World Jun 13 South Africa’s president visits flood sites with death toll at 78 and expected to climb By Gerald Imray, Associated Press
World May 21 Watch 7:34 Trump confronts South African president in tense Oval Office meeting A stunning scene unfolded in the Oval Office as President Trump met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Trump unexpectedly played videos that he says prove his claims that South Africa is committing genocide against white farmers there. The South African… By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi
Politics May 21 WATCH: Trump asked about white Afrikaner persecution, plays video for South African president in Oval Office Ramaphosa responded that the clips were of small minority parties, not official government policy, and said South Africa is a "multi-party democracy... that allows people to express themselves."… By Hannah Grabenstein
Politics May 21 WATCH: Trump says U.S. takes refugees of ‘persecution or genocide,’ including Afrikaners He also repeated false claims that millions of refugees are entering the U.S. from other countries "totally unvetted."… By Hannah Grabenstein
Politics May 21 Fact-checking Trump’s claims of white farmer ‘genocide’ in South Africa White farmers have been murdered in South Africa, but those murders account for such a small percentage of the country's total and do not amount to genocide, experts say. By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact
May 21 WATCH: Trump confronts South African president over baseless claim of targeted killings of white farmers By Gerald Imray, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing his country of failing to address the killing of white farmers. Continue reading
May 15 South Africa’s Ramaphosa and Trump will meet next week after white South Africans as arrived in U.S. for resettlement By Gerald Imray, Darlene Superville, Associated Press The U.S. welcomed 59 white South Africans as refugees this Monday, the start of what the Trump administration said is a larger relocation plan for minority Afrikaner farmers who Trump has claimed are being persecuted in their homeland because of… Continue reading
Mar 24 Persecution of South Africa’s whites a ‘false narrative,’ president says as Musk repeats genocide claim By Gerald Imray, Associated Press South African-born Musk repeated a claim this weekend in a social media post that some of the country's political figures are "actively promoting white genocide."… Continue reading
Jun 14 South African President Ramaphosa reelected after his party makes last-minute coalition deal with rival By Gerald Imray, Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Ramaphosa won convincingly in a Parliament vote against a surprise candidate who was also nominated Julius Malema, the leader of the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters. Ramaphosa got 283 votes to Malema's 44 in the 400-member house. Continue reading
Jun 02 What’s next for South Africa and who are key figures in its unprecedented coalition talks? By Gerald Imray, Associated Press With no one holding a majority, South Africa's party leaders are embarking on coalition talks to form a government. Here's a guide to some of the key figures and what might be coming next as the country enters uncharted territory. Continue reading