#FirstThingsFirst: What to make of Ramaphosa appointing Roelf Meyer as SA’s new ambassador to the US?

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The Siz the World team deliberates on what to make of Pres Ramaphosa's appointment of Roelf Meyer as SA’s new ambassador to US considering his prior role in the Apartheid government. The team asks Roelf Meyer's appointment was a masterstroke by Ramaphosa or a desperate move to appease the US and Donald Trump following the expellee Ebrahim Rasool in March 2025.
15 Apr 1AM English South Africa Entertainment News

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