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By Zamikhaya Maseti: U.S. President, Donald Trump (Image: Getty) I could not sleep well last night. A peculiar restlessness gripped my spirit after watching the televised meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Donald J. Trump in the hallowed confines of the Oval Office in Washington, D.C. The initial Diplomatic Choreography unfolded with the kind of stiffness and performative politeness that characterises most bilateral meetings. But just when the South African delegation was easing into the rhythm of State Diplomacy, the unexpected happened: the ghost of a liberation song "Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer" was abruptly summoned into the room by President Trump, weaponised with precision and intent. This was no accidental provocation. It was a calculated amb...

By Sitha Maliwa Mandisa Mashego (Image: X) In a recent interview on Hustlers Corner SA, a YouTube channel, Mandisa Mashego, former EFF Gauteng leader, MPL and outspoken civil society activist, made a shocking call to Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Afriforum for help in tackling the SA government’s proposed VAT increase. Her pleas to the US and white rightist groupings raised fierce political debate and intense criticism, particularly from left-wing groups and Pan-Africanists. Mashego’s call for help is centred around the South African government’s decision to raise VAT by 0.5% to 15.5% this year and a further 0.5% to 16% in 2026 by the Ramaphosa government after it was raised by 1% from 14% to 15% in 2018 by the Zuma administration. The proposed VAT hike has been met with widespread ...

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OF SONGS, STATESMANSHIP, AND STRATEGIC LAPSES: A disturbing reflection on the Oval Office encounter

CONTROVERSIAL: Anger as former EFF member and parliamentarian, Mandisa Mashego, asks for help from Trump, Musk, and Afriforum