Hailing from a small, rural province, Mr. Mabuza had a remarkable rise to national power. But much of it came crashing down amid corruption allegations.
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Friedrich Merz, Germany’s Chancellor, Meets With Trump at White House
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Trump Casts Himself as a Protector of Persecuted White People
President Trump publicly dressed down the president of South Africa based on a fringe conspiracy theory, providing a vivid distillation of his views on race.
Trump Lectures South African President in Televised Oval Office Confrontation
President Trump showed a video and leafed through printouts that he falsely claimed showed widespread persecution of white South Africans. The country’s president tried to correct the record.
South Africa’s President to Challenge Trump on Afrikaner Refugees
In a visit to the White House, President Cyril Ramaphosa will also highlight business opportunities for Elon Musk.