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All eyes on Ramaphosa as he embarks on high-stakes visit to the United States

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President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to start a working visit to the United States TOMORROW and is expected meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Wednesday. The high-stakes meeting comes as tensions between South Africa and the United States have reached their lowest point in years. Trump has cut all U.S. financial assistance to South Africa, citing disapproval of the land reform policy and the genocide case at the International Court of Justice against Israel. This week the Trump administration also welcomed 49 Afrikaners it has granted refugee status after false claims that their land was being seized. The meeting will also be Trump's first with an African leader since he returned to office in January. To look at this visit and the complications it may encounter, Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Dr. Kingsley Makhubela, Risk Analyst and Former South African Diplomat 

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