Given the shaky coalition government, two sections in the Constitution appear to create a quandary regarding ministers actions in the cabinet
The former deputy finance minister has to salvage ties with Washington amid a diplomatic deep freeze and global trade war
The department of international relations and cooperation rejected the claim, saying the government was bound by the Constitution to defend the rights of South Africans of all races
Donald Trump’s executive orders are of dubious constitutionality, having violated civil rights of federal workers, weaponised immigration laws and limited Congress’s powers over the budget
The United States president said ‘some bad things’ are happening in the country
The ANC secretary general also said there was no truth to rumours that it and the DA had reached an agreement
The ANC secretary general said the ANC would not water it down to ‘Kiss the Boer’, nor would it prescribe to other parties what they must sing
The president’s choice in selecting a new ambassador amid a historic downturn in diplomatic relations also speaks to an existential dilemma for his party
This legislation could help unlock the potential of underused assets and abandoned properties, including mines, inner-city buildings and land
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 group said the US president’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa was a regressive assault on the country’s sovereignty
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 president affirmed South Africa’s interest in trading with the US under Agoa despite the diplomatic spat between the two countries
We will find out allies among the American people, not its government
The president is taking a transactional approach to resolving a diplomatic tempest
Dana Brown is leaving not only the mission, but the foreign service, sources said
At the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Johannesburg, the president also stressed the need for inclusivity in tackling pressing global problems, from geopolitical tensions to climate resilience.
The country stands firm on the principle that diplomacy is the most viable route for settling differences in a complicated geopolitical world, including the conflict in the Middle East
In systems of constitutional supremacy, constitutions may introduce legal fictions, but legal fictions may not be introduced into constitutions, like the Expropriation Act does
If the ANC is unwilling to respect the formal safeguards of the Constitution, why would it respect the supposed formal safeguards of the Act?
South Africa is presented with opportunities and problems created by the Musk-Trump regime
People living with HIV and related ailments have been handed a practical death sentence because Trump is annoyed about the Expropriation Act and South Africa’s support for Palestine
The president said the pain of the apartheid past necessitated redress but it will happen within constitutional bounds
Lobbying does not come near the definition of treason, according to legal analysts
‘Nil compensation’ in the Expropriation Act is a legally and constitutionally sound tool that parliament has chosen to use to achieve legitimate governmental ends
Some hard decisions are coming up as the United States tries to discredit South Africa’s standing on the world stage
The US embassy in Pretoria distributed the missive on Monday, days after it was published by the White House
In response to US President Donald Trump’s budget cuts, ICS2025 will provide an opportunity for dialogue between affected nations, economic leaders, and policymakers to address the foreign aid deficit
In response, the presidency said the Constitution ‘provided for such matters to be decided by the courts in the event of a dispute’
The department of international relations and cooperation said the order failed to recognise South Africa’s ‘profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid’
The country faces a deepened risk of being kicked out of the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade pact