The former deputy finance minister has to salvage ties with Washington amid a diplomatic deep freeze and global trade war
South Africa has laid a solid foundation as G20 chair, undeterred by the US’s disruptions
The decision was a logical consequence of Donald Trump’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa, the ministry said
The president’s choice in selecting a new ambassador amid a historic downturn in diplomatic relations also speaks to an existential dilemma for his party
Brent Bozell is a long-time crusader against alleged liberal media bias and more recent Trump supporter
The US State Department has said it will seek changes after ambassador is kicked out
The presidency said the SA-US relationship was in flux and Ramaphosa would not rush to name a new ambassador
The group said the US president’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa was a regressive assault on the country’s sovereignty
To resist this performance politics, characterised by shock-and-awe tactics through social media, we must organise and mobilise in different spaces rather than merely engaging angrily on social media
The move, which marks a further deterioration of diplomatic relations between the two countries, was announced by US secretary of state Marco Rubio in a post on X late on Friday
The presidency said it remained in the dark as to the real cause for Donald Trump’s decision to cut aid and suggested proper communication can prevent a rift
Former premier Ebrahim Rasool says voters will abandon the party until corruption is arrested
Two weeks ago, the ANC’s national executive committee disbanded the provincial executive committee for, among other reasons, in-fighting
Despite worst-ever result in the province, the ANC sees a dip in DA support as a sign that it can take municipalities in 2021
With more than two-thirds of voting districts declared in the Western Cape, the incumbent DA is holding firm to continue governing the province
But the party’s survey suggests it has lost support in the Western Cape
Western Cape DA leader Bonginkosi Madikizela says that Max must resign now that he is a special advisor to Police Minister Bheki Cele
The party wants Patrica de Lille’s future as mayor of Cape Town to be decided through the city council
ANC poll czar in the Cape pins his hopes on Ramaphosa’s new dawn and the DA’s infighting
De Lille is currently facing an internal motion of no confidence from within her own party, the Democratic Alliance
Ebrahim Rasool, a former Western Cape premier, was announced as the party’s provincial elections head on Monday
Warring factions of the party are hoping to unite the province under Ramaphosa’s presidency
Reinvigorated after a spell of the "diplomacy of ubuntu", our man in Washington is coming home.
Desmond Sampson has used this right of reply to present his side of the story regarding a story M&G wrote about the "Brown envelope" debacle.
A practising Muslim, South Africa’s ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool has been trying to mend fences between Islam and the West.
Northern Cape locals claim Joe Aranes is sowing discord to benefit his employer.
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The report into a "brown envelope" scandal involving former Western Cape premier Ebrahim Rasool and two journalists has been released.
The state may bring Ebrahim Rasool home from the US to pre-empt the outcome of a DA-led criminal investigation into the "brown envelope" scandal.
Companies linked to the "brown envelope" journalists benefited to the tune of almost R53-million — R10-million more than initially admitted.
The ANC has been ordered to hand over a report on former Western Cape premier Ebrahim Rasool’s involvement in the "brown envelope" scandal.
Disgraced ANC politician, Ebrahim Rasool, lands on his feet in his new role as ambassador to the United States.
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille insisted on Wednesday that her telephone calls were once being monitored by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).