Ramaphosa's Afrikaner trump card
President said to be casting net wide in search for ambassador to US, with surprising names being touted as possible replacement for Ebrahim Rasool
20 April 2025 - 00:00
In a dramatic twist in South Africa’s fraught relations with the US, President Cyril Ramaphosa is said to be considering a shortlist of four white Afrikaners — one of them Roelf Meyer (https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2024-04-28-roelf-meyer-is-not-giving-up-on-the-great-sa-democracy-story/) — as the new ambassador, though he is sticking with MTN chair Mcebisi Jonas as his special envoy...
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