The United States, through Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has declared South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool persona non grata, citing his criticism of President Donald Trump as the reason for the decision.

The South African president has hailed China’s $50 billion pledge as a "great boon" for the whole continent.

The African National Congress (ANC), which led South Africa out of apartheid under Nelson Mandela, faces the possibility of losing its parliamentary majority for the first time.

Preliminary results and projections indicate that South Africa's ruling ANC is set to lose its majority of 30 years.

At least 45 pilgrims lost their lives in South Africa when a bus carrying worshippers from Botswana to an Easter weekend church gathering plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames.

While the Western states continue to turn a blind eye to the Israeli regime’s genocidal campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip, some world leaders have unequivocally condemned it.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that the BRICS group of nations would continue discussions on practical use of local currencies to facilitate trade and investment flows.