Environment • 2026-04-15 09:10

South Africa Names Apartheid-Era Politician as New Ambassador to the US

The government of South Africa has appointed Roelf Meyer, an apartheid-era politician, as its new ambassador to the United States. Meyer played a key role in negotiations to end white-minority rule in South Africa.

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