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International relations department downplays US defence aid suspension

The decision was a logical consequence of Donald Trump’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa, the ministry said

  • Emsie Ferreira
4 min read
Her decision to retire was taken in the same month in which the Trump administration declared diplomatic war on South Africa, and announced that it intended to overhaul the foreign service. (Photo: United States Embassy)

US deputy mission chief in South Africa to step down

Dana Brown is leaving not only the mission, but the foreign service, sources said

  • Emsie Ferreira
2 min read