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November 21, 2025
The talks have been undermined by a rift between host South Africa and the United States over a Trump administration…
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November 15, 2025
Errol Musk, Elon's father, delivered a scathing rebuke of the U.S. not being a majorly white country in an interview…
October 31, 2025
The Trump administration’s move to favor the country’s white minority sparks backlash and accusations of racial bias.
August 14, 2025
South Africa launches a costly, highly anticipated “national dialogue” aimed at tackling poverty, inequality, crime, and other issues.
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August 6, 2025
When footage of Tyla referring to herself as “coloured” emerged in 2020 it led to widespread controversy and discussions on…
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May 23, 2025
Trump's insistence on a white genocide taking place in South Africa follows years of conspiracy theories from far-right, fringe groups.
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May 21, 2025
Critics say Trump's claims about the treatment of white Afrikaners highlights his broader political white grievance agenda.
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May 12, 2025
President Trump is being accused by critics of escalating a global white supremacist agenda after granting white Afrikaners refugee status.
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May 12, 2025
The group, which included families and small children, was due to arrive at Dulles International Airport outside Washington on Monday…
May 12, 2025
The South Africans' applications are being fast-tracked by the U.S. after President Donald Trump announced the relocation program.
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, theGrio.com
March 15, 2025
The Trump administration’s decision to expel the South African ambassador is its latest move against a country it has singled out.
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February 8, 2025
The Trump administration accused the South African government of allowing violent attacks on white Afrikaner farmers.
South Africa Miners Dead Rescue Attempt, thegrio.com
January 16, 2025
The miners are suspected to have died of starvation and dehydration, although no causes of death have been released. STILFONTEIN, South
Esther Mahlangu, Esther Mahlangu exhibition, Esther Mahlangu Johannesburg, Esther Mahlangu South Africa, theGrio.com
December 29, 2024
89-year-old South African artist Esther Mahlangu’s unmistakable style is the focus of an exhibition honoring her and her work.
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December 9, 2024
The Voiceout Deaf farming collective was created by South African entrepreneur Matebogo Victoria to help deaf people find sustainable work.
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November 22, 2024
Photographer Ernest Cole receives a stirring resurrection in Raoul Peck’s “Ernest Cole: Lost and Found,” narrated by LaKeith Stanfield.
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November 7, 2024
"The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)" was Whitney Houston's first-ever live concert album and an enduring showcase of…
April 6, 2024
South African footballer and Olympian Luke Fleurs has been killed in a hijacking in Johannesburg, his Kaizer Chiefs club said…
March 24, 2024
Residents rich and poor have never seen a shortage of this severity, a danger sign for the ruling African National…
March 16, 2024
South Africa Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor made the comment earlier this week at a Palestinian solidarity event.