President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are scheduled to hold talks at the White House next week.

Pretoria says the visit is to ‘reset’ ties with Washington, after the US welcomed dozens of white Afrikaner refugees.

"President Ramaphosa will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues of interest," South Africa's presidency said. "The president's visit to the US provides a platform to reset the strategic relationship between the two countries,