We don’t have to mock us, say opposition parties

Opposition parties in South Africa called on their president not “mocking” the US after Washington threw Ebrahim Rasol’s ambassador, giving him only 72 hours to leave the country.

Rasol was declared an unwanted person after US Secretary of State Mark Rubio called him “a politician who hates America” ​​who hates America “ Friday.

Tensions between South African and USA found herself on a spiral down US President Donald Trump has taken office.

However, Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola, told SABC’s state -owned televisors that it was “not useful to participate in diplomacy on Twitter,” saying that both countries should talk “face to face”.

Other politicians were less measured in their response.

The Party of Opposition Economic Freedom (EFF) Julius Malem made a terrible statement against the United States, calling on South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphos “to prevent the country from the Orange Clown occupied by the White House.”

The Secretary General of the Panophic Congress (PAC) also condemned the US decision, calling him an attack on South Africa’s sovereignty and an attempt to dictate policies in the country.

“SA is not the US puppet, we have the right to govern our country without any interventions,” he said.

Trump was a vocal critic of a controversial bill on Earth’s South Africa, which allows the government to confiscate the land without compensation under certain circumstances.

Last month, Trump reduced assistance in South Africa. He claimed that there was a discrimination against a white African minority, descendants of Dutch and French settlers.

South Africa denies this.

Rasol previously held the position of US ambassador from 2010 to 2015 when Barack Obama was president.

It was again appointed ambassador in 2024 from his previous experience and a wide network of contacts with Washington.

But despite his recording, he encountered problems with Trump.

One with an unnamed South African diplomat told the Semafor news site that someone with “Palestine’s Palestine’s History”, among other things, “would probably not work on this work.”

Democratic Alliance (DA) – a coalition partner in the National Unity of South Africa (GNU) – asked why the largest party, the African National Congress (Anc), still elected all its foreign diplomats.

“It’s just not the case that the Anc received a foreign policy card and the appointment of diplomats, while they are only 39% of the party,” said the DA press, Vili Aukamp, ​​when he called on the members of the Gnno to allow Washington to facilitate speed.