South Africa is a nation at the southern end of Africa, with a population of around 62 million.
A former British colony, it is one of the most geopolitically significant countries in the region and possesses influence on the world stage as a member of the G20.
Home to a very diverse population, South Africa also has a sizeable Jewish community, thought to be the 12th largest in the world, said to number between 52,000 and 75,000 Jews.
Johannesburg councilor sparks outrage by invoking Hitler in anti-Israel tirade, drawing condemnation from Jewish leaders and political figures.
Trump has said that "South Africa is confiscating land" and that "certain classes of people" are being treated "very badly."
Many of the Jewish community members pictured on the wanted signs said they had never committed any crime nor had they ever worked or lived in Israel.
As South Africa strengthens ties with Iran, China, and Russia while challenging Israel at the ICJ, experts examine whether ideology or pragmatism is driving Pretoria's controversial diplomatic moves.
A pioneering gay imam was killed in a Cape Town ambush; police have yet to say if they will investigate his death as a hate crime.
The Australopithecus africanus specimen is the oldest hominin analyzed for sex using palaeoproteomics.
The United States allocated nearly $440 million in assistance to South Africa in 2023, the most recent US government data shows.
"South Africa is confiscating land and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY," Trump said in a Truth Social post.
The group is formed of representatives from South Africa, Belize, Cuba, Namibia, Bolivia, Honduras, Senegal, Colombia and Malaysia.
Spectroscopic analysis shows PT5 matches lunar rocks collected during Apollo missions.
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