
In a break from tradition, Ramaphosa was forced to bypass the traditional handover ceremony, leaving it to be handled behind closed doors. Tensions resurfaced when South Africa learned it had been excluded from this year’s G20 forum in Miami.
The latest flashpoint involves South Africa’s naval drills with warships from U.S. adversaries China, Russia, and Iran, a sentiment echoed by U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch, who, on Monday, wrote on X: “South Africa’s ANC-led government’s foreign policy hides behind a claim of non-alignment, yet its military hosts drills with America’s chief adversaries. President Trump is right to treat South Africa’s government…
Mining Industry: South Africa is one of the world’s leading mining countries, rich
in minerals like gold, platinum, and diamonds.

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USA: You have two cows. You outsource a farm to milk them and sell the milk to those who can afford it. You then use the profit to buy someone else\’s cow for your butcher to make steak with.
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Aikona – not on your life [eye-koh-na] or [hi-koh-na] A Zulu term used to express shock or disbelief when talking to friends or family.Example: “Aikona, why did she do that?!” / “Haikona, when?! How?!”