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While revoking visas, refusing to renew protected status, and potentially hitting African countries with travel restrictions, the acceptance of white South Africans as refugees is curious and disturbing.
The much-publicized meeting between the U.S. and South African presidents is over, but what happens next for trade, tech and the future of U.S.-SA relations.
The U.S. president raised farm murders, played a controversial video featuring Julius Malema, and left the South African president visibly puzzled — here’s what unfolded behind the diplomatic smiles.
The South African president will seek to recalibrate the country’s relationship with the U.S., which has deteriorated since President Donald Trump reentered office.
Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Paul Kagame were in good spirits at a panel during the Africa CEO Forum, easing speculations of tense relations between the two.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he’ll receive a full report from former Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool while charting a way forward for restored relations with the U.S.
There are speculations that Mushin Hendricks, the world’s first openly gay imam, was a victim of a hate crime.
The Ramaphosa and Tinubu governments issued a number of resolutions following a recent session, but we’ll have to wait and see if they turn into tangible results.
Opposition parties, the Economic Freedom Fighters and the uMkhonto weSizwe, are urging the President Cyril Ramaphosa-led administration not to complete the deal.
Critics argue that the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill gives the government unnecessary influence on language and admission policies in schools.
Amidst accusations of a bloated government and the need to accommodate multiple parties, South Africa's most diverse administration takes shape after protracted negotiations.
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