The African National Congress (ANC) views the European Union’s (EU’s) removal of South Africa from its list of high‑risk third country jurisdictions as a milestone that forms part of a broader journey of renewal. South Africa was added to the EU list in August 2023 as an automatic consequence of its greylisting by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

The African National Congress (ANC) views the European Union’s (EU’s) removal of South Africa from its list of high‑risk third country jurisdictions as a milestone that forms part of a broader journey of renewal. South Africa was added to the EU list in August 2023 as an automatic consequence of its greylisting by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

US and South African officials reached an agreement during a closed-door meeting in late December to allow the US to continue its controversial effort to bring white South Africans to the US as refugees, an internal meeting summary reviewed by Reuters showed. The meeting came after President Donald Trump's signature refugee programme was disrupted weeks earlier when South African authorities in an extraordinary move raided a US refugee processing site in Johannesburg, arresting contractors and sparking backlash from Washington.

US and South African officials reached an agreement during a closed-door meeting in late December to allow the US to continue its controversial effort to bring white South Africans to the US as refugees, an internal meeting summary reviewed by Reuters showed. The meeting came after President Donald Trump's signature refugee programme was disrupted weeks earlier when South African authorities in an extraordinary move raided a US refugee processing site in Johannesburg, arresting contractors and sparking backlash from Washington.