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3 weeks ago | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Peter Fabricius |Victoria O’Regan
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS Cyril Ramaphosa (from left), South Africa's legal team at the ICJ, Afrikaners at the Dulles Airport in Washington, DC and Donald Trump. (Photos: Getty Images; Gallo Images). Illustrative image by Bogosi Monnakgotla Given the dire state of relations between the US and SA and all the falsehoods Trump is spreading about this country, sparks could fly at the meeting between the two presidents. President Cyril Ramaphosa will have a high-stakes encounter with President Donald...
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1 month ago | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Victoria O’Regan |Greg Nicolson |Nonkululeko Njilo
POLITICAL POSTURING Illustrative image. From left: Velenkosini Hlabisa, Pieter Groenewald, Cyril Ramaphosa, John Steenhuisen and Gayton McKenzie.
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2 months ago | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Peter Fabricius |Victoria O’Regan
TRUMP 2.0 The South African Presidency says it notes ‘the regrettable expulsion’ of SA’s ambassador to the US.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared on Friday, 14 March, that South Africa’s ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool was “no longer welcome” in the US, accusing him of being a “race-bating politician who hates America”. Rasool was expelled barely two months after he arrived in Washington.
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2 months ago | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Victoria O’Regan |Sune Payne
BUDGET 2025 2.0 The VAT increase is still the sticking point for political parties following Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s tabling of the Budget Speech on Wednesday. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s reworked Budget tabled in the National Assembly on Wednesday, which proposed a 0.5 percentage point increase in VAT, has been rejected by the DA, the second-largest party in the Government of National Unity (GNU).
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Mar 8, 2025 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Victoria O’Regan |Tim Cohen |Pieter-Louis Myburgh |Don Pinnock
What legally defines treason in South Africa? The Mkhize farm debacle; and how cats and dogs ‘understand’ us. All in your weekend wrap. Treason is the topic du jour.
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Feb 15, 2025 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Victoria O’Regan |Peter Fabricius
NEW WORLD ORDER With the US cutting aid and casting a shadow over South Africa’s moment in the world spotlight, key nations stand firm, refusing to let the US dictate the agenda. South Africa’s allies have rallied behind the country in the face of an unprecedented US attack from the Donald J Trump administration, offering full support for its Group of 20 (G20) presidency this year, and more broadly.
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Victoria O’Regan |Peter Fabricius
FOREIGN POLICY PREDICAMENT From a foreign aid freeze to trade tariffs, the US president’s sweeping policy changes could have far-reaching consequences for South Africa’s economy and health sector. US President Donald Trump’s move to reshape US policies on foreign assistance, trade, health and the environment have big implications for South Africa and the rest of the continent.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Peter Fabricius |Victoria O’Regan
WAR IN EUROPE Ukraine has said that President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to visit South Africa, though official details and timing are still pending. Zelensky is hoping to discuss the issue with President Cyril Ramaphosa at the upcoming World Economic Forum in Davos. Ukraine said on Monday, 20 January that South Africa has confirmed that President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit the country.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Victoria O’Regan
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS The ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, if implemented, will take effect from Sunday, 19 January. Pretoria has welcomed the fragile ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, 15 January after 15 months of warfare that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Victoria O’Regan
TROUBLED NEIGHBOUR The Democratic Alliance condemned President Cyril Ramaphosa’s attendance at Mozambican President Daniel Chapo’s inauguration in Maputo, saying the move ‘undermines South Africa’s role as a champion of democracy’ in the region. Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo was on Wednesday sworn in as president of Mozambique amid a low turnout of African leaders and dignitaries after weeks of demonstrations against the country’s disputed October 2024 elections.
