United States hands another win to South Africa

• The United States has lifted its ban on funding new research projects in South Africa.
• The NIH's decision comes after the Trump administration imposed an executive order in 2025, halting all foreign aid to South Africa and promoting the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees.
• The move is seen as a positive step for South African researchers, who were previously cut off from US funding, but also limits future applications from South Africa through the Fogarty International Research Centre.