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South Africa hosts Russia, Iran and China

South Africa's strained ties with US face new test - war games with China, Iran and Russia

Gumede explained that the African National Congress (ANC), the party that brought liberation to South Africa in 1994, sees China as an ideological partner. Russia too is respected for its role in supporting the ANC's struggle against the apartheid regime and white-minority rule.

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Iran, Russia and China join for naval drills in South Africa

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China, Russia, Iran Start 'BRICS Plus' Naval Exercises in South African Waters

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Russia joins Chinese, Iran warships for drills off South Africa

A Russian warship arrived off South Africa's main naval base Friday to join Chinese and Iranian vessels for military exercises that risk further damaging Pretoria's relations with Washington.

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China, Russia, Iran arrive in South African waters for naval drills

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China, Russia and Iran join South Africa for naval drills as tensions run high

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How 2025 unfolded for Africa amid political and economic uncertainty

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South Africa’s Maduro dilemma — when principles meet pragmatism

South Africa faces a defining foreign policy test in responding to the 3 January US military operation that extracted Nicolás Maduro from Caracas. The action presents Pre

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Carte Blanche coming up: Politics of the past

Carte Blanche examines renewed debate around the former apartheid homeland of Bophuthatswana, as parts of the North West

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South Africa briefly held US government personnel on refugee assignment amid fraught relationship

(CNN) — The South African government briefly held, then released, two US government employees on assignment in South Africa as part of the Trump administration’s bid to admit Afrikaners to the United States, according to multiple sources familiar with ...