South Africa

Trump ambushes South Africa's president with false claims of 'white genocide'

2:28am May 21, 2025

The heavily trailed Oval Office meeting between South Africa's president and Trump started well and very quickly went off the rails when Trump started playing videos and repeating discredited claims that there is a white genocide occurring in South Africa.

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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.

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Episcopal Church leader says helping Afrikaners over other refugees is 'unfathomable'

4:45am May 13, 2025

by Michel Martin

The Episcopal Church says it will not assist with the resettlement of white South Africans and will end its government partnership to support refugees. The church's presiding bishop, Sean Rowe, explains why.

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Trump Administration Grants Refugee Status To Afrikaners From South Africa

First Afrikaners arrive in U.S. under radically redrawn refugee program

2:29pm May 12, 2025

The refugees were admitted to the U.S. after an executive order from President Trump, and under an expedited and unconventional process for the U.S. refugee resettlement program.

White South African Afrikaner refugees arrive in U.S. on a government-chartered plane

6:39am May 12, 2025

The first group of white Afrikaner South Africans granted refugee status by Trump administration arrive in U.S. as most other refugee admissions still suspended.

First Afrikaners granted refugee status due to arrive in U.S.

10:22pm May 08, 2025

Three months ago, President Trump signed an executive order telling white Afrikaans South Africans they could apply for refugee status in the U.S. The first group has been swiftly processed and is set to arrive on U.S. soil Monday

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John Kani risked his life to tell stories of apartheid — at 81, he's still at it

5:00am March 17, 2025

The South African actor has been speaking out about racial injustice for decades, often in collaboration with the late playwright Athol Fugard. Kunene and the King is Kani's latest project.

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Trump administration says South Africa's Ambassador to U.S. is 'persona non grata'

2:11pm March 15, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he's kicking out the Ambassador from South Africa -accusing him of hating America and hating Donald Trump.

South African cellist Abel Selaocoe fosters dialogue across time and cultures in a new album

4:16am February 24, 2025

by Michel Martin

South African cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe talks about his new album "Hymns of Bantu," which highlights the healing power of song across cultures.

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What's Trump's beef with South Africa?

7:01pm February 07, 2025

Trump has accused South Africa of "human rights violations" and a land grab. The South African government has hit back.