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Taking a stand: In its submission to the UN Security Council, South Africa characterised the US action as a unilateral military strike and the removal
of President Nicolás Maduro and his spouse as an abduction in violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter. Photo: Mark Garten/United Nations

Venezuela widens US-SA rift

Cooperation between the two countries however continues across several domains and both governments retain an interest in maintaining functional relations

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa defends BEE as vital for inclusive economic growth

In his weekly newsletter, the president warned that economic growth without transformation would entrench exclusion, while acknowledging that transformation without growth was unsustainable

President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Washington DC this week on a mission few would envy: to rescue a bilateral relationship that has descended into open hostility.
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Ramaphosa in Washington: Charm offensive or collision course?

Ideological clashes between Cyril Ramaphosa and Donald Trump – not just tariffs or refugees – may prove the biggest threat to restoring tattered trade relations and diplomatic trust

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International justice: End or emancipation?

If we are to avoid a world where impunity reigns and the powerful are above the law, states committed to international justice must rethink accountability approaches and alliances

US President Donald Trump. (File photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump order cutting aid, offering sanctuary to Afrikaners is premised on factual inaccuracies, SA says

The department of international relations and cooperation said the order failed to recognise South Africa’s ‘profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid’

Donald Trump gestures, next to former US First Lady Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Centre in West Palm Beach, Florida, early on November 6, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Ramaphosa welcomes Trump’s return to presidency, eyes closer SA-US collaboration

Trump has been congratulated by various world leaders, with the Taliban government saying it hoped for a fresh start in relations between Afghanistan and the US