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Trump’s son wants SA-born entrepreneur Elon Musk to create a new social media platform.Image: REUTERS/Kyle Grillot/File Photo

Forget Twitter‚ Trump’s son just asked Elon Musk to develop an app his dad can use

Elon‚ can you help a boytjie out? US President Donald Trump may have had his Twitter account permanently suspended‚ but his son is already out here looking for an alternative to help his dad out. In a recent Instagram video‚ Donald Trump…

Convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery pictured at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Fort Worth in an undated photograph.Image: Courtesy of Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery/Handout via REUTERS./File Photo/File Photo

US executes first woman on federal death row in nearly seven decades

The US government executed convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, early on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court cleared the last hurdle for her execution by overturning a stay, according to a reporter…

US president Donald Trump.Image: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump says on Twitter he, Melania tested positive for Covid-19

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for Covid-19 and would immediately quarantine and begin the “recovery process.” “We will get through this,” Trump tweeted. Trump’s positive…

Trump had already suspended funding to the UN agency, accusing it of being a “puppet” of China as the global health crisis erupted.Image: MANDEL NGAN / AFP

Trump says US ‘terminating’ relationship with WHO

President Donald Trump said Friday he was breaking off US ties with the World Health Organisation, which he says failed to do enough to combat the initial spread of the novel coronavirus. Trump had already suspended funding to the UN…

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa for wanting to ‘speak and leave without being interrogated’, saying US leader Donald Trump does a better job of engaging with journalists. Image: Gallo images

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi says Trump’s Covid-19 addresses ‘better than Ramaphosa’s’

EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi says US President Donald Trump’s Covid-19 addresses are good compared with how President Cyril Ramaphosa conducts his. On Wednesday‚ Ramaphosa gave his fourth Covid-19 address after 48 days in lockdown and 19 days…

U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions during the daily coronavirus task force briefing as Vice President Mike Pence listens at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Trump doubles down on his support for anti-malaria drug to treat coronavirus

President Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on his support for a drug that is still being tested to treat the coronavirus, saying he might take the medicine himself and encouraging others with doctor approval to do the same. At his…

Former DA leader Mmusi Maimane emphasised the importance of taking the coronavirus outbreak seriously. Image: Twitter/Mmusi Maimane

Are you dom? Maimane asks Trump after US president accuses media of exaggerating coronavirus reports

US president Donald Trump’s itchy Twitter finger knows no limits. On Wednesday‚ he accused “fake” and “low-ratings” media houses of exaggerating the extent of the coronavirus outbreak. He said constant reports caused panic in the markets‚…

US President Donald Trump. File photo. Image: SAUL LOEB / AFP

Trump warns Iran not to kill protesters, door still open to talks

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday against killing protesters who have risen up over the regime’s downing of a civilian airliner as his defence secretary left the door open to talks with Tehran without preconditions. Trump’s…

Land expropriation in South Africa will be monitored by Trump’s administration

South Africa’s land expropriation debates have caught the eye of United States president Donald Trump. On Thursday‚ Trump tweeted that he was looking into South Africa’s land seizures. “I have asked Secretary of State @SecPompeo to…

JSE opens weaker as Trump intensifies trade war with China

The JSE opened weaker on Thursday in renewed risk-off trade amid new signs of an escalating global trade war with China as the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged‚ as expected. Naspers was one of the early losers‚ dropping…