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South Africa, Trump and Refugee

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South African President Criticizes Afrikaners Seeking Refugee Status in U.S.
South African officials have cast the move as a politically motivated attempt to discredit the country. The Trump administration has criticized the South African government for having a close relationship with Iran and for its stance against Israel.

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South Africa's President to Visit US Next Week to Meet Trump
South African leader and Trump will meet next week after US took in white South Africans as refugees

Elon Musk, South Africa and Grok

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Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok brings up South African ‘white genocide’ claims in responses to unrelated questions
Grok, the AI chatbot created by Elon Musk’s X.AI and integrated into the X social media platform, has in recent days begun responding to users with information about violence against white people in South Africa,

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Musk’s Grok Eager to Discuss ‘White Genocide’ in South Africa
Elon Musk’s Grok AI is replying to tweets with claims about ‘white genocide’ in South Africa

South Africa, Cornal Hendricks

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Former South Africa winger Hendricks dies aged 37
Former South Africa international Cornal Hendricks has died aged 37 after suffering a heart attack. Hendricks, who scored five tries in 12 appearances for the Springboks, died on Wednesday. The winger made his Test debut for the Springboks against Wales in 2014,

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White House bans U.S. agencies from all work on G-20 in South Africa
Former Springboks winger Cornal Hendricks dies at age 37 after heart attack
South Africa says Trump’s aid cuts stripped more than 8,000 health workers from its HIV program
The Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID has put more than 8,000 health workers in South Africa’s national HIV program ...
South Africa Does Not Plan to Replace US HIV Funds Yet, Minister Says
PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa's Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday that the government had not secured any ...
This flat-bodied South African gecko was a 'lost' species. It's been found again after 34 years
Researchers who were dropped off by helicopter in a largely inaccessible and remote canyon in South Africa say they have ...
South African players return to IPL with WTC final looming
South African paceman Lungi Ngidi has returned for the Indian Premier League's final phase and several of his compatriots are ...
Spcine Links With Hubert Bals Fund, South Africa’s NFVF on Co-Development Initiatives
In Cannes, Spcine and Brazil’s Riofilme and Projeto Paradiso will reveal a development scheme in partnership with Rotterdam’s ...
South Africa’s Land Bank in Talks to Raise as Much as $1 Billion
A state-owned South African bank that finances farmers is in talks with funders to raise as much as $1 billion as it recovers ...
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South Africa has no plan to replace US HIV funds yet, minister says
South Africa's Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday that the government had not secured any new funding yet for ...