Tag: South Africa

South Africa appoints special envoy to ease US relations

South Africa has appointed a special envoy to the US in an…

Khanyisile Ngcobo Khanyisile Ngcobo

South Africa poised to re-open inquest into Nobel laureate’s death

A South African court is due to re-examine the circumstances around the…

Khanyisile Ngcobo Khanyisile Ngcobo

Trump’s tariffs could be death knell for US-Africa trade pact

Thursday was a "terrible" and "devastating" day for people involved in Lesotho's…

Anne Soy Anne Soy

How jeans and diamonds pushed Lesotho to the top of Trump’s tariffs list

Lesotho was slapped with the White House's highest tariff rates in the…

Is South Africa’s coalition government about to fall apart?

South Africa's coalition government is on shaky ground, with the sharp divisions…

Farouk Chothia Farouk Chothia

Expelled South African envoy accuses Trump administration of racism

South Africa's former ambassador to the US has told the BBC it…

‘Yoh! You’re in the OED’ – South Africa makes its linguistic mark

Yoh! I'm so gatvol of this tjoekie and need a zol to…

Khanyisile Ngcobo Khanyisile Ngcobo

Almost 70,000 South Africans interested in US asylum

Close to 70,000 South Africans have expressed interest in moving to the…

Ghosts of apartheid haunt South Africa as compensation anger brews

It was late at night on 10 December 1987 when prison officers…

Sumaya Bakhsh Sumaya Bakhsh

Last-minute deal to protect African penguins from extinction

Six key breeding areas are to be safeguarded to help save the…

Gabby Colenso Gabby Colenso