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Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has responded to being the centre of attraction at the South Africa– US meeting. 

Soon after the meeting Malema responded on social media platform X, saying “A group of older men gather in Washington to gossip about me…”

This comes after a moment of surprise on the US side where US president Donald Trump raised the issue of farm murders and land expropriation, asking for the lights to be turned off and pointing towards a screen on the right of where President Cyril Ramaphosa was sitting.

A collage of video clips from various addresses by Malema was played with him singing “Kill the boer, the farmer.”

The press focused on Malema for a couple of minutes with billionaire businessman, Johan Rupert also sharing his sentiments on Malema’s past utterances, “I have been a target of this man for ten years.”

Trump and some of his executive members have been pushing their “white genocide” propaganda for a while, in some instances sharing the videos of Malema on social media.

Ramaphosa has reiterated that South Africa’s problem is not a white targeting criminal matter, but a general crime problem which was also reiterated by Rupert. - SABC

TRUMP-RAMAPHOSA meeting expected to take place on Wednesday, 21 May 2025. PHOTO: GALLO IMAGES

Businessman Johann Rupert is expected to form part of a meeting that is scheduled for tomorrow between SA President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC.

According to News24, Rupert was instrumental in securing the meeting between the two Presidents, whose relationship deteriorated when 49  Afrikaners who were granted refugee status under the false claim that they were being discriminated against and were alleged victims of a genocide taking place in South Africa.

Ramaphosa arrived in Washington yesterday with a delegation that included Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola, Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen, and Minister in the Presidency Khumbuzo Nthavheni to oppose those allegations.

A R381 million agreement between the Minister of Employment and Labour Nomakhosazana Meth and the South African Post Office (SAPO)  was signed this week to relief 6000 post office employees through the Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) over six months.

The signed agreement aims to preserve jobs and support the revitalisation of the state-owned entity.

It is designed to provide relief to the thousands of employees while SAPO implements a turnaround strategy.

SAPO has been under a huge financial crisis since 2023, resulting in employees being retrenched.

“This is a bold and necessary step to protect workers and restore confidence in our public institutions.” Meth said.

Following numerous court battles, controversial Nigerian Pastor Timothy Omotoso is finally shipped to Nigeria. 

The Department of Justice could not prosecute him for breaking immigration laws in South Africa and for his multiple charges of rape and human trafficking.  

Omotoso will only be eligible to legally reapply for a Visa after five years. 

Department of Home Affairs says Omotoso's exit is a "win" because previously the country never really held immigration law offenders accountable. 

Abigail Visagie

Tributes pour in for  African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) Deputy President Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe.
Mnganga-Gcabashe died at the age of 64 at her home in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal, after suffering from a short illness.

Described as a resilient and fearless leader and human rights activist, Gcabashe was a Frontline fighter when a state of emergency was declared in KwaZulu-Natal, when the Apartheid regime declared a “Freedom or death” mandate.

Gcabashe served in the regional executive committee of the ANCWL and formed part of the first provincial executive committee.

Among various accolades, she was also elevated in 2012 to form part of the ANC’s National Executive Committee.

“The ANC Women’s League and the broader Mass Democratic Movement are poorer without this colossal woman who was fearless in combat and whose resilience never depleted. We send our deepest condolences to her family and may her revolutionary soul rest in eternal peace,” said the Secretary General of the ANCWL, Nokuthula Nqaba.