The International Relations and Cooperation Department says it's
finalising processes to assist President Cyril Ramaphosa appoint a new
South African ambassador to the US after the expulsion of Ebrahim
Rasool.
Several names have been suggested as Rasool's successor.
PRETORIA - Thembisa Fakude, a senior research fellow at Africa Asia Dialogues gave his perspective on the expulsion of Ebrahim Rasool.
US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, declared South Africa's US Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool persona non grata for his comments on Donald Trump and the Make America Great Again movement.
Professor John Stremlau said he represented a South Africa that sticks to the country's principles
Dr Oscar van Heerden says Rasool did not deserve to be kicked out of the US.
Fakude said, "It was coming. I'm saying this because of what happened over the past couple of days with Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit from Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen the president of the EU pledging 4.5 billion euros."
"South Africa has indicated that it is agitating towards Europe and I think that to an extent irritated Donald Trump. So when the webinar occurred with Ebrahim Rasool yesterday it came at a backdrop of that irritation and it was just a convenient pretext to expell Rasool in the manner that they did," he said.
Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow Africa Asia Dialogues weighs in on the expulsion of South Africa's Ambassador to the United States of America, Ebrahim Rasool.
What was supposed to culminate in the signing of a minerals deal between the United States and Ukraine ended in a dramatic fashion with US President Donald Trump clashing with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The American president gave his Ukranian counterpart the ultimatum to make a deal with Russia or lose US support. For more, we are joined by Thembisa Fakude, senior research fellow for Africa Asia Dialogues.
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The bodies of 14 South African soldiers who died in the eastern DRC have returned home.
Members of Parliament also debated President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address.
Media analyst Phalane Motale, political analyst Lukhona Mnguni and Africa-Asia Dialogue Director Thembisa Fakude discuss these and other big stories of the week.
Tune into Newzroom Afrika DStv channel 405 for more.
Thembisa Fakude, Director at Africa-Asia Dialogues has his thoughts on the meeting.
Thembisa Fakude, Director at Africa-Asia Dialogues to expand on the conversation.
To further unpack the ceasefire deal and the next phase between Gaza and Israel , lets now welcome International Relations Analyst, Thembisa Fakude and Prof. Usuf Chikte, of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign Coordinator.
International relations expert Thembisa Fakude weighs in on the
swearing in of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the USA.
In his inaugral speech, Trump vowed to ensure that America becomes great again.
Fakude says Trump is hell-bent on telling the Joe Biden administration
that it did many things wrong.
Tune into Newzroom Afrika DStv channel 405 for more.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the ceasefire in Gaza will not begin until Hamas releases the names of the captives who will be freed in the first phase of the truce deal.
The Palestinian group blamed "technical" reasons for the delay.
Qatar's Prime Minister has detailed monitoring mechanisms for the ceasefire, and Palestinians in Gaza desperately need aid due to the humanitarian crisis caused by the prolonged conflict.
To discuss this and more we are joined virtually by Afrasid Senior Research Fellow and Director Thembisa Fakude.
