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South Africa's president is praised for staying calm during Trump's Oval Office ambush

8:54am May 22, 2025

South Africans credit President Cyril Ramaphosa for keeping his cool as President Trump made a choreographed presentation accusing the country of murdering white farmers.

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Trump to meet South African president amid deteriorating relations

6:50am May 15, 2025

The visit comes as relations between the U.S. and South Africa are at their lowest since the end of apartheid. Trump has repeatedly claimed that "terrible things are happening" in South Africa.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) speaks to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a plenary session at the Russia-Africa summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, on Oct. 24, 2019.

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Putin won't attend a South Africa summit next month, avoiding possible arrest

1:25pm July 19, 2023

by Kate Bartlett

South Africa says Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the BRICS summit it's hosting in August, putting an end to questions over whether it would act on an arrest warrant for Putin.

Electoral workers count ballots in view of party agents after the close of polls at the Parkhurst Primary School in Johannesburg, South Africa this week.

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South Africa's President Ramaphosa, ANC Hold On To Power In National Elections

10:40am May 11, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

President Cyril Ramaphosa will argue he's got a mandate to unify the country and struggling economy. South Africa's stagnant unemployment rate is hovering at 27%.