On 21 May 2026, Mr. Roelf Meyer presented his credentials to President Donald J. Trump, formally assuming his post as South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States. The occasion marks a significant moment in our bilateral relations as we advance domestic and global priorities.
“My mum told me to reject the AFCON trophy. I'm officially rejecting the trophy and hope my teammates do the same. We had a chance to win it but we failed to win it. That's football, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Senegal beat us fairly and deserved the win. It will be unfair to ruin their joy after the hardwork they put in. I respect the CAF decision but I'm officially rejecting the trophy. I didn't win 2025 AFCON. Congratulations to Senegal once again.”🇸🇳❤️
—Achraf Hakimi
Source [Marca]
I really LOVE how @MYANC tends to signal, quite decisively and clearly, that they do not want to win elections again. They are happy with their current dwindling voters and have no engagement strategy for the voters who left. They are not listening to WHY they left! Nice!
Dear President @CyrilRamaphosa; South Africans are rightly concerned about the wastage in @GovernmentZA ! Why have TWO @SAPoliceService Deputy Ministers, when they haven't got a clue what their responsibilities are, as per Cassel Mathale??
Uganda's 86-year-old Lawmaker, Moses Ali asking constituents to vote for him for another term.
He is a Lieutenant General, Deputy Prime Minister and former Minister.
He has been in Government for 54 years.
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Uganda's 86-year-old Lawmaker, Moses Ali has been nominated to stand for the election in his car due to his ill health.
He is a Deputy Prime Minister.
He is a former Minister of Finance, Interior and Sports. He has been an MP for 24 years.
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Aldrin Sampear has apologized for his involvement in a road rage incident that occurred on April 17 in Randburg, Johannesburg, and has returned to Newzroom Afrika after he was placed on indefinite leave
While some Afrikaaners are spreading misinformation, here is what one is doing.
Every corporate leader in South Africa can learn a lot from Rassie Erasmus. I know, I keep saying.
The man has an almost instinctive compassionate grasp of our history, its complexities and contradictions. Yet, does not get caught up in the emotion of it all. He mixes his compassion with practical solutions that lead to the best possible outcome. He looks at the cracks of our fractured country and thinks, “How do I mould something greater out of these cracks?” And what better outcome than back-to-back World Cup victories?
He does not resist change. To him, it’s not a threat or something that dilutes what already exists. It’s an addition that makes the team better, stronger. (See what I did there?)
What sets him apart as a leader in this country, is that he does not assume someone from a different background knows less. Because he listens. Proper listening, not that typical corporate “nod-and-ignore” nonsense. For example, why do Black and Coloured kids lean toward the backline? He didn’t assume laziness or “lack of instinct”. He asked. He learned. Grew up kicking balls on dusty patches with no tackling bags?
He refuses to see that as an inconvenient problem to moan about, he sees it as context for him to work with, and turns hardships into edges. He stands in the fire with his team until they all forge something new and better.
For him, transformation is not just an inconvenient box-ticking exercise. It’s not about reluctantly meeting a quota or leaving players to sink or swim. His mindset is: How do I set up everyone to win? And boy, is he winning!
Corporate South Africa can learn a thing or 15 from him. In fact, Rassie should be running masterclasses in leadership. In fact, Rassie for President.