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South Africa issued a diplomatic protest against the US ambassador to Pretoria for the second time this year, after he criticised the government in media interviews, News24 reported.<\/p>\n
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation conveyed the so-called d\u00e9marche to Leo Brent Bozell III on Tuesday, the Cape Town-based news website said, citing a US government official and other people it didn\u2019t identify.<\/p>\n
The move risks further straining relations between South Africa and the US, which have deteriorated sharply since Donald Trump returned to the White House last year. Trump has falsely accused Pretoria of perpetrating a genocide against White farmers and seizing their land, while also criticising the nation\u2019s ties with Iran and Hamas and its Black economic-empowerment policies.<\/p>\n
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Bozell has repeatedly said President Cyril Ramaphosa failed to respond meaningfully to five demands on domestic policy that the White House set as conditions for a diplomatic d\u00e9tente between the two countries, News24 said. He threatened further escalation after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions on South African policymakers.<\/p>\n
Bozell was also summoned by the department in March.<\/p>\n
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