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South Africa names apartheid-era negotiator as ambassador to US

Appointment of Roelf Meyer seen as attempt to improve relations amid false US accusations of ‘white genocide’

The Guardian - UK

US tariffs put 30,000 South African jobs at risk, officials say

South African authorities have warned that U.S. reciprocal tariffs could put an estimated 30,000 jobs at risk

The Independent UK

Why was South Africa’s ambassador to the US expelled? A view of the Ebrahim Rasool affair

In a rare move, the Trump administration expelled Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, in mid-March 2025. In a post on X, US secretary of state Marco Rubio accused Rasool of hating the US and President Donald Trump, and said the ambassador was “no longer welcome in our great…

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Trump names pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa

Leo Brent Bozell III, founder of a conservative media group, is president’s nomination amid rising diplomatic tensions

The Guardian - UK

Expelled S.Africa Envoy To US Back Home 'With No Regrets'

The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States in a row with President Donald Trump's government arrived home on Sunday to a raucous welcome and struck a defiant tone over the decision.

International Business Times

The Latest: White House press secretary hosts news briefing

President Donald Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt hosts a news conference Monday

The Independent UK

Taiwan protests name change of unofficial embassy on South African government website

Taiwan says South Africa’s government website listed the island’s de facto embassy as ‘international organisations represented in South Africa’

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Rubio Expels South African Ambassador, Calls Him 'Race-Baiting' Trump Hater

The U.S. Secretary of State expelled South Africa's ambassador for claiming President Donald Trump is leading a white supremacist movement around the globe.

Latin Times

Marco Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to US is ‘no longer welcome’

US secretary of state accuses Ebrahim Rasool of being a ‘race-baiting politician who hates America’ and Donald Trump

The Guardian - AU

South Africa committed to US ties after ‘regrettable’ expulsion of envoy

US State Secretary Marco Rubio has accused South Africa’s ambassador of hating the US and President Trump.

Al Jazeera

South African ambassador expelled from US called a ‘race-baiting politician’ by Marco Rubio

Ebrahim Rasool had previously served as the ambassador from 2010 to 2015

The Independent UK

US expels South African ambassador, saying he 'hates' Trump

The US decision to expel South Africa's ambassador was "regrettable," the office of the South African president said Saturday, after Washington's top diplomat accused the envoy of hating America and President Donald Trump.

Radio France Internationale

US Expels South African Ambassador, Saying He 'Hates' Trump

International Business Times

US expels South African ambassador after remarks on Trump

The US administration’s latest move against South Africa is ‘regrettable’, says the country’s presidency.

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The Independent UK

Marco Rubio declares South African ambassador to US persona non grata after Trump criticism

Declaration comes after Trump administration cut off aid to South Africa

Al Jazeera

A ‘Russian love affair’: Why South Africa stays ‘neutral’ on war

South Africa’s stance of neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine war has been at variance with its Moscow ties. Why is that so?

Reuters

As Yellen woos Africa, sceptics ask 'Is the U.S. here to stay?'

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's three-country trip to Africa - the leading edge of a new diplomatic push by the Biden administration - aims to show the continent the United States is a true partner, one here for the long-haul.

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