South Africa has been blindsided by Trump

South Africa's G20 ambitions bump up against reality of Trump
South Africa's G20 presidency was meant to be an opportunity to get rich, powerful nations to pay attention to poorer countries' concerns such as burgeoning inequality, crippling sovereign debt and a lack of progress in the fight against climate change.
Trump’s Misguided Policy Toward South Africa
South Africa relationship needs a rethink. But the Trump administration’s approach is only making a bad situation worse.
South Africa has been blindsided by Donald Trump
Though the name of Donald Trump went unmentioned, everyone knew who Ramaphosa was talking about. A few days earlier, the US president had written on his Truth Social platform that South Africa was “confiscating land and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY”.
Is it checkmate for South Africa after Trump aid freeze?
South Africa appears to be at a crossroads in its waxing and waning relationship with the US following President Donald Trump's controversial decision last week to cut financial aid to the country. Trump said South Africa was pursuing what he called "unjust and immoral practices" against the white minority Afrikaner community and by filing a genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in December 2023.
Human rights implications of Trump’s sanctions on South Africa
I have decided to cross the border to look at the unfolding impasse between South Africa and the United States of America over the land appropriated from the natives by the white settlers during four centuries of colonial rule.
Sustainable economic growth in South Africa will come from renewables, not coal: what our model shows
The South African government has not invested enough for renewable energy to contribute to long-term economic growth.
Climate change is threatening cacao crops, researchers say
Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns in West Africa, which supplies around 70% of the world's cacao, are ...
The Last Ranger: The Oscar-nominated short film making positive change in South Africa
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Green hydrogen is a clean fuel, but South Africa’s not ready to produce it: energy experts explain why
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How To Turn Climate Hardship Into Hope In Eastern And Southern Africa
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US sends local diplomat to South Africa G-20 after Rubio snub
Dana Brown, charge d’affaires and acting chief of mission until the administration of President Donald Trump appoints an ...
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South Africa: SONA 2025 - Game-Changer or More of The Same?
President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (SONA) focused on economic growth, job creation, infrastructure ...
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Banks in Ghana ranked 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa as safest from natural disasters
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Scientists warn of climate threat to chocolate
Climate change ... areas in West Africa and computer models, the researchers compared today's temperatures with a counterfactual of a world without the effects of climate change.
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Rubio Will Skip G20 In South Africa Because Of Its Land And Climate Change Policies
“South Africa is doing very bad things. Expropriating private property. Using G20 to promote 'solidarity, equality, & sustainability.' In other words: DEI and climate change," Rubio said on X.