South Africa

The Trump administration has escalated diplomatic tensions with South Africa by declaring Ebrahim Rasool, their ambassador to the United States, persona non grata. The announcement came from Secretary of State...

The European Union (EU) has pledged 4.7 billion euros ($5.10 billion) in investment to South Africa as both entities seek to reinforce their partnership amid growing tensions with the United...

Recent reports confirmed that SpaceSail, a Chinese satellite internet provider, is expanding to over 30 countries, and South Africa could be one of them. The company, also known as “Qianfan”...

On March 9th, Athol Fugard, South Africa’s most renowned playwright and a powerful critic of apartheid, passed away at his home in Stellenbosch at the age of 92. His wife,...

Dana Brown, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Mission to South Africa, will retire from the Foreign Service in March after 27 years. The U.S. Embassy in Pretoria confirmed her departure,...

South Africa opened its first G20 foreign ministers’ meeting on Thursday, February 20th, calling for multilateral cooperation to address global crises. However, the absence of U.S. Secretary of State Marco...

Muhsin Hendricks, known as the world’s first openly gay imam, was shot dead in Gqeberha, South Africa, on Saturday, February 15th. Hendricks, 57, was traveling in a car when two...

The United States announced a partial resumption of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in South Africa on Monday, February 10th, following a limited waiver granted by Secretary...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday, February 7th, halting financial aid to South Africa and introducing a program to resettle white Afrikaners as refugees. The order, which...