The Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the USA, Ebrahim Rasool, was declared persona non grata on Friday. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote that the diplomat is "a race-baiting politician" and "hates President Donald Trump.

The South African presidency on Saturday said the expulsion of its Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, is “regrettable.” The presidency disclosed this in a short statement published on X on Saturday.

Rasool was expelled barely two months after he arrived in Washington. It was the latest incident in the deterioration of diplomatic ties between Pretoria and Washington after US P