Naledi pandor
DA condemns SA govt's 'feeble stance' on Russia's invasion of Ukraine
South Africa this week again chose to abstain from a crucial United Nations vote to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council.
The High Court in Pretoria granted lobby group AfriForum an urgent interdict against the department's plans to donate the money, which insisted was aimed at alleviating social ills in Cuba brought about by sanctions imposed by South Africa.
Germany, Israel and Italy have now also followed suite and banned South African flights while the European Union has proposed prohibiting travel from the country.
South Africa was asked to temporarily receive Afghan refugees who fled the country before they reach their final destination in Pakistan.
In August, the UK government received a petition with thousands of signatures calling for the travel ban to be lifted.
International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor has lauded the late Dr Ben Ngubane for his contribution to science and technology.
Ben Ngubane passed away in the early hours of Monday morning from COVID-19 complications at the age of 79.
Pandor has called on the international community to stop the impunity while South Africa supports the International Criminal Court in its planned investigation into the latest deadly conflict in Gaza that’s claimed the lives of close to 250 Palestinians and at least 12 Israelis.
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor, said the move was made necessary due to the financial constraints her department is facing.
ANC NEC member Naledi Pandor was responding to the suspension of Ace Magashule during an interview with CNN. She said that President Cyril Ramaphosa is trying to address the 'absence of ethics and integrity' in the country.
Minister Naledi Pandor recently placed chief financial officer Caiphus Ramashau on precautionary suspension as a first step in implementing Parliament’s portfolio committee's oversight report on the dodgy R118 million land deal.
She died from COVID-19-related complications, last week and was laid to rest at the Westpark Cemetery in accordance with Islamic traditions just hours after her death was announced.
Pandor was answering questions during a sitting of the National Assembly on Wednesday.
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Many South Africans were left stranded in foreign countries when the world imposed travel bans in March in an attempt to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking on 14 December 2020, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor said that the African Union has established a task team for Africa to ensure there are vaccines available for the continent. Pandor said “vaccine nationalism” was a problem, and that richer countries might try to hoard the medication.
Minister Pandor is joined by other senior officials of the department including deputy ministers Alvin Botes and Candith Mashego-Dlamini.
Pandor said the 'Independent Media' should retract a suggestion that she was involved in the saga while threatening that her department will seek legal advice.
International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor and Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi held a briefing to announce the directives and regulations related to travel and transport under level 1 of the national COVID-19 lockdown.