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.

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.

South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country, and US President Donald Trump’s aid freeze has hit patients hard – as well as researchers, who were close to a breakthrough in

With the US threatening to sever vital trade ties, South African businesses are on edge. Should Africa's most industrialized economy prepare for a major economic and trade shake-up?

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 minority rule, black South Africans were dispossessed of their land, some even forcibly relocated to areas far from business districts.

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:

Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide disagreed with the USA's views on South Africa's Expropriation Act, but his comments left social media users divided.

Among other African countries, Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana are not listed in the United States of America’s (USA) new visa

Trump singled out a law that President Cyril Ramaphosa signed last month enabling land expropriation - in rare cases without compensation - after decades of voluntary purchases barely dented inequalities between a white minority who own 75% of freehold land and majority Blacks with 4%.

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called for “racial reconciliation” in response to ongoing tension between South Africa and the U.S. over land reform.

The so-called land question has been a decades-long dilemma for South Africa. A new law seeks to right some of the wrongs of apartheid but has prompted claims from critics that it discriminates against White farmers.

Foreign Ministers have thrown their weight behind South Africa's Presidency priorities, which focus on sustainable development and debt sustainability for low-income countries among others.