TRUMP CARD ‘Our greatest asset’ — Alistair Ruiters is hot favourite to be SA’s next ambassador to US 4 min 6 By Peter Fabricius
PARLIAMENT Team SA ‘on the ground’ in US, says Ramaphosa, warning against retaliatory tariffs 5 min 2 By Suné Payne
DIPOLMATIC TENSIONS OP-ED The US-South Africa relationship stands at a dangerous crossroads 5 min 0 By Zainab Usman and Anthony Carroll
SOUTH AFRICA-US RELATIONS Mcebisi Jonas takes on critical role as South Africa's special envoy to the United States 3 min 10 By Victoria O’Regan
IN HIS OWN WORDS Leo Brent Bozell III — who is the right-wing conservative tapped to be the US’s top representative in SA? 12 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
UNDIPLOMATIC RELATIONS New US envoy might be more conservative than me, says SA-born Pollak, who lost out on job 7 min 10 By Peter Fabricius
US ENVOY Trump nominates conservative commentator, media critic Leo Brent Bozell III as ambassador to SA 3 min 16 By Peter Fabricius
ANALYSIS Rasool expulsion sparks a diplomatic divide, hardens SA attitudes against Trump's US 5 min 62 By Stephen Grootes
In Pictures Former ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool welcomed back home, and more from around the world 6 min 0 By Maverick Life Editors
TRUMP 2.0 Rasool ‘stands by’ remarks on Trump administration upon arrival back in SA 2 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
STRATEGIC DIPLOMACY OP-ED Navigating the US-SA relationship crisis means performing a delicate geopolitical balancing act 6 min 2 By Lisa Otto
STRAINED RELATIONS As tensions rise, President Ramaphosa cautiously weighs options for new US ambassador 4 min 0 By Nonkululeko Njilo
ANALYSIS South Africa and Trump — how we respond will come to define our country 4 min 56 By Stephen Grootes
AFRICA IN FOCUS: 18 MARCH 2025 Ebrahim Rasool’s remarks ‘unacceptable’ - US; South Sudan party pulls out of peace process 7 min 0 By Reuters
FOREIGN AFFAIRS OP-ED Rasool's controversial exit: unpacking the diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the US 5 min 22 By Joel Netshitenzhe
ANALYSIS How SA can avoid stepping on diplomatic toes while dancing the Rasool rumba 11 min 47 By J Brooks Spector
TRUMP 2.0 ‘Persona non grata’ – US expels SA ambassador Ebrahim Rasool from Washington 2 min 58 By Peter Fabricius and Victoria O’Regan
AFRICA IN FOCUS: 16 MARCH 2025 DRC to join peace talks with Rwandan-backed M23 rebels; US expels SA ambassador 5 min 0 By Reuters
ISS TODAY OP-ED What does Trump’s likely Africa team say about policy direction? 4 min 20 By Peter Fabricius
