South Africa
Trump’s debunked ‘burial site’ video reopens ‘wounds,’ says victim’s son
Trump's misleading video of a 'burial site' for white South African farmers reopened 'new wounds,' victim's son tells NPR.
South Africa’s president praised for staying calm during Trump’s Oval Office ambush
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa keeps his cool after a carefully choreographed Oval Office ambush by Trump.
South Africa’s president heads to the White House. Can he charm Trump?
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa heads to the White House today for conciliatory talks with one of his country's most persistent critics: President Trump.
Trump to meet South African president amid deteriorating relations
The visit comes as relations between the U.S. and South Africa are at their lowest since the end of apartheid. Trump has repeatedly claimed that "terrible things are happening" in South Africa,
First Afrikaners arrive in U.S. under radically redrawn refugee program
The refugees were admitted to the U.S. after an executive order from President Trump, and under an expedited and unconventional process for the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
First group of Afrikaners granted refugee status are on their way to the U.S.
The first group of white Afrikaner South Africans granted refugee status by Trump administration enroute to U.S. as most other refugee admissions still suspended.
First Afrikaners granted refugee status due to arrive in U.S.
Three months ago, President Trump signed an executive order telling white Afrikaans South Africans they could apply for refugee status in the U.S. The first group has been swiftly processed and is set to arrive on U.S. soil Monday
John Kani risked his life to tell stories of apartheid — at 81, he’s still at it
The South African actor has been speaking out about racial injustice for decades, often in collaboration with the late playwright Athol Fugard. Kunene and the King is Kani's latest project.
Trump Administration say South Africa’s Ambassador to U.S. ‘persona non grata’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he's kicking out the Ambassador from South Africa -accusing him of hating America and hating Donald Trump.
South African cellist Abel Selaocoe fosters dialogue across time and cultures in a new album
South African cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe talks about his new album "Hymns of Bantu," which highlights the healing power of song across cultures.
What’s Trump’s beef with South Africa?
Trump has accused South Africa of "human rights violations" and a land grab. The South African government has hit back.
“Astonishing” Find Could Be New Pre-Human Species
Last month, scientists in South Africa revealed “Little Foot,” a three-million-year-old pre-human skeleton that could tell us a lot about ourselves. After an unlikely discovery story, a Birmingham-Southern College scientist is helping to analyze this potential new species.
