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 South Africa appoints US envoy to try to mend ties

Former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas gestures ahead of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry probing state capture in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2018.

Photo credit: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

By  Reuters

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas as his special envoy to the United States, in an effort to try to rebuild a relationship that has soured badly under President Donald Trump.

Since Trump's return to the White House in January the U.S. has expelled South Africa's ambassadorand cut financial aid, citing disapproval of its approach to land reform and its genocide case against Washington's ally Israel at the World Court.

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