Rapper Nicki Minaj is facing criticism after using a homophobic slur to attack former CNN anchor, Don Lemon, on social media over his coverage of a protest in Minnesota that disrupted a church service. Last Sunday, Lemon posted a video showing him interviewing protesters shortly before they interrupted the service, chanting "ICE out." The protest, reportedly led by civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong, sought to expose one of the […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will not lobby any country following threats by the United States to block Pretoria’s participation in next year’s G20 summit. His remarks come amid escalating diplomatic tensions between the two countries. Yesterday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated the country's position, that South Africa will not be invited to G20 meetings in Miami. The US has criticised South Africa’s foreign policy positions and […]
Lobby group, AfriForum, has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa and senior ANC leaders of being directly responsible for South Africa’s strained relationship with the United States. This follows Ramaphosa’s recent assertion that a "disinformation campaign" inside the country is fuelling diplomatic tensions. These people who are spreading disinformation are endangering and undermining South Africa’s national interests, destroying South African jobs and weakeningour country’s relations with one of our most important partners. […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will remain a full, active and constructive member of the G20 — dismissing what he calls the United States’ theatrics. This comes after US President Donald Trump threatened to bar South Africa from the G20 summit when America takes over the presidency in 2026. Trump has doubled down on false claims of white killings in South Africa — the same assertions behind his boycott […]
White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has faced backlash after saying President Cyril Ramaphosa was "running his mouth a little bit," a remark many South Africans have criticised as undiplomatic and disrespectful. Leavitt made the comment while dismissing claims that the US would participate in this weekend’s G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg. She said only Chargé d’Affaires, Marc Dillard, would attend, and solely to fulfil the diplomatic protocol of the […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa "will not be bullied", insisting that the G20 declaration will go ahead without the United States. Speaking on the sidelines of the G20 Social Summit’s closing ceremony at Nasrec, Ramaphosa reaffirmed that preparations for this weekend’s historic gathering — which will host leaders from 40 nations — are on track. Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump warned Pretoria against issuing a joint […]
The Nobel Peace Prize Committee has defended its decision not to award US President Donald Trump, saying he does not meet the prize’s standards of courage and integrity. Instead, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was announced as the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate at a ceremony in Norway today. Trump, who had been nominated more than ten times by world leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had expressed […]
International relations expert, Professor Brooks Spector, says that while the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas marks a significant step, it should be viewed as the beginning of a process rather than the end of the war. Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire aimed at ending the more than two-year-long deadly conflict. More than 67,000 people have been killed since the start […]
HIV/AIDS activist organisation, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), says the looming closure of UNAIDS is a major setback that threatens decades of progress in the fight against HIV. The United Nations recently proposed closing the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS by the end of 2026 following significant funding cuts by the US. This comes months after President Donald Trump slashed global HIV/AIDS funding, raising alarm over the impact on South […]
