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Vol 67 No 4

Published 20th February 2026


South Africa

The Trump-Ramaphosa axis heads south

MAGA Republicans want open confrontation with Pretoria, but many US companies are rebuilding ties

The arrival of United States President Donald Trump’s new ambassador, Leo Brent Bozell III, a veteran critic of the African National Congress, in South Africa sets up bilateral relations for further crises. It runs parallel with a series of speeches by President Cyril Ramaphosa in parliament and at the African Union summit which are sharply critical of US policy but stop short of mentioning Trump name – in the style of Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney.

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