In 2025 the Trump administration began admitting to the US South Africa’s minority white citizens as refugees. This followed claims that they were victims of "racial discrimination,” a claim which the South African government denied. Close to a year after the process begun, over 50 Afrikaners have been admitted so far but according to a US contracting document there are plans to bring in 4,500 white South Africans per month as refugees. The BBC’s Mayeni Jones explains. | BBC News Africa
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In 2025 the Trump administration began admitting to the US South Africa’s minority white citizens as refugees. This followed claims that they were victims of "racial discrimination,” a claim which the South African government denied. Close to a year after the process begun, over 50 Afrikaners have been admitted so far but according to a US contracting document there are plans to bring in 4,500 white South Africans per month as refugees. The BBC’s Mayeni Jones explains. | BBC News Africa
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Millions of South African citizens are casting their ballots to choose the country’s next government. The BBC caught up with voters across the “Rainbow nation” who gave their views about what issues matter to them. For latest 👉 https://bbc.in/3VhrC6G | BBC News Africa
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Millions of South African citizens are casting their ballots to choose the country’s next government. The BBC caught up with voters across the “Rainbow nation” who gave their views about what issues matter to them. For latest 👉 https://bbc.in/3VhrC6G | BBC News Africa
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South Africa's strict lockdown measures include a ban on cigarettes and alcohol. We take a look at the impact of the ban. bbc.in/2X4TdZy | BBC News
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South Africa's strict lockdown measures include a ban on cigarettes and alcohol. We take a look at the impact of the ban. bbc.in/2X4TdZy | BBC News
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South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is due to meet Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday in an attempt to reset relations between the two countries. Tensions have been growing since Trump claimed the South African government was doing ‘terrible things’, saying its land reform policy discriminates against white Afrikaners, a claim that has been widely discredited. Mr Trump has also been angered by South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Criminal Court. Trump
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South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is due to meet Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday in an attempt to reset relations between the two countries. Tensions have been growing since Trump claimed the South African government was doing ‘terrible things’, saying its land reform policy discriminates against white Afrikaners, a claim that has been widely discredited. Mr Trump has also been angered by South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Criminal Court. Trump
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South African newsreader's accidental storm. This and other news on the BBC Africa Live News Feed. | BBC News Africa
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South African newsreader's accidental storm. This and other news on the BBC Africa Live News Feed. | BBC News Africa
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Meet the young activists shaking up South African politics. | BBC World Service
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Meet the young activists shaking up South African politics. | BBC World Service
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South Africa is facing a crisis of gender-based violence, with more than 2,700 women killed last year. What is being done to tackle the problem? bbc.in/3eigs9V | BBC News
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South Africa will still attend next year’s G20 summit in Miami despite President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of this year's meeting and his remarks that South Africa should be removed from the bloc. Speaking in Johannesburg during the summit, Deputy President Paul Mashatile told the BBC's Waihiga Mwaura that despite tensions, South Africa wants to protect its deep trade ties with the United States and hopes they will not be denied visas. | BBC News Africa
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"Enough is enough, we want justice." There's been outrage in South Africa over the killing by police of a 16-year-old with Down's syndrome. https://bbc.in/2Flpt5v | BBC News
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South Africa has the highest number of Covid-19 cases in Africa. Community health workers have been key in weathering the Covid storm, testing within the richest neighbourhoods and densest townships. Over six months, #BBCAfricaEye followed one nurse as she navigates the stark inequalities of South Africa - encountering stigma, poverty and corruption. Watch the full film: https://bbc.in/2Vi3O2S | BBC News Africa
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Severe flooding in the South African province of Kwazulu-Natal has killed more than 250 people. It’s thought to be one of the worst weather storms in the history of the country. | BBC News Africa
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Severe flooding has forced South Africa's Kruger National Park to close. Flooding in the northern provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga forced the famed park to halt visits and evacuate some guests and staff by helicopter. At least 19 people have died in recent weeks in the country after torrential rain led to floods that have damaged thousands of homes. Among those killed was a five-year-old boy in the town of Giyani, in Limpopo. President Cyril Ramaphosa met the child's family to offer his condo
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Who should own South Africa's land? - BBC News
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South Africa riots: Is recent unrest a sign of deeper tensions? - BBC Newsnight
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African qualifying for the 2026 Fifa World Cup has reached a crucial stage, with just four rounds of games remaining. Only the nine group winners are assured of a place at the finals in Canada, Mexico and the United States. BBC Africa looks at who could be heading to the tournament – and who could miss out on a ticket. | BBC News Africa
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