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South Africa, US businesses and mineral exports

No evidence South Africa has banned all US businesses and stopped mineral exports

In mid-February 2025, posts on social media sites like Facebook (archived here) alleged that the nation of South Africa had announced a ban on all United States-based businesses there and was halting all mining exports to the U.

Reuters · 2d

Fact Check: South Africa has not suspended US businesses or halted US mineral exports

South Africa has neither suspended U.S. businesses from operating in the country nor stopped exporting minerals to the U.S., contrary to a claim made online in response to Washington’s decision to cut aid.

AOL · 20h

Did South Africa Ban American Businesses and Halt Mineral Exports to the U.S.?

Social media users on platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and X have posted identical statements on South Africa’s alleged policy response. A Facebook account with more than 250,000 followers, “United Africa,” and the Instagram account of freelance writer Marilyn Wilson were among the users to post the statement:

Rubio will skip a G20 meeting

The New York Times · 1d

Bessent to Skip G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in South Africa

The Treasury secretary is the second top U.S. official not to attend the Group of 20 gatherings because of rising tension with South Africa over its land policies.

LA Times on MSN · 2d

Rubio will skip a G20 meeting after calling host South Africa's policies anti-American

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip a meeting of foreign ministers from the leading rich and developing nations, known as the Group of 20, that starts on Thursday

The Washington Post · 3h

Foreign ministers talk war in Ukraine and other conflicts on last day of G20 meeting in South Africa

Foreign ministers and senior diplomats from leading rich and developing countries focused on global conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, on the last day of their meeting in South Africa

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Trump administration 2.0 puts the screws to increasingly Western-hostile South Africa

When President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office for his second, nonconsecutive term, there were predictable policy ...

The Star Worldwide (English) on MSN6d

Barbados PM shares dream of a United States of Africa

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has envisioned the possibility of the creation of a United States of Africa. She ...

Briefly on MSN1d

Norwegian minister disagrees with United States over South Africa's Expropriation Act, SA divided

Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide disagreed with the USA's views on South Africa's Expropriation Act, but his ...

National Catholic Register2h

Bishops in South Africa Urge Racial Healing As Trump Condemns Country’s Land Policy

The development in South Africa concerning land, he said, 'is a very complex and very sensitive issue that calls for genuine ...

The Africa Report5d

Africa must respond credibly to Trump’s demolition of the United States aid model

The UAE, which is twice as rich as Greece, does the same. As also does the Chinese development cooperation system as guided ...

Are South Africa and the United States reaching the end of their relationship?

Earlier this year, South African lawmakers passed the Expropriation Without Compensation Act. This is part of their country’s effort to address the injustices of the past. During the years of white ...

Briefly on MSN3d

4 United States Members of Congress Ask Donald Trump To Cut Diplomatic Ties With South Africa

Four United States of America congressmen wrote to President Donald Trump, asking him to punish South Africa with diplomatic sanctions. SA reacted.

South Africa says silence from US on bid for talks, China pledges support

South Africa's foreign minister Ronald Lamola said on Monday that the United States had not responded to attempts to discuss ...

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