… BAIC South Africa has, in the past, ingratiated itself with government departments by, for instance, handing over 20 SUVs to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, but BAIC spokesperson Ameena Hassan told Daily Maverick she had no knowledge of any donation fro …
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… ificant investment in the United States,” Lamola said. “Mr Bozell expressed his regrets that these comments detracted from any impression that he wanted to work with us constructively,” Zane Dangor, the director-general of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation …
New US ambassador to South Africa summoned over ‘undiplomatic remarks'- January 2026
… We follow the Madiba doctrine.” This, Ramaphosa said, is the view that there is no problem that does not have a solution. “A doctrine of discussions, of engagements, negotiations and collaboration.” The Department of International Relations and Cooperation condemned the US action …
No threat of US invasion, says president Cyril Ramaphosa… The public broadcaster has reported that Chrispin Phiri, spokesperson for the department of international relations and cooperation, said the South African embassy in Bangkok has been in regular contact with Thai authorities and has provided consular support in line with internat …
We were misled – families speak as 14 South Africans detained in Thailand face deportation- December 2025
… A few days later, officials from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) handed over the G20 presidency to acting US ambassador Marc Dillard at Dirco’s headquarters. …
SA not invited to first G20 meeting in US this month- November 2025
… The baton will be passed to the US later in the week in a low-key meeting at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation in Pretoria. …
G20 South Africa goes post-Trump as middle powers signal fresh path… In interviews with officials from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco), who wished to remain anonymous, Daily Maverick established that Dirco was not made aware of the first flight of Palestinians in advance, but was tipped off after the fact. …
Behind the scenes of the mysterious arrival of planeloads of Palestinians into SA… The Chinese embassy in Pretoria referred questions about this to South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco), which said it would answer on Monday. …
US absence at SA’s G20 Summit threatens to upend Ramaphosa’s agenda… In a statement issued on Saturday, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) said the attempt to define Afrikaners as an exclusively white group distorted South African history and misrepresented the present. …
SA dismisses Trump’s claim of ‘persecuted Afrikaners’ as ahistorical- September 2025
… Ramaphosa sent officials from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) to the US earlier this month to prepare for further trade negotiations with the US. …
‘Trade now being used as a weapon,’ Ramaphosa tells UN in jab at Trump tariffs
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Minister Tolashe accused of false statement about luxury SUV donation
The News
A Daily Maverick investigation suggests South African Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe falsely told Parliament that two luxury SUVs were donated to the ANC Women's League, when records show the vehicles were registered in the names of her children in April 2024 without being disclosed in accordance with government ethics codes.
2 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Thursday 2 April
Minister Tolashe accused of false statement about luxury SUV donation
A Daily Maverick investigation suggests South African Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe falsely told Parliament that two luxury SUVs were donated to the ANC Women's League, when records show the vehicles were registered in the names of her children in April 2024 without being disclosed in accordance with government ethics codes.
2 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Thursday 12 March
South Africa summons US ambassador over judicial criticism
South Africa's government formally protested and summoned the new US ambassador after he dismissed the country's constitutional court ruling on an anti-apartheid chant, saying he did not care what the courts said. The ambassador later clarified his remarks and apologized, expressing regret for comments that were seen as disrespectful to South Africa's legal system.
12 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Thursday 8 January
Ramaphosa dismisses invasion threat from US
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he is not worried about speculation of a US invasion, adding that differences with any country should be resolved through discussion and negotiation. South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation separately condemned recent US military action in Venezuela as a violation of the UN Charter.
8 January 2026 · The Namibian →
South African jobseekers detained in Thailand face deportation
Fourteen South Africans detained in Thailand are being deported after being recruited for information technology jobs that did not materialise as promised. The detainees reported being prevented from communicating outside Thailand and held in poor conditions, with South African authorities providing consular support and warning jobseekers to vet recruiters and contracts carefully.
8 January 2026 · The Namibian →