International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has rejected claims that the absence of a South African ambassador in ...

Minister Ronald Lamola says the process to appoint a new South African ambassador to the United States is at an advanced ...

South Africa is already grappling with stubbornly high unemployment rates. The official rate was 32.9% in the first quarter of 2025 according to StatsSA, the national statistical agency.

With looming 30% tariffs on South African exports and diplomatic tensions with the Trump administration, President Cyril ...

Expelled South Africa Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool speaks to journalist following his arrival, at Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday, March 23, 2025.

FILE – South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool speaks at the South African Embassy in Washington, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration was welcomed home at an airport ...

Expelled South Africa Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool speaks to supporters upon his arrival at Cape Town International Airport, in Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nardus ...

Rasool was declared persona non grata by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a post on X on March 14. Rubio said Rasool was a “race-baiting politician” who hates the U.S. and Trump.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration was welcomed home at an airport ...