Sudáfrica retira a su embajador de Tel Aviv tras la "agresión violenta" de Israel en Gaza

Sudáfrica ha anunciado el retiro de su embajador de Tel Aviv en protesta de la represalia sangrienta de Israel contra los palestinos de Gaza, informa News 24.

Turkey Recalls US, Israel Ambassadors Over Gaza Slaughter.- South Africa had previously recalled its ambassador

In response to the violence in Gaza, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has recalled the country's ambassadors to the US and Israel, accusing Israel of "state terror" and "genocide."

Zuma resigns as President of South Africa

Jacob Zuma has bowed to political pressure and announced his resignation as President of South Africa.

Zuma says ANC efforts to unseat him are 'unfair'

South African President Jacob Zuma said ongoing efforts to unseat him by the ruling ANC party were unfair, adding that he had been given no reason by the party why he should resign.

Zimbabwe's President Mugabe 'under house arrest'

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is under house arrest, South African President Jacob Zuma has said in a statement, after the Zimbabwean military appeared to have taken control of the country.

MH370: un nouveau débris d'avion va être envoyé en Australie

Un nouveau débris d'avion retrouvé par un touriste sud-africain au Mozambique va être envoyé en Australie pour y être analysé et déterminer s'il provient du vol MH370 de Malaysia Airlines disparu il y a deux ans, ont indiqué samedi les autorités aériennes australiennes.

Court gives S.Africa seven days to explain why it let Bashir go

The South African government has a week to explain to judges why it defied a court order barring the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country.

US 'disappointed' no action taken against Sudan's al-Bashir

The United States expressed disappointment Monday that South Africa did not take action to prevent Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country.

ICC 'disappointed' in failure to arrest Bashir (prosecutor)

The International Criminal Court's chief deputy prosecutor Monday voiced disappointment at South Africa's failure to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, as the African leader jetted back to Khartoum, saying it had breached its obligations.

Sudan’s Bashir flies out of South Africa despite court order

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir flew out of South Africa on Monday, dodging a court order for him to stay as judges weighed up whether he should be arrested over alleged war crimes and genocide.

S. African president cancels visit to Indonesia due to violence

South African President Jacob Zuma has cancelled his visit to Indonesia in order to attend to matters at home relating to the attacks on foreign nationals, the Presidency said on Saturday.

Nobel laureates visit Dharamsala to show support for His Holiness the Dalai Lama

DHARAMSALA: Two prominent women Nobel laureates expressed their strong support to His Holiness the Dalai Lama as they arrived in Dharamsala today to join the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the conferment of Nobel Peace prize on the Tibetan spiritual leader in 1989. His Holiness the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace prize for leading a non-violent struggle to restore freedom in Tibet.

Four Nobel peace laureates refuse to attend summit in South Africa

DHARAMSHALA: Nobel peace laureates Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Leymah Gbowee and a representative of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) are pulling the plug on their scheduled trip to South Africa to attend the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, being held October 13-15.

14 Nobel Laureates Urge South African President to Give Dalai Lama Visa

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JOHANNESBURG:  Fourteen Nobel Peace Laureates have asked President Jacob Zuma to guarantee the Dalai Lama a visa to South Africa, after the Tibetan spiritual leader was forced to abandon a trip to the country.
The Dalai Lama was to attend a summit of Nobel peace prize winners in Cape Town next month, the first-ever meeting of its kind in Africa.
But, according to an aide, he cancelled after Pretoria denied him a visa in a bid to avoid angering China, which regards the Buddhist monk as a campaigner for Tibetan independence.

Cape Town appalled by South African Government’s position on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visa

DHARAMSHALA: The Mayor of Cape Town has expressed her dismay at the South African government’s position on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visa.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama was to attend the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Cape Town in October. “We have informally received contact that His Holiness won’t get his visa,” Nangsa Chodon, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s representative in South Africa, told Reuters.

“Based on further discussions with the Dalai Lama’s representatives both in South Africa and Dharamsala, it has now become clear that the officials from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) contacted the Dalai Lama’s office to inform them that the South Africa government would not grant him a visa to attend the summit, due to sensitivities related to the Chinese government,” Patricia de Lille, the Executive Mayor of Cape Town, said in a statement on 5 September.

South Africa refuses Dalai Lama visa for Nobel summit. (The refusal could provoke a boycott of the 14th annual peace summit)

CAPE TOWN: South Africa has refused to grant a visa for the Dalai Lama to attend the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Cape Town next month, his representative said on Thursday.

The government "conveyed by phone to me they will not be able to grant the visa for the reason that it would disturb relations between China and South Africa," Nangsa Choedon told AFP.

The refusal could provoke a boycott of the 14th annual peace summit, according to a spokesman for South African laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Deputy FM Gerontopoulos visits Johannesburg’s SAHETI Greek school – Meetings with the Greek community (18 November 2013)

Hellenic MoFA,Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Deputy Foreign Minister Kyriakos Gerontopoulos today visited Johannesburg’s SAHETI Greek school, which celebrates the 40th anniversary of its founding this year.

Mr. Gerontopoulos was welcomed by Georgios Bizos – the school’s founder, lawyer to Nelson Mandela, and emblematic figure in South Africa – members of the board of directors, teaching staff, and students. Mr. Bizos expressed his gratitude to Mr. Gerontopoulos for the longstanding support of the Greek state in SAHETI’s efforts to maintain the Greek language and culture through the provision of educators seconded from Greece.