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Expelled S African ambassador stands by comments on racist US

A rally of support in Cape Town for South Africa’s expelled ambassador serves not only as a warm welcome for Ambassador Rasool but also as a defiant protest against the US position on South Africa.

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Hassen Seria
Press TV, Cape Town

Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, who was expelled earlier this month over comments about the white supremacist trajectory of American foreign policy, has arrived back home to a hero’s welcome. Members of the ruling party and the public came to receive the statesman at Cape Town International Airport.