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France denies excluding South Africa from G7 summit under pressure from US

French officials have denied claims by the office of South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa's that France has excluded South Africa from the list of invitees to June's G7 leaders' summit in Paris under pressure from Washington, saying Kenya has been invited instead.

Radio France Internationale

10 Photos of Mel Viljoen: 'Glamorous' South African TV Star Arrested For Stealing Groceries in Florida

Melany and Petrus Viljoen, stars of 'The Real Housewives of Pretoria,' face allegations of retail theft in Florida, risking deportation.

International Business Times UK

NY Young Republican Club leader to speak in Pretoria, cementing bonds with Afrikaners and European far right

International conference circuit gives worldwide right wing opportunities to share ideas and learn from each other

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Trump’s pick as US ambassador arrives in Pretoria as tensions persist

Shaky relations between the US and South Africa face a key test as newly arrived ambassador Brent Bozell takes up his post in Pretoria.

Radio France Internationale

South Africa confirms temporary withdrawal from the G20, as US takes the helm

South Africa has decided to "temporarily withdraw" from the G20, after a request by the United States. Washington takes on the rotating presidency for the year 2026, following on from South Africa in 2025. This comes after more than a year of bilateral tensions which Pretoria hopes to ease by…

Radio France Internationale

Mass shooting in unlicensed bar leaves 12 dead including three children

The motive for the killings was not clear, according to authorities

The Independent UK

Three children among 11 killed in shooting at South African bar

The shooting occurred at an unlicensed bar in a township west of Pretoria

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Gunmen kill at least 12 people including three-year-old in hostel in South Africa

Police launch ‘manhunt’ after 25 people are shot in early morning in township attack west of Pretoria

The Guardian - UK

South Africa closes G20 year framed as ‘presidency for all of Africa’

South Africa ends its G20 presidency this weekend with a two-day head of states summit focused on debt relief and global inequality – a meeting the United States says it will boycott. Pretoria says it has held talks with Washington about possible limited participation, but the White House insists the…

Radio France Internationale

Fifty years after Bruce Haigh resisted apartheid, South Africa honours fearless Australian diplomat

Haigh’s name to be added to Wall of Names at Freedom Park in Pretoria, alongside former Australian PMs Bob Hawke and Malcolm Fraser

The Guardian - AU

A Blacklisted Russian Cargo Plane Was Just Allowed to Land in Africa: The Reason Why, Revealed

A US-blacklisted Russian cargo plane landed in South Africa, prompting trade concerns, diplomatic tension, and speculation

International Business Times UK

South Africa hits back at US over ‘flawed’ rights report and land grab claims

South Africa has rejected a US government report accusing it of moving towards land seizures from white farmers, calling the allegation “deeply flawed” and “inaccurate”.

Radio France Internationale

ASPI Stock Soars Amid Isotope Production Milestones, Capacity Boost: What Investors Need To Know

ASP Isotopes Inc (NASDAQ:ASPI) shares are surging Friday morning as the stock trends across social media. The company on Thursday provided several positive updates on its isotope enrichment facilities in Pretoria, South Africa. Here’s what investors need to know.

Benzinga

South Africa criticises US plan to resettle white Afrikaners as refugees

South Africa has criticised the United States following reports that Washington could received the first white Afrikaners it had offered to resettle as refugees as early as next week.

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Did Zelensky's South Africa visit signal a diplomatic pivot by Pretoria?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to Pretoria on Thursday for a meeting with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa. While the visit was cut short when a Russian strike on Kyiv killed 12 people, prompting Zelensky to return to Ukraine, the meeting saw a notable shift in Pretoria's stance on…

Al Jazeera

Can South Africa help Russia and Ukraine reach a peace deal?

As Ukraine’s Zelenskyy meets South Africa’s Ramaphosa in Pretoria, Moscow-allied politicians protest the state visit.

Euronews

Zelenskyy cuts South Africa trip short after deadly Russian strike on Kyiv

The Ukrainian president held talks with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria before leaving the country.

International Business Times

S.Africa Welcomes Ukraine's Leader In Diplomatic Shift

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to South Africa Thursday underscores a shift in Pretoria's stance on Russia's invasion more than three years ago, which it had initially refused to condemn, analysts say.

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International Business Times

Trump Spotlight Divides S.Africa's Afrikaners

Country music and the aroma of pancakes enveloped the "Boeremark", or farmer's market, outside South Africa's capital Pretoria where thousands of Afrikaners browsed on a Saturday morning.

The Independent UK

Crowds demonstrate against gender-based violence in South Africa after alleged rape of 7-year-old

A crowd of protesters staged a demonstration against gender-based violence in the South African capital of Pretoria on Friday as part of a national outcry after an alleged rape of a 7-year-old girl

Euronews

HIV threat looms over addicts in South Africa as US aid cuts strain needle exchange initiatives

The harm reduction initiative is not funded by the US, but it is now competing for scarce local resources.

The Independent UK

In South Africa, a needle exchange program for drug users feels the effects of Trump's aid cuts

A secluded corner near South Africa’s capital is home to dozens of people with drug addiction

The Conversation

Ethiopia’s war may have ended, but the Tigray crisis hasn’t

For over 20 years, Ethiopia was led by the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front, a coalition of four ethnic-based political parties representing Tigray, Amhara, Oromo, and Southern nations, nationalities and peoples. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front was the most influential party within the coalition. However, in 2018, when the Prosperity…

The Guardian - UK

The making of Elon Musk: how did his childhood in apartheid South Africa shape him?

The billionaire and now Trump adviser grew up amid the collapse of white rule, attending an all-white school and then a more liberal one

Al Jazeera

Are white Afrikaners at risk in South Africa? Not really, most say

As Trump offers to take in Afrikaner refugees, many say right-wing lobbyists have spread misinformation and fear.

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