South Africa leader in US amid Afrikaner row

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa meets Donald Trump in Washington, DC, amid tensions over Washington’s resettlement of Afrikaners, who the US president claims are the victims of “genocide”.
Ramaphosa’s office says Trump must prove the charge that white South Africans are persecuted if it continues to push the claim after Ramaphosa’s government has repeatedly rejected it.

Ramaphosa ‘bringing reinforcements’ with him to the White House
This has the potential to be quite a fiery meeting.

We know that Cyril Ramaphosa tends to be a diplomat, a good negotiator, good with people, and might be able to work Trump around.

He’s bringing reinforcements in the shape of Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, two very famous South African golfers, knowing Donald Trump’s love for the game.

And he’s also bringing Johann Rupert, who is South Africa’s richest man with a personal fortune of somewhere around $14bn, and of course, Donald Trump likes rich people as well.

So, that may be a master stroke by Cyril Ramaphosa. They say that they would like to see frank and constructive discussions in the Oval Office.
Ramaphosa arrives at White House
The South African leader has been greeted with a handshake from Trump.

We’ll bring you more from the meeting shortly.Person collapses in front of White House ahead of Ramaphosa arrival
A man has collapsed in front of the White House as officials and law enforcement wait for Ramaphosa to arrive.

It was not immediately clear if the individual was working with the US or South Africa.

The man was lifted to his feet by those at the scene and appeared conscious.