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Not good news for #Africa if this goes ahead: nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/… via @NYTimes

Some views today of the Villa Jovis from where Tiberius ruled the Roman Empire - effectively by remote control - from 27-37 AD.

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.

This should make for an interesting meeting: nytimes.com/2025/05/21/us/… via @NYTimes

South Africa Built a Medical Research Powerhouse. Trump Cuts Have Demolished It. nytimes.com/2025/06/17/hea… via @NYTimes

BREAKING: Trump says Europe is 'not going to be able to help' with Middle Eastern crisis, and that Iran 'does not want to talk to Europe, it wants to talk to us'

At a challenging time for the country - and its #GNU gyrations - South Africa’s Pretty Yende dazzles in the premiere of Handel’s #Semele at the #ROH tonight. Magnificently performed and played.

Unless there is something substantive on the table in terms of an interim deal, this very much looks like a case of wishful thinking in advance of the US’s July 9 tariff deadline: Trade deal still in the works as US introduces new template, says Tau news24.com/business/econo…

A warning to #SouthAfrica from the #WhiteHouse in advance of #July9 (reciprocal tariffs day): Trump to step up tariff pressure with letters to trade partners on new rates via Financial Times on.ft.com/3Igq097

FAFO. President Donald Trump just posted this letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa. He states that SA will be charged a tariff of 30% from 1 Aug. on any and all products sent to the USA.

This was entirely predictable after #SouthAfrica’s failure to negotiate a bilateral #free trade agreement, coupled with the demise of #AGOA: Trump hits SA with 30% tariffs news24.com/business/econo…

I agree - Firoz is independent minded, intelligent and importantly incorruptible.

A passenger who boarded an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Johannesburg to Addis Ababa had two training hand grenades in his luggage. These grenades went through undetected by scanners at OR Tambo International Airport. brnw.ch/21wUheI

Delighted to be part of this important discussion on #mining and #governance in #Africa facilitated by #CHAfrica and #UNDPAfrica in advance of the closure of the public comment period on the #MPRDA Amendment Bill, 2025

This is becoming pretty serious:

Listen to Peter Leon in Visit South Africa discuss how mining is center stage amid unchanged regulations due to energy transition. Full podcast share.transistor.fm/s/5e79c680 & subscribe for updates sheilakhama.com/podcast/.

🧵 Eight reasons the U.S. may sanction South African officials and ANC leaders under H.R.2633. The bill highlights governance issues, foreign policy choices, and leadership actions conflicting with U.S. interests and values. docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA…

The question is what is the #SouthAfrican #government doing about this in light of the #US’s #agreements with the #UK, #Indonesia and #Japan - and the fact that there is only a week left to August 1! There seems to be absolutely no sense of urgency in #Pretoria.

Not a good augury for #SouthAfrica which is yet to negotiate a #trade #deal with the #US with five days to go in advance of the August 1 30% #tariff deadline: the US and EU clinch deal with 15% US tariff on most EU exports to avert trade war - reuters.com/business/us-eu…

A case of hope over experience?