Why have US-South Africa relations soured?
DW's Johannesburg correspondent Dianne Hawker said that "since the start of Donald Trump's presidency, South Africa was in his crosshairs." About two weeks...
DW's Johannesburg correspondent Dianne Hawker said that "since the start of Donald Trump's presidency, South Africa was in his crosshairs." About two weeks...
Total trade between the United States and South Africa in 2025 was nearly $23 billion. These are not just statistics—they represent companies taking risks,...
The US leader has repeatedly accused South Africa of persecuting its white minority - which Pretoria denies.
President Ramaphosa says, 'The United States needs to think again whether boycott politics actually works.'
And he rejected a South African court's ruling that an anti-apartheid song was not hate speech. “I don't care what your courts say,” said the ambassador, L.
Ghana became the latest African country to reject the US terms for bilateral health assistance, particularly the requirement to share sensitive health data.
Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III was summoned after speaking at a meeting of business leaders on Tuesday, where he challenged the South African government over...
US's new scramble for Africa is biomedical imperialism. US health agreements across the continent promise funding, but demand access to sensitive data and...
South Africa Will Not 'Cut Ties With Iran'. With the U.S.-Iran war raging, Zane Dangor, director-general of South Africa's foreign ministry, declared, “We have...
South Africa has no reason to cut ties with Iran, its director general of foreign affairs said, after the new U.S. ambassador was quoted as saying the...