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Why Musk and Rupert hold key to the Ramaphosa-Trump summit

Two South African billionaires have cleared the path for a business accord to unfreeze the diplomacy

Until a month ago, the chances of President Cyril Ramaphosa getting a constructive meeting with his United States counterpart Donald J Trump appeared vanishingly small. After a barrage of punitive measures against South Africa since the beginning of the year, Trump’s administration welcomed with citizenship rights over 50 Afrikaners claiming they were the victims of genocide. The first batch arrived in the US on 12 May, prompting reactions ranging from derision to incredulity around the world.

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