South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed condolences to President John Mahama and the people of Ghana following Wednesday’s military helicopter crash. The tragic incident claimed eight lives, including Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. In a statement, President Ramaphosa said South Africans stood inContinue Reading
A controversial South African opposition MP, central to a row over race relations in the country, has been denied entry to the UK. The Home Office said Julius Malema had been deemed “non-conducive to the public good” and that it was “undesirable” to grant him entry. In a letter releasedContinue Reading
A suspect wanted for the murder of a South African university student has been killed in a shootout with police. The man had been linked to the death of Olorato Mongale, whose body was found in Johannesburg on Sunday, about two hours after she was reported missing, having gone onContinue Reading
South Africans are paying tribute to actor Presley Chweneyagae, who has died at the age of 40. His family said he had died from natural causes after experiencing breathing problems. Family spokesperson Mzwakhe Sigudla said that paramedics had attended to him, but he “couldn’t make it”. Chweneyagae, who was bornContinue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented on Wednesday as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans. “These are all white farmers that are being buried,” said Trump, holding up a print-out of anContinue Reading
South Africa has criticised the US as reports emerge suggesting Washington could receive white Afrikaners as refugees as early as next week. A document seen by the BBC’s US partner CBS describes the potential resettlement as a “priority” for President Donald Trump’s government; however, the timing has not been publiclyContinue Reading
South African firebrand opposition politician Julius Malema says he has been denied a visa to attend a conference in the UK on 10 May. Malema said the UK had no “substantial justification” for its decision, and he saw it as an “attempt to silence a dissenting political perspective”. In aContinue Reading
South Africa has no immediate plans to retaliate against the United States over tariffs announced by President Donald Trump this week and will instead seek to negotiate exemptions and quota agreements, senior government officials said on Friday. Trump imposed a 31% tariff on U.S. imports from South Africa on Wednesday, when he announced a 10%Continue Reading
South Africa will seek a meeting with U.S. authorities on auto tariffs, Trade Minister Parks Tau said on Tuesday, noting the levies are a concern as the country has preferential trade status with the United States. South Africa, whose exports of vehicles and parts into the United States is estimatedContinue Reading
South Africa is set to host Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on a state visit, President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed on X without giving a specific date. The invite comes at the end of a week which saw Kyiv excluded from US-Russia talks on how to bring an end to the three-yearContinue Reading