Ramaphosa, his delegation could’ve done better job defending SA: Former BUSA head

JOHANNESBURG - Former Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) head Bonang Mohale says President Cyril Ramaphosa and his delegation could have done a better job explaining themselves to the United States (US).

US President Donald Trump hosted Ramaphosa at the Oval Office in the White House on Wednesday to discuss the two countries’ diplomatic relationship.

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Trump appeared unconvinced by South Africa’s refutal of genocide against Afrikaner farmers, even playing video clips of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) chanting the “kill the Boer” song.

Mohale said that given Trump’s commitment to his false narrative about genocide, the South African delegation could have better countered his claims.

“Now we want to convince somebody who has clearly made up his mind. His problem is the United States of America, not here at home in our shores. So, we are just collateral. We should have been concise, precise, and clear as daylight. That’s what we needed.”