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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.
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South Africa has been without any recognised diplomatic representation in Washington since 14 March, 2025, when US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared our former…
World’s Largest African Penguin Colony: The Boulders Beach near Simon’s Town is
home to a significant colony of African penguins.

Fuzzy Claws
Gatvol – fed up / had enough [ghut-foll] Meaning ‘filled to the brim’ and is used to describe someone who is very angry or tired of the same thing happening over and over again.Example: “I’m gatvol with that nonsense.” / “I’m gatvol that they keep losing all the time.”
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Fun South African Fact: The Cape Floral Kingdom is one of the world’s six floral kingdoms – and the only one which is wholly contained within a single country.