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Sports and critical minerals mingle at Washington dinner in honour of golfer Gary Player

Gary Player during the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club, USA, 10 April 2025. © Mike Blake / Reuters

A reception will be held this evening in the American capital for the 90th birthday of South African golfer Gary Player. Several figures from the mining industry have been invited, raising concerns among South African authorities. [...]

Published on 30/09/2025 at 16:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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South Africa
Sports and critical minerals mingle at Washington dinner in honour of golfer Gary Player

Palace Intrigues
Teodorin Obiang Nguema, Paul Biya, Raila Odinga, Cyril Ramaphosa and Alassane Ouattara

South Africa
Ramaphosa and von der Leyen move closer to critical minerals agreement

South Africa
Pretoria breathes in sigh of relief with US boycott of G20

South Africa
ANC ministers divided over chromite tax

Spotlight | South Africa
Pretoria readies for US takeover of G20 amid fears over inequality agenda

Spotlight | South Africa
Shunned by Washington, Pretoria turns to Democratic LA and New York for support

Inner circles | Africa
Donald Trump puts together a critical minerals 'task force'

Spotlight | South Africa
Is businessman André Pienaar behind the Washington and Pretoria crisis?

South Africa
All that gas: trade agreement goings-on between Pretoria and Washington