The presidency believes the US president knows his invective against South Africa is devoid of truth
The foreign minister reiterated that the US president’s offer of refugee status for Afrikaners was not made within the international definition of asylum
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 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
Three leaders’ strong words on the Trump administration’s threat to civilised norms and values in the international arena has attracted blowback from the right
As the US president turns on South Africa it is time to take a wider view of domestic complicity with his racism