Food for thought: ambassador to Egypt disciplined for embarrassing SA at COP27

Ntsiki Mashimbye has been ordered to attend a refresher course on the dos and don’ts of his job

16 November 2022 - 19:18

SA’s ambassador to Egypt, Ntsiki Mashimbye, has apologised after being read the riot act for an inappropriate joke which embarrassed the country in Egypt on Monday...

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