Jun 13 South Africa’s president visits flood sites with death toll at 78 and expected to climb By Gerald Imray, Associated Press The head of the provincial government said the rescue effort was “paralyzed” in the first few hours of the floods because of a lack of resources like specialized search and rescue teams, divers and K-9 dog units in one of… Continue reading
Jun 12 South Africa floods leave at least 78 dead as official says rescue attempts were ‘paralyzed’ By Gerald Imray, Michelle Gumede, Associated Press The death toll in floods in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces rose to at least 78 on Thursday as a top official said rescue attempts in the first hours after the disaster had been “paralyzed” by a lack of resources. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 7:34 Trump confronts South African president in tense Oval Office meeting By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi 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… Continue watching
May 21 WATCH: Trump asked about white Afrikaner persecution, plays video for South African president in Oval Office By Hannah Grabenstein 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."… Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: Trump says U.S. takes refugees of ‘persecution or genocide,’ including Afrikaners By Hannah Grabenstein He also repeated false claims that millions of refugees are entering the U.S. from other countries "totally unvetted."… Continue reading
May 21 Trump says there’s a ‘genocide’ in South Africa, but white Afrikaner farmers reject that claim By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Both white and Black farmers and even conservative white Afrikaner groups denied the Trump administration’s “genocide” and land seizure claims that led the U.S. to cut all financial aid to South Africa. Continue reading
May 21 Fact-checking Trump’s claims of white farmer ‘genocide’ in South Africa By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact 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. Continue reading
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 20 WATCH: Rubio testifies on State Department budget request, defending dramatic cuts By Matthew Lee, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Democratic senators sparred Tuesday over the Trump administration’s foreign policies, ranging from Ukraine and Russia to the Middle East, Latin America, the slashing of the U.S. foreign assistance budget and refugee admissions. 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