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Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Next Africa: Inside Ramaphosa's Encounter with Trump
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Washington last week to ease tensions amid a barrage of criticism from President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly spread false claims that there's a genocide against White people in Africa's most industrialized economy. Ramaphosa was intent on focusing on trade relations — the US is the country's second-largest trading partner after China — but the US leader quickly turned the meeting into an interrogation. Bloomberg's South Africa Government Reporter S'thembile Cele was in the room and recounts the full story of the face-to-face Oval Office meeting.


Bloomberg
26-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
South Africa Invites Trump to Explore Business Opportunities
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the nation invited his US counterpart to send officials to the country to 'explore opportunities for deepening investment and trade.' It extended the invitation to a 'government and business delegation,' he said in his weekly letter published Monday.