Trump, South Africa and Cyril Ramaphosa
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US President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office with a forceful, reality-TV style ambush. After cordial greetings, Trump abruptly ordered the lights to be dimmed and played a video.
Mr Ramaphosa kept his cool. But the episode underlined Donald Trump’s warped views of South Africa—and how hard it will be to change them. The Trump administration has cut aid to Africa’s largest economy and seems set to cancel the preferential trade terms enjoyed by South Africa (and many other countries in the continent).
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President Cyril Ramaphosa's meeting with Donald Trump on Wednesday seeks to address rising tensions over 'genocide' claims against white Afrikaners.
Cyril Ramaphosa, looking to persuade President Donald Trump to stop floating the "white genocide" conspiracy theory, walked into a trap.
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The South African on MSNCyril Ramaphosa calls Donald Trump meeting a ‘great success’, but admits nothing agreedPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has described his bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump as “robust and fruitful”.
This sit-down comes at a time when South Africa's relationship with the United States is seemingly strained, making these discussions all the more significant.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa showed why he earned a reputation as a skilled negotiator in his clash with President Donald Trump.
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Briefly on MSNEFF claims Cyril Ramaphosa and Donald Trump's meeting was used to attack Julius Malema, SA amusedThe EFF has slammed the meeting between Donald Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa, saying it was used to vilify Julius Malema, but many found the party's comments hilarious.
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The South African on MSNCyril Ramaphosa drags SA GOLF stars to Donald Trump White House meetingCyril Ramaphosa is expected to include South African golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen in his delegation to meet US President Donald Trump.
Trump misidentified images of Congolese victims of fighting in the DRC with murdered South African farmers during a meeting with Ramaphosa.
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Briefly on MSN“A real deal”: US man praises Donald Trump’s handling of Cyril Ramaphosa at Oval Office meetingAn American man praised the US president, Donald Trump, over the way he handled things with the South African president, Cyril RamaphosaDuring the Oval Office meeting, Trump “ambushed” Ramaphosa with news clippings and a video to back his baseless claim that South Africa is committing "genocide" against white South African farmersMzansi netizens reacted to a video of the US man applauding Trump over his behaviour towards RamaphosaAn American man has sparked heated online debate after expressing admiration for U.