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Can Ramaphosa charm offensive help fix South Africa’s ties with Trump’s US?

South African leader keeps calm in the face of an ‘ambush’ by Donald Trump about false ‘white genocide’ claims.

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‘They’ll be back’: White Afrikaners leave South Africa to be refugees in US

Trump administration welcomes first batch of white Afrikaners while US cuts off refugee programmes to other countries.

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Russia-Ukraine peace prospects: Does South Africa have a role to play?

As Ukraine’s Zelenskyy meets South Africa’s Ramaphosa in Pretoria, Moscow-allied politicians protest the state visit.

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How US funding cuts are threatening South African families living with HIV

Critical community initiatives that provide testing, food and support and HIV vaccine research have been dismantled.

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‘I am quite privileged,’ say white Afrikaners not wanting asylum in the US

As Trump offers to take in Afrikaner refugees, many say right-wing lobbyists have spread misinformation and fear.

White South Africans demonstrate in support of U.S. President Donald Trump in front of the U.S. embassy in Pretoria, South Africa [File: Jerome Delay/AP]

Is South Africa ‘confiscating land’, targeting some groups as Trump claims?

US president has threatened to cut funding to South Africa over alleged land grabs. But what’s the truth of the matter?

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South African humanitarian in pro-Israeli crosshairs over Palestine support

Imtiaz Sooliman, driving force behind prominent African aid agency Gift of the Givers, says his work is not political.

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Clanging pans: Why Mozambique’s election protesters refuse to go away

More than a month after a disputed election, protests still roil the country, even as shutdowns bleed the economy.

A woman walks past a barricade set fire by protesters in Maputo, Mozambique, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Protesters dispute the outcome of the Oct. 9 elections that saw the ruling Frelimo party extend its 49-year rule. (AP Photo/Carlos Uqueio)

With Trump election win, Africa braces for US aid cuts, uncertainty

But it could also force African nations to double down on their shift away from the US, towards Asia and the Middle East

President Donald Trump walks to his seat after speaking during a luncheon with African leaders at the Palace Hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

South Africa’s ICJ legal team says intent ‘clear’ in Israel’s Gaza genocide

Monday is the ICJ’s deadline for South Africa to prove, on paper, that Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza.

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