A group of scientists due to work together for months at a remote Antarctic research station has been rocked after a member of the team was accused of assault. About…
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USA: South African ambassador ‘no longer welcome’ in US, Rubio says
The US is expelling South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying he is “no longer welcome in our great country”. In a post on X,…
USA: Trump signs order freezing aid to South Africa over land law
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order freezing financial aid to South Africa, after threatening to do so earlier this week. Trump said he was bringing in the…
South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa calls Musk to calm Trump land row
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to defuse a row with the new US administration over a new land law by speaking to Elon Musk. Mr Musk is a…
South Africa: Pretoria rejects Trump’s accusations over expropriation act
South Africa has refuted that it is “confiscating” land unfairly, an accusation that United States President Donald Trump made, adding he plans to cut all funding for the country. Trump…
USA: Trump threatens to cut funding for South Africa over land policy
US President Donald Trump has said he will cut all future funding to South Africa over allegations that it was confiscating land and “treating certain classes of people very badly”.…