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BigIyanga:
Blocked head wey no dey read. Trump will appoint his own men and women.. so the ambassador doesnt have any other other option

themanderon:
Its standard procedure so why are they making it look like he is resigning cos of Trump?

OLAADEGBU:
In a statement on Monday by the US Ambassador to South Africa, Brigety said, “Today, I informed the Government of South Africa that I will resign as the U.S. Ambassador to South Africa effective January 10, 2025, in accordance with standard procedure during a change of presidential administration.

MadamVanessa:



Satan disciples are jittery because God chosen has won the election. Una never start to resign, una go resign more than this. Fools

HgAkpobomeEr:
Good riddance!

Temptation147:
Nothing concern me

Kinzo0000:
……… but e dey mind

MadamVanessa:



Satan disciples are jittery because God chosen has won the election. Una never start to resign, una go resign more than this. Fools

OLAADEGBU:
In a statement on Monday by the US Ambassador to South Africa, Brigety said, “Today, I informed the Government of South Africa that I will resign as the U.S. Ambassador to South Africa effective January 10, 2025, in accordance with standard procedure during a change of presidential administration.

Temptation147:
Lol, Kinzo my man

US Says South African Ambassador 'No Longer Welcome' As Diplomatic Row Deepens

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The United States has declared South African Ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, a persona non grata, effectively barring him from engaging with officials in the country.

US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio made the announcement on Friday, stating that Rasool was "no longer welcome in our great country."

"Ebrahim Rasool is a race-baiting politician who hates America and hates POTUS," Rubio wrote on social media, using the acronym for President of the United States.

"We have nothing to discuss with him, and so he is considered PERSONA NON GRATA."

The move follows Rasool's remarks, cited in a Breitbart article, where he accused former President Donald Trump of mobilising a "supremacist instinct" and "white victimhood" as a political strategy during the 2024 election.

Rasool's diplomatic isolation is the latest flashpoint in strained US-South Africa relations.

The African nation has been a vocal critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza and played a key role in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) case accusing Israel of genocide—an effort opposed by the US Government.

Reports from Semafor earlier this week suggested that Rasool has faced roadblocks in Washington since Trump's return to power, including being denied routine meetings with the US State Department and top Republican officials.

Rasool, a veteran diplomat, previously served as South Africa's ambassador to the US from 2010 to 2015 under President Barack Obama. He returned to the post in January following the ANC's reelection.

The ANC-led South African Government has drawn sharp criticism from Trump allies, including billionaire Elon Musk, a South African native, for its foreign policy positions and historical ties to the anti-apartheid struggle.

Al Jazeera reports that Trump's administration has accused the ANC-led Government of discriminating against South Africa's white population.

In response, Trump cut aid to South Africa and, in February—at a time when his administration had largely shut down refugee admissions for those fleeing violence and repression worldwide—offered expedited U.S. citizenship to white Afrikaners, citing "Government-sponsored race-based discrimination."

The move was a reaction to South Africa's land redistribution policy, aimed at addressing historic inequalities dating back to apartheid.

However, the South African Government insists Trump is misinformed, stating that no land has been confiscated under the law.

Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told Reuters that South Africa would not engage in "counterproductive megaphone diplomacy," referring to Trump’s repeated social media statements about the country.

Despite Trump's framing of Afrikaners as a vulnerable minority, South African officials argue that apartheid’s economic legacy persists, with significant disparities between Black and white citizens.

A 2017 government audit found that although Black South Africans make up 80 percent of the population, they own just 4 percent of privately held farmland.

Meanwhile, white Afrikaners—who account for only 8 percent of the population—own the vast majority of the country’s farmland.

Rasool and his family were among those forcibly removed from their Cape Town home during apartheid, when Black South Africans were relocated to underdeveloped areas with little access to resources or economic opportunities.

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South African Government Condemns US Expulsion Of Ambassador, Calls For Caution

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The South African Government has condemned the United States' decision to expel its ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, calling for diplomatic restraint between the two nations.

In a statement released on Saturday, the office of President Cyril Ramaphosa described the move as "regrettable" and urged both countries to uphold established diplomatic norms.

Despite the setback, Pretoria reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a cooperative relationship with Washington.

"The Presidency has noted the regrettable expulsion of South Africa's Ambassador to the United States of America, Mr. Ebrahim Rasool," it said in a statement.

"The Presidency urges all relevant and impacted stakeholders to maintain the established diplomatic decorum in their engagement with the matter."

The expulsion, announced by US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on Friday, has further strained relations between the two countries.

Rubio labelled Rasool a "race-baiting politician" with views hostile to President Donald Trump.

The move follows escalating tensions over US policy toward South Africa. Last month, Trump froze US aid to Pretoria, citing concerns over land reform policies that he claimed allowed the seizure of land from white farmers.

The controversy deepened when Trump invited South African farmers to settle in the US, alleging that their Government was "confiscating" their land.

Rasool, a former anti-apartheid activist and veteran diplomat, has yet to comment on his expulsion.

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SOUTH AFRICA: White farmers and Boers are being hunted down all over the country, all encouraged by the EFF, a communist and black nationalist party.

The media remains silent, or flat out denies it. pic.twitter.com/Zp9PItqCiX

— Dr. Maalouf ‏ (@realMaalouf) April 16, 2026