Afrikaner farmers rally to show support for US President Trump in Pretoria. (AFP pic) JOHANNESBURG: Pretoria yesterday criticised a US decision to prioritise white South Africans as refugees accepted into the country, saying it was based on “widely discredited” claims of their persecution. The Trum»»»

JOHANNESBURG, May 19 (Reuters) – The South African rand was stable on Monday as traders held off on big bets before this week’s budget speech and a planned meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington. At 0730 GMT the rand traded at 18.01 against the dolla»»»

EFF leader Julius Malema. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has said it will use the controversial struggle song “Dubul’ iBhunu (Kill the Boer)” as a central feature of the political identity and campaign strategy ahead of the 2026 local government elections. The party’s sta»»»

US President Donald Trump has agreed that the US will participate in G20 events, including the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa. Trump backtracked on his decision not to attend the G20 events after a bilateral meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa in which the two leaders discussed a range of t»»»

JOHANNESBURG, May 19, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Securing South Africa's trade ties with the United States will be a key aim of President Cyril Ramaphosa's visit to Washington this week to meet Donald Trump, a minister in the delegation said Monday. Ramaphosa was to be accompanied by four cabinet ministers o»»»

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's presidency said on Thursday (Apr 3) that the new US tariffs underscore the need to negotiate a new bilateral trade deal with Washington to ensure long-term trade certainty. US President Donald Trump unveiled global reciprocal tariffs on most goods imported to the United»»»