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Time for change as a new chapter begins for SA-US relations. | SA News

Today, Thursday, 21 May, marks both the first anniversary of US President Donald Trump’s “ambush” (as described by the Financial Times) of President Cyril Ramaphosa in the White House, and, ironically, the day on which Roelf Meyer is set to present his credentials to President Trump as the South African Ambassador to Washington.

US President Donald Trump (R) meets with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 21 May 2025. Ramaphosa�s visit comes one week after Trump claimed there is an on-going genocide in South Africa and granted refugee status to 59 Afrikaners. EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO / POOL
US President Donald Trump meets with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 21 May 2025. (Photo: EPA-EFE/JIM LO SCALZO / POOL)

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