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Trump ambushes South Africa's Ramaphosa over 'genocide' accusation

President Donald Trump ambushed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday by playing him a video that he claimed proved genocide is being committed against white people, driving farmers to flee to the United States.

Radio France Internationale

Third Time Lucky? South Africa Presents Revised Budget

South Africa's finance minister presented Wednesday a third version of the 2025 budget after being forced to backtrack on a proposed increase in value-added tax that threatened to split the coalition government.

International Business Times

Trump ambushes South African leader with evidence of ‘genocide’ during Oval Office meeting

Despite tense moments, Ramaphosa says Trump ‘heard’ him, and meeting ‘went very well’

The Independent UK

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White South African ‘refugees’? The jokes write themselves

Why Trump’s decision to grant asylum to Afrikaners is ‘a slap in the face’ for Black people

The Guardian - UK

What’s South Africa’s land law at the heart of the Trump-Ramaphosa spat?

Some white Afrikaner groups say the land expropriation law targets them and could lead to violent land grabs.

Al Jazeera

Trump’s Afrikaners are South African opportunists, not refugees: what’s behind the US move

South Africans are wearily attuned to governments’ Orwellian misuse of language. After all, South Africa is a country where a one-time government passed a law (the Natives Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents Act of 1952) which extended rather than abolishing the notorious pass system. This made it compulsory…

The Conversation

South Africa’s Ramaphosa expected to take golf stars to Trump meeting

Ernie Els and Retief Goosen reportedly part of delegation as president seeks to reset ties after white ‘genocide’ claims

The Guardian - UK

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South Africa's Ramaphosa to meet Trump on high-stakes White House visit

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is in the United States for a high-stakes visit accompanied by four cabinet ministers. He is expected to meet Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, but whether the visit could see relations between the two governments improve is the subject of debate.

Radio France Internationale

Chelsea Flower Show's South African succulent garden is a masterclass in sculptural planting – the designers reveal how you can easily grow these desert plants at home

Native to an arid, hot climate, some of these unique plants can surprisingly be grown throughout the US, too

Homes & Gardens

Satellite images reveal the dark side of household solar power – South Africa’s green transition is only for a few

As winter approaches, memories of the past haunt South Africans in more ways than one. The country has experienced years of rolling blackouts, known locally as load shedding. During the worst periods of these power cuts in 2022 and 2023, South Africans who did not own solar photovoltaic systems or…

The Conversation

“The Explanation Of Colors, Space, And My Identity”: 60 Paintings By This Artist

This time, we’d like to introduce you to a 27-year-old artist from South Africa, Siphesihle Ntsungwana, whose vibrant work has already captivated over 71K followers on Instagram.

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South African photographer Lindokuhle Sobekwa wins prestigious £30,000 Deutsche Börse award for his family scrapbook

Lindokuhle Sobekwa wins the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2025 with project inspired by a photo he found in a bible

Digital Camera World

Trump alleges 'genocide' in South Africa. At an agricultural fair, even Afrikaner farmers scoff

Topping the agenda at President Donald Trump's meeting with South Africa's president at the White House this week is the extraordinary new U.S. refugee policy welcoming white Afrikaner farmers who the Trump administration claims are persecuted

The Independent UK

S.Africa Says Talks With Trump Aim To Salvage Trade

Securing South Africa's trade ties with the United States will be a key aim of President Cyril Ramaphosa, who Monday began a Washington visit that will feature a meeting with Donald Trump, Ramaphosa's office said.

International Business Times

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The Conversation

South Africa’s wattled cranes are no longer critically endangered: why the birds’ numbers are rising

Cranes are some of the world’s most majestic birds, with 15 species found globally. Four of these are found in Africa. The wattled crane in South Africa was in decline, but seems to have turned a corner. Its numbers have increased from just 188 birds in 2000 to 304 today.…

International Business Times UK

Grok AI Sparks Uproar After Bizarre 'White Genocide' Rants - What's Happening?

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, developed by xAI, ignited a firestorm on 14 May 2025, when it repeatedly posted about 'white genocide' in South Africa in response to unrelated X queries.

The Guardian - UK

Dry spring weather to make way for rain in parts of Europe

Polar jet stream to break down areas of high pressure, while cold winds could bring snow to South Africa

Al Jazeera

South Africa’s Ramaphosa to visit Trump: Can they fix tricky relations?

The two countries have clashed over alleged persecution of white South Africans and Israel’s war on Gaza.

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The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot blames ‘programming error’ for Holocaust denial

Grok said it was sceptical of the figure of six million Jews killed by Nazis

Reason

Bigotry, Hypocrisy, and Trump's Admission of Afrikaners as Refugees

The Administration isn't wrong to admit white South African migrants. But it is wrong to exclude all other refugees, including many fleeing far worse discrimination and oppression.

The Guardian - UK

Musk’s AI bot Grok blames ‘programming error’ for its Holocaust denial

Grok doubted 6 million death toll, days after peddling conspiracy theory of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa

Latin Times

Elon Musk's Friend Claimed All Traffic Lights are Broken and Bread Costs $50 in Johannesburg. Grok and Social Media Users Showed Otherwise

Elon Musk sparked backlash online after sharing a message from a friend claiming that every traffic light in Johannesburg, South Africa is broken and a loaf of bread costs $50—claims that were quickly debunked by Grok and South African social media users.

The Independent UK

Musk’s company now claims Grok’s lies of a nonexistent ‘white genocide’ in South Africa were ‘unauthorized’

Musk’s AI chatbot Grok turned unrelated questions on several different issues back to an insistence that white genocide is ‘real.’ It was responding to a code manipulation said xAI

International Business Times

Musk's XAI Blames 'Unauthorized' Tweak For 'White Genocide' Posts

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup has blamed an "unauthorized modification" for causing its chatbot Grok to generate misleading and unsolicited posts referencing "white genocide" in South Africa.

International Business Times

Ramaphosa's Talks With Trump Chance To Reset Tattered Ties

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa travels to the United States next week to meet Donald Trump in a bid to rescue deteriorating relations with a vital and increasingly critical trade partner.

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