Nonetheless, the US president has unashamedly admitted that this operation in Venezuela is all about oil
The Trump administration’s exclusion of South Africa from G20 meetings comes after its recent successful hosting of the bloc’s annual leaders’ summit despite Washington’s boycott
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola rejected Washington’s criticism of South Africa’s G20 presidency and its decision to exclude Pretoria from G20 meetings
Using a cultural synthesis of the best aspects of various cultures and traditions we can build a harmonious and sustainable future
The spokesman said new special envoy to Washington Mcebisi Jonas’s censure of the US president was not an impediment to mending fences
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
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
The US State Department has said it will seek changes after ambassador is kicked out
To resist this performance politics, characterised by shock-and-awe tactics through social media, we must organise and mobilise in different spaces rather than merely engaging angrily on social media
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
Dana Brown is leaving not only the mission, but the foreign service, sources said
Addressing G20 finance ministers, the president said a rules-based international order was needed to manage tension and resolve conflicts
South Africa says peace negotiation talks between United States officials and Russia should have included Ukraine
His move follows Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s decision to also skip a foreign ministers’ summit in the country
The government is trying instead to build alliances within the G20 as President Trump continues to malign South Africa
A federal judge has enforced a temporary restraining order blocking Donald Trump from freezing federal grants
The president warned about nationalism and protectionism and said South Africa would not change its values or policies
Without mentioning US President Donald Trump by name, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday sent a message to Washington in his State of the Nation address that South Africa will not abandon policies which its new administration this week branded “anti-Americanism”. Ramaphosa said the world was contending with climate change and violent conflict while “witnessing the […]
The US secretary of state communicated his decision on X and opened up a new front of contestation with South Africa
The presidency said it remained in the dark as to the real cause for Donald Trump’s decision to cut aid and suggested proper communication can prevent a rift
