Former South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool received a warm welcome in Cape Town after his expulsion from the U.S., highlighting deteriorating relations between the two nations. Rasool embraced his status as persona non grata as a dignified badge but acknowledged the serious implications of these diplomatic tensions. Political analysts note the breakdown of U.S.-South Africa relations, worsened by accusations of South Africa supporting problematic groups and domestic land expropriation policies. This incident marks an unusual diplomatic rift given the historical alliance between the nations.
A declaration of persona non grata is meant to humiliate you. But when you return to crowds like this... I will wear my persona non grata as a badge of dignity.
The relationship between South Africa and the US has broken down... Trump’s administration accuses South Africa of supporting Hamas and has cut all funding.
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