US ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, was called in for a formal diplomatic demarche following comments the government described as “undiplomatic”
Perhaps the most tangible area of progress since SONA 2025 has been energy stabilisation. The marked reduction in the frequency and severity of load-shedding, including extended periods without outages, reflects the cumulative impact of the Energy Action Plan and improved maintenance discipline at Eskom
Siviwe Gwarube and Geordin Hill-Lewis are among those touted to take over party leadership
The president said the low growth was a function of the slow transfer of the means of production to black South Africans
Mayor Dada Morero said abandoned buildings will be seized to address the 1996 to 1997 RDP waiting list
He also said that ‘white only’ enclaves such as Kleinfontein would be dealt with within the ambit of the law
The US has opened its controversial programme to include racial minorities who believe they are facing persecution
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
