The Trump administration slapped South Africa with a 30% import tariff, effective last August
Over a decade after the Glenister judgments, it remains an indictment of the so-called post-state capture moment that we are not further along as a country in settling the institutional architecture required to reverse endemic corruption
The US has not had a permanent ambassador to South Africa since January 2025
For the first time in several years, electricity did not dominate the president’s address
The president said the South African National Defence Force would be deployed to support police in tackling gang violence and illegal mining
South Africa’s long-squeezed motorists might find fresh relief next month as recent datafrom the Central Energy Fund (CEF) data points to meaningful fuel price cuts in February — a rare bright spot in a world rattled by geopolitical theatrics and jittery oil markets. In an unexpected twist, the rand has staged its strongest run in […]
The EFF leader suggested that the United States might attempt to influence the elections over policy differences with South Africa
The emphasis on might and control risks further weakening America’s position as a dependable global partner in diplomatic settings
But insisting that borders are absolutely sacred under all circumstances brings its own dangers
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The US is set to exit the UN climate treaty and key global science institutions under a Trump directive, a move critics say will isolate the country and deepen climate and biodiversity risks
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Crisis in Caracas should provide impetus for Africa to lead the renewables revolution and shield itself from the chaos of fossil fuel geopolitics
The South African Communist Party joined a protest march to the US embassy in Pretoria, accusing Washington of state terrorism
The two parties condemned the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife as a violation of international law
Rasool is perhaps one of the few South African political figures able to articulate the global consequences of misused narratives
Tariffs were meant to punish Chinese exporters and encourage American manufacturing; instead, they have raised prices for US consumers
US partiality towards one party risks subverting mediator role in Washington Process
African wildlife policy must be led by African scientists and communities, not curated for private facilities an ocean away
The Trump administration’s exclusion of South Africa from G20 meetings comes after its recent successful hosting of the bloc’s annual leaders’ summit despite Washington’s boycott
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola rejected Washington’s criticism of South Africa’s G20 presidency and its decision to exclude Pretoria from G20 meetings
In a national address, Ramaphosa said South Africa would attend the 2026 summit in Miami despite the US president’s suggestions otherwise
South Africa’s risk is not expulsion, which the G20’s rules do not allow, but a year of disruption that could blunt the gains of its presidency
Dangor said the US argument that if one G20 member was absent from the leaders summit, then there could be no consensus, had been voted down
Director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said South Africa’s G20 presidency highlighted the importance of trade within WTO rules and reforming the system through local mineral beneficiation
Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said countries understood ‘that there’s a bilateral issue between South Africa and the US, but that must not, in any shape or form, undermine or imperil the work of the G20’
President Cyril Ramaphosa told delegates that all G20 members except the US had signed the declaration
The government said it would not be handing over the G20 presidency to any junior United States official
‘There should be no bullying of one nation by another. We are all equal’ the president said after Washington warned Pretoria against pursuing a joint G20 leaders’ statement this weekend
The absence of US President Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin puts the spotlight squarely on President Cyril Ramaphosa and South Africa
Ramaphosa’s confirmation now places the United States back in the room for the weekend negotiations at Nasrec
The US has now shifted its position and wants to attend the G20 leaders summit