A proposed regulatory change would allow Elon Musk’s satellite company and others like it to get a license without having to sell shares to Black South Africans.
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Trump Makes False Genocide Claims. South Africans Respond With Humor.
The jokes mask a deep-seated anger over the legacy of apartheid and the inequality that many Black people say continues to define life in their country.
Who Is Julius Malema, the South African Politician in the White House Video?
President Trump surprised a South African delegation with a video montage of apartheid-era chants from Mr. Malema.
South Africa Wanted to Talk Trade. Then Trump Turned Down the Lights.
In a bruising Oval Office meeting, the visitors’ plan to keep President Trump from focusing on false accusations of white genocide backfired spectacularly.
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.
South Africa’s Leader Criticizes Afrikaners Seeking Refuge in U.S.
President Cyril Ramaphosa called the white South Africans “cowardly” for leaving for the United States.
Trump Welcomes White South African Refugees as He Shuts Out Afghans and Others
The Trump administration carved out an exception to its refugee ban for white South Africans. But other groups, including Afghans who helped U.S. forces during the war in their country, are being shut out.
Trump Ambushes South African President Ramaphosa With Claims of Genocide: What to Know
President Cyril Ramaphosa pushed back on Mr. Trump’s allegations.