The US State Department has said it will seek changes after ambassador is kicked out
The presidency said the SA-US relationship was in flux and Ramaphosa would not rush to name a new ambassador
The suspension and withdrawal of US support for people’s rights in Africa is a setback
We tend to overfocus on the meaning of ‘rights’ by only considering what we are entitled to but we tend to forget doing what is the morally right thing to do
The group said the US president’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa was a regressive assault on the country’s sovereignty
To allow South Africa to be isolated and punished would be to surrender to the imperial logic that seeks to divide and conquer all who resist.
To resist this performance politics, characterised by shock-and-awe tactics through social media, we must organise and mobilise in different spaces rather than merely engaging angrily on social media
The move, which marks a further deterioration of diplomatic relations between the two countries, was announced by US secretary of state Marco Rubio in a post on X late on Friday
The deal was announced days after the United States withdrew support for the country’s just-energy transition
The president’s tariffs were intended to assert US dominance, but they are increasingly a self-inflicted wound that may undermine the economic strength he champions
The president affirmed South Africa’s interest in trading with the US under Agoa despite the diplomatic spat between the two countries
The president is taking a transactional approach to resolving a diplomatic tempest
The media was in shock after the televised public humiliation of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. US President Donald Trump and Vice-president JD Vance were pouncing on him like bullies in the school yard. Trump went as far as to say that he — Zelenskyy — had instigated the war with Russia, […]
The United States’ vice-president has risen with lightning speed from hardscrabble beginnings
The US president learned from his first stint at leading America and all previous presidents
The Ukrainian president’s visit is announced as Europe rallies after Washington cuts support
A re-think of how we live, relate to other sentient beings and consume will allow us to ‘learn, unlearn and relearn’ to convert disasters into strengths
Kallie Kriel said treason charges were baseless and would only serve AfriForum’s cause
Three leaders’ strong words on the Trump administration’s threat to civilised norms and values in the international arena has attracted blowback from the right
This plan, dressed in the language of logistics or development, is unmistakably a manifestation of a hard-line agenda aimed at erasing Palestinian presence from the land
It would be a tragedy if the pontiff left this world with the current global leadership crisis, where greed and egos escalate crises
Dana Brown is leaving not only the mission, but the foreign service, sources said
Sources that are unrestricted, aligned with South African law and human rights, and without political interference, must be found as an alternative to the US
Since Homo sapiens became a thing about 300 000 years ago, we have never breathed more carbon dioxide, absorbed more industrial toxins or processed more privatised propaganda
A decade later, the implementation of the agreement is struggling to take hold, and disputes over fairness block real progress
The death of the Cold War and the waning influence of the US and Russian might shift geopolitics in a way that Africa could benefit from
Addressing G20 finance ministers, the president said a rules-based international order was needed to manage tension and resolve conflicts
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola reiterated the need to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity but SA abstained from the resolution tabled by Kyiv
If power and accountability remain unchanged, inclusion efforts do not create equity — they reinforce vulnerability
The untimely death of vice-president Saulos Chilima has resulted in many considering ousting Lazarus Chakwera and voting for former president Peter Mutharika
Aid, regardless of whether it’s for infrastructure, health and humanitarian, goes beyond simply donating money. It is a proven strategy in geopolitics
Country that ‘achieved the impossible’ in reducing deaths to zero now faces closure of key treatment centre