Into the mouth of Trump hell

Government officials expect a ‘robust’ and ‘extremely difficult’ session for Ramaphosa in the Oval Office

18 May 2025 - 00:00

President Cyril Ramaphosa is bracing for a possibly humiliating dressing-down when he meets US President Donald Trump this week, in what is expected to be a confrontation over race policies and the claim of “genocide” against white Afrikaners...

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