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Cyril Ramaphosa

Cyril Ramaphosa
The latest news and top stories on Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa since 2018. Known for his pivotal role as an anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader, he founded the National Union of Mineworkers. He was the chief negotiator in ending apartheid and chaired the Constitutional Assembly, overseeing the drafting of South Africa’s constitution. After a successful business career, he served as Deputy President from 2014 to 2018.
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a banquet to welcome US President Donald Trump on his state visit to China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

G20 summit in Miami perfect ‘backdrop for Trump-Xi meeting’: sources

Get-together would cap year with China hosting the Apec leaders’ meeting in Shenzhen in November before the US stages G20 just weeks later.

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South Africa

Thousands protest in South Africa against immigration

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South Africa

South Africa’s Ramaphosa defies calls to resign over ‘cash-in-sofa’ scandal

China-Africa relations

Can China step in to fill the gap as US pressures allies to snub South Africa?

On the same day South Africa is disinvited from the G7 summit following threats from Washington, Beijing offers tariff-free trade.

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Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng pictured with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Cape Town. Photo: Xinhua
LIV Golf

Emotional Bryson DeChambeau wins in South Africa for back-to-back LIV Golf titles

American beat Spaniard Jon Rahm in a play-off for his second victory in a row after Singapore to claim the US$4 million first prize.

China-Africa relations

Why China and South Africa have a US$17 billion gap on trade data

Statistical discrepancy reflects different reporting practices and ‘opaque’ global commodity chains, according to observers.

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South Africa

Trump’s new ambassador to South Africa arrives in country amid strained ties

The US president has accused South Africa of persecuting its white minority, criticised its ties with China and imposed tariffs on exports.

US President Donald Trump, right, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington in May. Trump’s pick for ambassador to South Africa arrived in the country on Monday. Photo: Reuters
South Africa

13 children killed in South Africa as minibus collides with truck

As police probe a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre as the cause, President Ramaphosa demands action on ‘national shame’ of country’s road safety.

Natural disasters

Over 100 dead in torrential rains and floods across southern Africa

Thousands have been forced to evacuate in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe, with helicopters plucking people to safety.

Africa

Opinion | How China can help Africa build human capital

To truly harness their potential, countries across the continent seeking to industrialise must develop education and infrastructure in tandem.

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A woman walks her daughter to school in Eikenhof, South Africa, on August 24, 2020. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

US wipes South Africa’s G20 website clean for 2026 Trump summit

The US presidency of the G20 begins with the first-ever exclusion of a member nation.

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US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP
South Africa

Ramaphosa dismisses Trump’s threat to bar South Africa from 2026 G20 summit

South Africa’s president labels Donald Trump’s repeated claims about his country as ‘misinformation’.

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South Africa

Zuma’s daughter quits South African parliament amid Russian mercenary scandal

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is under investigation for allegedly recruiting South Africans for Russian mercenary roles in Ukraine.

Donald Trump

Trump barring South Africa from next year’s G20 summit in Miami

South Africa denounces US president’s G20 ban as punitive as relations between the two nations sour.

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A protester wears a Trump mask, as Oxfam activists demanding the taxing of the super-rich in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday, the opening day of the G20 leaders’ summit. Photo: Reuters
South Africa

China, allies drive agenda at G20 South Africa summit amid US no-show

All participants but one endorse Johannesburg Declaration focusing on African debt crises, climate initiatives and critical minerals.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang has urged the G20 community to speed up the reform of global financial institutions, and reaffirmed Beijing’s support for debt relief for developing countries while rejecting “unilateralism and protectionism”. Photo: Handout
G20

At G20, China pushes multilateralism, solidarity and free trade amid US boycott

Chinese Premier Li Qiang urges reform of major Western-led international organisations, says developing countries must have a greater voice.

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United States

Outside In | Trump’s G20 boycott sums up a year of US attacks on multilateralism

Despite the duress, most countries clearly do not prefer Trumpian unilateralism. But while multilateralism is not dead, it is limping badly.

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G20

US boycott and China-Japan rift loom large over South Africa G20 summit

Geopolitical friction threatens to derail talks in Johannesburg, with observers saying it could be hard to reach consensus on key issues.

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Leaders are gathering in Johannesburg for the Group of 20 summit this weekend. Photo: AFP
G20

White House denies reversing G20 boycott, hits out at South African leader

Cyril Ramaphosa said the US had a last-minute change of mind, but the White House had sharp words in response.

South Africa

Trump administration warns South Africa not to issue G20 statement

US opposes South Africa’s G20 agenda, while Trump escalated tensions with false accusations of genocide against White Afrikaners and land grabs.

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Malaysia

Can Malaysia gain foothold in Africa against entrenched competition?

While Africa may offer ‘long-term opportunities’, analysts say Malaysia can only gain traction by focusing on areas with clear strengths.

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (right) with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa during the Asean summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, where both countries agreed to boost cooperation in several areas. Photo: AP
South Africa

Huge security operation in place for Africa’s first G20 summit

South Africa’s G20 summit will see representatives of 42 countries meet in Johannesburg this weekend, but not the United States.

Members of the South African Presidential Protection Service salute during the Integrated Law Enforcement parade near the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Trump says US to boycott G20 in South Africa, cites treatment of white farmers

The US president says no American officials will attend this year’s Group of 20 summit, repeating claims of abuse of Afrikaners.

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Africa

42 dead in South Africa bus crash on notorious highway

The crash is the second mass-casualty incident in Limpopo this year. Last year, 45 people were killed on the same dangerous highway.

Malaysia

Malaysia seeks Brazil, India chip deals, warns US market may be lost

Deputy trade minister Liew Chin Tong says Malaysia needs new partners and markets as US protectionism bites into supply chains.

A man welds a cargo container at Malaysia’s Port Klang in September. Growth in Southeast Asia’s export-reliant economies is expected to slow as US levies begin to affect exports and damage supply chains. Photo: EPA
Asean

Malaysia braces for a volatile Asean summit with Trump centre stage

The famously fickle US president threatens to overshadow proceedings with his first appearance at an Asean summit since 2017.

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US President Donald Trump attempts the Asean handshake in 2017, the only previous occasion he attended one of the bloc’s summits. Photo: Reuters
Asean

Trump wants Thai-Cambodian peace deal photo op at Asean summit for Nobel reasons

The ‘Peacemaker-in-Chief’ is hoping to stake his claim on initiating the peace process between the two Asean members, sources say.

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China-Africa relations

Demise of US trade deal AGOA pushes Africa further into China’s orbit

Lapse of African Growth and Opportunity Act deals tariff blow to continent and ‘creates fertile ground’ for Beijing to expand its clout.

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