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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump exchange words during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Relations between the two countries have been strained since Trump signed an executive order in February that claimed white South Africans are the victims of government land confiscation and race-based “genocide” while admitting some of those Afrikaners as refugees to the United States. Trump also halted all foreign aid to South Africa and expelled the country’s Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
SA Renewal

US moves to strip South Africa of AGOA benefits from 1 January 2027

By
Editor BizNews
3 min read
A 28 October letter to Ramaphosa cites corruption, barriers to US trade and Pretoria's ties to governments Washington is wary of.
Small parties unite to fight for residents - not for power
Interviews

Small parties unite to fight for residents - not for power

By
Chris Steyn
17 min read
Three Joburg opposition parties explore common ground on fixing the city.
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 01: Tatjana Smith during the 200m breaststroke final on day 6 of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games at Paris La Defence Arena on August 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Johann Meintjes/Gallo Images)
Leadership

The Swimming SA saga in the words of those closest to it

By
Editor BizNews
17 min read
Tatjana Smith, Roland Schoeman and six others told BizNews what went wrong at Swimming SA. Their accounts, and the federation’s answer, in one place.
South African singer Miriam Makeba performs at the 1984 North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland. (Photo by John van Hasselt/Sygma via Getty Images)
Africa

The Economist: Government’s cannot sing: why Africa’s real opposition carries a microphone

By
The Economist
7 min read
To understand African politics, just listen to the music. Artists have captured a continental spirit of revolt