The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says South African nationals currently in the Middle East should take note of the following emergency contact details. The Department says South Africans who have registered with its embassies have already been contacted directly, including advisories issued prior to recent developments, urging citizens on embassy databases to consider leaving affected areas where possible. South Africans are encouraged to share these numbers widely to help
Ten taxi drivers behind bars
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Ten taxi drivers are behind bars after they were arrested in the space of 24 hours earlier this week. The City says the 10 had outstanding warrants against their names, which totalled just over R632 000. The Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says the 10 were taken into custody. This is a fate that has befallen more than 20 000 other motorists in the City, over a seven months period.
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South Africa’s Head of Public Diplomacy, Clayson Monyela, says the government is in contact with South Africans stranded in the Middle East amid escalating tensions and widespread airspace closures. It has been a fast-moving situation, following the announcement that the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran. In a social media update, Monyela said it is currently impossible to move in or out of several countries as flights remain suspended. He
Global aviation routes remain under severe pressure after the United States and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, triggering retaliatory action from Tehran and widespread airspace closures across parts of the Middle East. Airspaces over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Dubai have been shut, forcing airlines to cancel, delay or reroute flights along one of the world’s busiest aviation corridors linking Europe, Asia and Africa. The disruption comes as Iran reportedly
