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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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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 ...
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'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 sovereignty, lest we be told that China and Cuba cannot be our friends," ...
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.