called the Black political elite to account with as much feistiness as he had the Afrikaners, but his

He has also previously voiced Trump's allegations that white South Africans are fleeing the country due to" violence and racist laws." President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House, May 21, 2025, in Washington.... Jim Watson/ AFP via Getty Images South Africa’s Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told ABC News there is “ no evidence ” to support the claims of genocide and alleged that the United States' foreign intelligence wou

President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa engaged in a tense back-and-forth at the White House on Wednesday over Trump's false claims of" genocide" against white South African farmers.... President Donald Trump meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, May 21, 2025.... President Donald Trump shows new articles as he meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in W

JOHANNESBURG( Reuters)-South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday declared four days of national mourning for South Africa's last white President FW de Klerk, who died on Thursday at his home in Cape Town after battling cancer.De Klerk, who is credited with overseeing the peaceful transition from white-minority rule in South Africa to a Black-majority government led by Nelson Mandela, died on Thursday at the age of 85. After South Africa's first all-race vote in 1994, he served as a depu

Inlight ofTrump’s frantic attempts toreduce dependence onChina inthis area, heshould have been courting Pretoria inevery possible way for cooperation. Igor Istomin discusses why the United States is beingopenly confrontational instead.

The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration's request to categorically revoke humanitarian parole for more than 530, 000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela and order them out of the country. The court did not explain its order staying a lower court decision that temporarily blocked the administration's abrupt policy change.In March, the Department of Homeland Security revoked protections for migrants from five countries issued by the Biden administration.... A

South Africa's last apartheid-era president Frederik Willem( FW) de Klerk died on Thursday morning at his home in Cape Town, the FW de Klerk Foundation said in a statement." Former President FW de Klerk died peacefully at his home in Fresnaye earlier this morning following his struggle against mesothelioma cancer," the statement said.He was 85 years old.De Klerk stunned the world when he scrapped apartheid and negotiated a peaceful transfer of power to a Black-led government under Nelson Mandela

There had been tensions between the two countries under the Biden administration.... “ My job is to advance America’s national interests, not waste taxpayer money or coddle anti-Americanism.” Just days later, Trump suspended aid to South Africa, alleging discrimination against White farmers.... ) from South Africa, seeking to flee that country for reasons of safety, will be invited into the United States of America with a rapid pathway to Citizenship.” CNN’s Nimi Princewill and Lucas Lilieholm

“ Reparatory justice is about more than money.... The statement added that “ the time has come for a meaningful, truthful and respectful conversation ” on the topic with the aim of arriving at “ a common future based on equity ”.... On being asked whether his attempts to take a tough approach to reparation demands had damaged his relations with Commonwealth partners, Sir Keir said slavery was “ abhorrent ”....

The 40-year arc of US relations with South Africa goes something like this:？... In 2025, President Donald Trump cut aid to South Africa back in February and then ambushed post-apartheid South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with right-wing allegations of “ genocide ” against the country’s White minority that are not backed by evidence.... He put the country’s Black president on the spot in front of TV cameras on Wednesday.“ I will say, apartheid – terrible, ” Trump told Ramaphosa, as he prep