President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on South African goods to 30%, delivering a major economic blow despite a recent Oval Office visit from President Cyril Ramaphosa. The White House announced the move Thursday through an executive order targeting nations that failed to negotiate favorable trade deals with the United States.
South Africa’s top foreign policy official is accusing the United States of jeopardizing a trade agreement by demanding reforms to controversial domestic policies. With the August 1 deadline for a deal fast approaching, Director-General Zane Dangor claimed U.S. focus on “non-trade” issues—specifically Black Economic Empowerment (BEE)—is the primary obstacle to reaching an agreement.
South Africa’s foreign affairs ministry drew sharp criticism after posting photos Tuesday of Deputy Foreign Minister Anna Thandi Moraka signing a condolence book at the Iranian embassy in Pretoria. The images showed Moraka standing beside a large portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa defended a chant calling for the death of white farmers following his meeting with President Donald Trump last week.
Afriforum, an organization representing Afrikaners in South Africa, is urging the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to dismiss South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide, arguing that South Africa itself has failed to stop genocidal rhetoric at home. The group cites South African opposition leader Julius Malema’s repeated chants of “Kill the Boer, kill the farmer” as clear examples of incitement to genocide—exactly the kind of rhetoric South Africa claims violates the Genocide Convention in its case against Israel.
The White House defended President Donald Trump's display of a video depicting white crosses, which he claimed represented burial sites of murdered white South African farmers, during a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
During a tense Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, President Donald Trump confronted NBC News reporter Peter Alexander over a question regarding a $400 million jet gifted by Qatar to the U.S. Air Force.
CNN International correspondent Larry Madowo accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of repeating “white supremacist” talking points during a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The claim was made during a segment on CNN’s “News Central.”
South African radical leftist Julius Malema doubled down Wednesday on his inflammatory rhetoric against white farmers, openly reiterating calls to "Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer" just hours after President Donald Trump raised alarm over anti-white violence in South Africa.
