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U.S. Says ‘No More Money' for South Africa March 26, 2025

President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio’s expulsion this week from the United States of the South African ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, is another delightful wringing down of the curtain on a long era of hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil hy...

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U.S.-South Africa Diplomatic Crisis Provides an Opportunity for a New Beginning March 22, 2025

U.S.-South Africa relations sank to a new low last week after the South African ambassador to Washington, Ebrahim Rasool, accused the Trump administration of “supremacy” on four occasions during an online lecture on U.S. foreign policy to a South Afr...

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ANC Veteran Is Frontrunner for South Africa’s U.S. Ambassador Role March 18, 2025

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Rubio: South Africa’s Ambassador No Longer Welcomed in U.S. March 15, 2025

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South Africa’s Military Reinforces Congo Mission February 10, 2025

South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and diplomatic sources said, after 14 of its soldiers were killed in fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels last month....

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The U.S. Cannot Ignore China's Desire for a Naval Base in South Africa February 08, 2025

The Trump administration’s Monroe Doctrine inspired pursuit of a sphere of hegemonic influence in the Western hemisphere faces the vulnerability that it has left the entry point to the South Atlantic, the literal backdoor to that sphere, unguarded. ...

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China Backs South Africa’s Presidency of G-20 After Rubio Snub February 06, 2025

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Trump: U.S. Will Cut Aid to South Africa Due To Land Confiscation Law February 05, 2025

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DRC Crisis: What Does It Mean for South Africa? February 05, 2025

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Trump Is Right To Worry About South Africa February 05, 2025

On Monday 3rd February President Trump announced plans to cut all future funding to South Africa pending an investigation of land confiscations designed to affect “certain classes of people VERY BADLY.” The class of people Trump was referring to are ...

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South Africa Pushes Back at Trump Funding Threat February 04, 2025

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President Donald Trump To Cut Off Funding for South Africa February 03, 2025

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South Africa’s President Hits Back at Trump and Musk Over Land Law February 03, 2025

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South Africa Has Abandoned Civilization February 03, 2025

The ANC’s policy of trapping and starving ‘illegal’ miners betrays a contempt for human life....

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South Africa Chairs G20: Ambitious Plans, Geopolitical Woes December 31, 2024

The first-ever African presidency of the G20 group will revolve around climate justice, state debt and minerals. But with international divisions, progress will be tough....

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How to Stop a Trade War December 19, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a promise of a trade war more extensive than anything Americans have seen in decades. His proposals include a new 20 percent “universal” tariff on all foreign imports and hiking tariffs on China to 60 percen...

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Nigeria Seeks South Africa’s Help To Join G20, BRICS December 03, 2024

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Reverse Racism Ruined South Africa October 15, 2024

Jan van Riebeeck, commander of the Dutch post at the Cape, ranted in a diary entry of 28 January 1654 that the indigenous people’s misdeeds were hardly bearable any longer: “Perhaps it would be a better proposition to pay out this guilty gang, taking...

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The Global South Fears the Biden-Harris Administration’s Policy Agenda October 14, 2024

What is President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s foreign policy plan? That’s a question that few have answers to, but for hundreds of millions of people in the developing world the stakes could not be higher.East Africa faith leaders are ra...

South Africa Government Prolongs ANC Dominance August 01, 2024

The ANC's control of key positions in the unity government ensures its continued dominance in South Africa despite election setbacks. ...

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South Africa’s Zombie Democracy July 10, 2024

Cyril Ramaphosa’s coalition is a shabby attempt to maintain the ANC’s kleptocratic rule....

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What’s Next for South Africa’s Foreign Policy July 09, 2024

While there are ministers in the new government eager for change, the country’s system is likely to maintain the status quo ...

The Winners and Losers in South Africa July 02, 2024

Living up to his reputation as a skilled negotiator, South Africa's President Cyril Rampahosa appears to have outmanoeuvred his main coalition partner - the Democratic Alliance (DA) - in talks over the formation of a new government, while also taking...

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Don’t Expect Major Changes in South Africa June 21, 2024

South Africa in the last few days has formed an unprecedented government of national unity after the ruling African National Congress (ANC) suffered severe losses in the recent elections. It is a new era for the country, with the ANC ruling continuou...

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South Africa's Ramaphosa Is Sworn in for a Second Term June 19, 2024

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