US President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office with a forceful, reality-TV style ambush. After cordial greetings, Trump abruptly ordered the lights to be dimmed and played a video.

Mr Ramaphosa kept his cool. But the episode underlined Donald Trump’s warped views of South Africa—and how hard it will be to change them. The Trump administration has cut aid to Africa’s largest economy and seems set to cancel the preferential trade terms enjoyed by South Africa (and many other countries in the continent).

Donald Trump put his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, on the spot during his visit to the Oval Office this week with a list of claims about the deaths of white farmers - claims which Mr Ramaphosa countered and put into context.

This sit-down comes at a time when South Africa's relationship with the United States is seemingly strained, making these discussions all the more significant.

Cyril Ramaphosa, looking to persuade President Donald Trump to stop floating the "white genocide" conspiracy theory, walked into a trap.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has described his bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump as “robust and fruitful”.

The EFF has slammed the meeting between Donald Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa, saying it was used to vilify Julius Malema, but many found the party's comments hilarious.

While South African President Cyril Ramaphosa feels that his meeting with Donald Trump was not dramatic, social media users were having a field day mocking the US president.

Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to include South African golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen in his delegation to meet US President Donald Trump.

Trump misidentified images of Congolese victims of fighting in the DRC with murdered South African farmers during a meeting with Ramaphosa.