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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.

Yahoo · 21h

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:

G20, South Africa and Meeting

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

G20 meeting of foreign ministers gets underway in South Africa amid tensions with US

Foreign ministers from G20 countries will meet in Johannesburg on Thursday, but U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend amid diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the U.S. Diplomats including Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Hosted on MSN · 6h

South Africa: G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting opens in Johannesburg

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday opened the two-day G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Johannesburg, the largest city and economic hub of South Africa, where he called for multilateralism and the application of international law in resolving world crises.

Las Vegas Sun · 1d

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

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 ...

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South African rand stable after volatile week

South Africa's rand was stable on Friday after a volatile week in which it weakened over the last-minute postponement of the ...

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South Africa’s finance minister wanted to raise VAT: the pros and cons of a tricky tax

The reason for the abrupt cancellation was the failure of the minister to get cabinet approval for the proposal to raise ...

South Africa plans emergency delegation to save ties with Trump

The duty-free access to the US provided by AGOA has benefited a number of sectors, particularly South Africa’s automobile ...

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South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country. Trump’s aid freeze has hit hard

In the rural villages of South Africa, U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on foreign aid impacts hundreds of ...

3dOpinion

South Africa Is a Warning

South Africa certainly had abundance. There were seemingly endless tracts of fertile farmland; rich seams of precious gold, ...

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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South Africa abruptly cancels budget speech over dispute in governing coalition

South Africa’s budget announcement by the finance minister has been abruptly canceled and rescheduled for next month over a ...

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