and Russia. The submissions by Tlhabi,…