Ramaphosa’s global envoys ‘doomed to fail’, AfriForum says
Group says the fallout between the US and SA is based on facts, not misinformation
17 February 2025 - 05:00
Kallie Kriel, CEO of Afrikaner rights group AfriForum, said President Cyril Ramaphosa’s international envoys are set to fail in their pending mission to the US to ease escalating diplomatic tensions between the two nations.
The envoys will be responsible for clarifying SA’s foreign and domestic policies after a series of false assertions by US President Donald Trump and SA-born billionaire Elon Musk of widespread land grabs under SA’s Expropriation Act. These have led to fears that SA’s relations with one of its largest trade partners could deteriorate. ..
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