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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit South Africa next month, the African country's presidency announced Friday. "President Zelensky will be visiting South Africa on the 10th of April," presidency spokesman vincent magwenya told AFP. The visit "is a continuation of ongoing engagements" on "an inclusive peace process" between Russia and Ukraine, he said.

President Vladimir Putin of Russia will not attend next month's Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit in South Africa due to an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. Pretoria, which holds the current chair of the BRICS group, came under considerable pressure to deny Putin an invitation, but offered to send its foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, instead.

Elon Musk ignited controversy by accusing South Africa of "Apartheid version 2," citing discriminatory laws against non-Black individuals. This follows Trump's refugee offer to white Afrikaner farmers, amidst claims of a "white genocide" denied by President Ramaphosa.

The voice of Africa and the Global South would "grow stronger" following the admission of the African Union at the G20, a top South African official said on Saturday. According to vincent magwenya, a spokesperson for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, the African Union's membership in the bloc is a "very positive step" toward the reforms desired in the United Nations Security Council and other global multilateral institutions.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa meets Donald Trump on Wednesday amid tensions over Washington's resettlement of white Afrikaners that the US president claims are the victims of "genocide." The South African president will stress to Trump that conspiracies of a "white genocide" in South Africa are "patently false," his spokesman vincent magwenya said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits South Africa. This highlights a change in South Africa's view on Russia's invasion. President Cyril Ramaphosa will host Zelenskyy. South Africa recently supported a UN resolution criticizing Russia. Pretoria's ties with Moscow have faced scrutiny. South Africa aims to facilitate peace. Zelensky seeks support and a G20 invite.

A White House meeting between Presidents Trump and Ramaphosa ignited debate over a purported "white genocide" in South Africa. Trump, supported by Elon Musk, claimed white farmers are being slaughtered and forced off their land, showing footage of alleged burial sites. Ramaphosa refuted the claims, emphasizing that crime affects all South Africans, regardless of race.