Ambassador Rasool encourages ‘common cause’ with other countries after Trump ousts SA
SA’s ambassador to the US says the appropriate response is to be ‘resilient and patient’
10 February 2025 - 10:48
UPDATED 10 February 2025 - 18:26
President Donald Trump’s Friday night executive order suspending its aid to SA was a “shock and awe” tactic, but more “performative” than substantive, SA’s ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, has said.
He believed the appropriate SA response was to be “resilient and patient rather than panic-stricken”, and to remain engaged at all levels, public and private. There were bound to be “unintended consequences” to Trump’s tidal wave of actions. ..
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