ON April 8, 2026, President Cyril Ramaphosa stood at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria and formally welcomed new US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III.
The ceremony was warm. Bozell said he had fallen in love with South Africa after just two months and promised to take the two nations to places they have never been before.
Ramaphosa, ever composed, urged diplomats to rely on quiet, constructive engagement and to avoid publicly criticising their host countries.
That warm ceremony now appears to contrast with subsequent developments. Ramaphosa, a seasoned politician, seems to operate according to traditional diplomatic rules. He received a new ambassador whose government…
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