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South Africa names apartheid-era negotiator as ambassador to USSummary: Appointment of Roelf Meyer seen as attempt to improve relations amid false US accusations of ‘white genocide’ South Africa has appointed a former apartheid government chief negotiator during the talks that ended white rule in the 1990s as ambassador to the US, in what is seen as an attempt to improve the deeply strained diplomatic relationship between the two countries. Background Roelf Meyer replaces Ebrahim Rasool, who was expelled in March 2025 after he criticised the Trump administr
Laura Martens · 4/16/2026
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South African politician Julius Malema given five-year jail term for gun offenceSummary: Leader of leftwing Economic Freedom Fighters was convicted last year for firing rifle in the air at 2018 rally The South African leftwing politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison for firing a rifle in the air at a political rally in 2018. Background Lawyers for the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, South Africa’s fourth largest political party, immediately appealed, and Malema will remain free while the appeal proceedings are under way.
Fatima Noor · 4/16/2026