South Africa – MOSAEC

A Journey on South Africa’s Blue Train

On a trip from Cape Town to Pretoria, a reporter grapples with the whiplash of traveling through South Africa’s two worlds, from majestic mountains to struggling shantytowns.

By John Eligon and Lee-Ann Olwage

BRICS Group Democratic Alliance (South Africa) International Relations International Trade and World Market Ramaphosa, Cyril South Africa Trump, Donald J United States International Relations

South Africa’s Play to Ease Tensions With Trump: A New Trade Deal

Lawmakers were warned that the United States is planning more punitive actions against the country. Officials hope a new trade deal will help repair the icy relations.

By John Eligon

Bessent, Scott Boycotts Group of Twenty Land Use Policies Ramaphosa, Cyril South Africa Treasury Department Trump, Donald J United States International Relations United States Politics and Government

Bessent to Skip G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in South Africa

The Treasury secretary is the second top U.S. official to boycott the Group of 20 gatherings because of rising tension with South Africa over its land policies.

By Alan Rappeport

Birth Control and Family Planning Clinical Trials Drug Resistance (Microbial) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Ethics and Official Misconduct Executive Orders and Memorandums Foreign Aid Medicine and Health Preventive Medicine Research Shutdowns (Institutional) South Africa Trump, Donald J United States Agency for International Development

Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order

The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.

By Stephanie Nolen