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South African rand partially recoups losses

Russia’s Lavrov joins top European diplomats at a G20 meeting in South Africa. Rubio is skipping it

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in South Africa for a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 nations, where top European diplomats are expected to reinforce their support for Ukraine.

BBC · 8h

South Africa opens G20 talks but US snubs meeting

South Africa is the first African state to lead the G20, hoping to advance the interests of developing nations in talks with the world's richest states. The G20 consists of 19 countries, along with the African Union (AU) and European Union (EU), and makes up more than 80% of the global economy and two-thirds of the world population.

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South African rand partially recoups losses, with focus on G20 meeting

South Africa's rand firmed slightly in early trade on Thursday, recouping some of the previous session's losses as focus shifted from a delay in the national budget to the first meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Johannesburg.

South Africa, US businesses and mineral exports

Yahoo · 2h

Did South Africa Ban American Businesses and Halt Mineral Exports to the U.S.?

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on February 7 halting foreign aid to South Africa from the U.S. Agency for International Development and other federal agencies over concerns that Afrikaners—South Africans of European descent—had been subject to “government-sponsored race-based discrimination.

Reuters · 1d

Fact Check: South Africa has not suspended US businesses or halted US mineral exports

South Africa has neither suspended U.S. businesses from operating in the country nor stopped exporting minerals to the U.S., contrary to a claim made online in response to Washington’s decision to cut aid.

Snopes on MSN · 10h

No evidence South Africa has banned all US businesses and stopped mineral exports

In mid-February 2025, posts on social media sites like Facebook (archived here) alleged that the nation of South Africa had announced a ban on all United States-based businesses there and was halting all mining exports to the U.

South Africa abruptly cancels budget speech

Reuters · 1d

South African budget delay over VAT hike shows cracks in coalition

South Africa's national budget was postponed on Wednesday because the two biggest parties in the ruling coalition disagreed over raising value-added tax, an unprecedented delay that caused the rand and government bonds to fall.

The Washington Post · 1d

South Africa abruptly cancels budget speech over dispute in governing coalition

South Africa’s budget announcement by the finance minister has been abruptly canceled and rescheduled for next month over a dispute among parties in the governing coalition

New Vision on MSN · 1d

South Africa postpones budget speech over tax impasse

AFPSouth Africa on Wednesday indefinitely pushed back the coalition government's first national budget speech to parliament in a shock move following internal pressures over tax hikes.The speech to outline the government's fiscal priorities,

HIV, Africa and AIDS

Houston Chronicle · 1d

Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake

As a young adult in Zimbabwe, Makumene watched loved ones succumb to a diagnosis of HIV that was viewed back then as a death sentence. But the 53-year-old didn’t have to suffer the same fate when she tested positive in 2016.

Associated Press · 1d

Trump’s aid freeze sends shock waves through Africa’s HIV programs

The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease.

Reuters · 1d

South African scientists were testing a promising HIV vaccine. Then came Trump’s aid cuts

South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order came from USAID to stop work.

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South African rand firms against dollar after US data, tariff plans

South Africa's rand strengthened against a weaker dollar on Thursday, as investors digested U.S. data and President Donald ...

Foreign Policy2h

Rubio Skips G-20 Over South Africa’s Land Ownership, Israel Policies

South Africa kicked off the two-day G-20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday to address solidarity, ...

The New Yorker1d

Make South Africa Great Again?

To understand what the land reform bill is really about, and why it has become so central to far-right activists around the ...

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South Africa's finance minister fails to unveil budget after tax row

South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been forced to postpone the unveiling of the national budget following ...

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From Mzansi to the world: South African artists poised for global stardom in 2025

Music lovers, listen up! South Africa is poised for an exhilarating 2025. The previous year unfolded as a remarkable chapter ...

South African retail sales rise 3.1% year on year in December

South African retail sales rose 3.1% year on year in December after rising by a revised 7.6% in November, Statistics South ...

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UK foreign secretary questions Russia's 'appetite' for peace and challenges Lavrov at tense G20 meet

U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he saw no appetite for peace from Russia in Ukraine after listening to a speech by Russia's top diplomat at a tense Group of 20 meeting in South Africa on ...

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