Why was South Africa’s ambassador to the US expelled? A view of the Ebrahim Rasool affair
The consensus is that it was Ebrahim Rasool’s responsibility to hold his tongue, a kind of golden rule in diplomacy.
Opinion
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Why Was South Africa's Ambassador to the U.S. Expelled? a View of the Ebrahim Rasool Affair [analysis]
In a rare move, the Trump administration expelled Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa's ambassador to Washington, in mid-March 2025. In a post on X, US secretary of state Marco Rubio accused Rasool of hating ...
The National Interest2d
U.S. Pushes Back Against South Africa’s Anti-American Diplomacy
South Africa’s recently passed land expropriation law drew President Trump’s ire in the form of a February 7 executive order ...
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Rasool debacle confirms SA’s declining international reputation
Theo Neethling says govt no longer holds the stature it did two to three decades ago ...
AllAfrica on MSN1d
South Africa: 'I Will Wear My Persona Non Grata As a Badge of Dignity', Said South African Ambassador Expelled By the U.S.
"We must enter into trade negotiations with the USA because our economy and our people need them. But we must never trade our ...
Daily Maverick on MSN1d
Tariff turmoil: South Africa opts for diplomacy over quick retaliation in trade dispute
The government is navigating yet another storm, with no clear strategic response to the US trade tariffs imposed this week ...
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Trump administration says South African ambassador has to leave the US by Friday
FILE - South Africa's ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool speaks at the South African Embassy in Washington, Dec. 6, 2013. WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says South Africa’s ...
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DIRCO delegation meets US officials, clarifies SA's expropriation, equity laws
It said that a delegation led by its director-general, and G20 sherpa, Zane Dangor, had followed through with discussions ...
South Africans seek ways to repair US relations as 30% tariffs seen as punishment
President Donald Trump ’s hefty 30 per cent tariffs on all South African exports to the country has left Pretoria in no doubt ...