South Africa has appointed Roelf Meyer, a veteran politician and one of the key negotiators who helped end apartheid, as its new ambassador to the United States. The move by President Cyril Ramaphosa signals a strategic attempt to repair increasingly strained ties between Pretoria and Washington following a turbulent period marked by political disagreements, diplomatic…
South African authorities are investigating allegations that at least 17 citizens were tricked into fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine with promises of lucrative security jobs, amid a scandal involving the daughter of former President Jacob Zuma and recent arrests of suspected recruiters. The men, aged 20 to 39, sent distress calls to the government…
In a fiery post on his Truth Social platform, United States President Donald Trump declared that South Africa would not receive an invitation to the 2026 Group of 20 G20 summit, which the United States is set to host in Miami, Florida. The announcement, made on Wednesday 26 November 2025, escalated a long-simmering feud between…
US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that South Africa will be excluded from next year’s G20 summit hosted by the United States, escalating a bitter diplomatic feud and immediately halting all remaining payments and subsidies to the African nation. In a characteristically blunt social media post, Trump declared: “At my direction, South Africa will…
