World: South Africa accepts US envoy's credentials amid moves to thaw ties:

Trump supporters were part of a 'supremacist movement'.

— Ebrahim Rasool, former South African ambassador to the United States, said this regarding Trump supporters.

Your Excellency, it’s a great honour and a privilege to be here. I bring you greetings from my President and the entire people of the United States of America. I bring you my letter of credence as well as the letter of recall for my predecessor.

— Brent Bozell, United States Ambassador to South Africa, during the presentation of his credentials to President Ramaphosa at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Pretoria.

No. He is an ambassador-designate until he presents his credentials to the president. Only then he becomes the ambassador of the US to South Africa.

— Nomvula Mokonyane, ANC deputy secretary-general, on the status of the US ambassador-designate

The US Embassy looks forward to working under his leadership to advance American priorities and promote a safer, stronger, and more prosperous America through continued engagement with South Africa.

— The US Embassy in South Africa regarding Brent Bozell III's upcoming tenure.

His proposed appointment must, therefore, be understood within a broader pattern of coercion against states that challenge impunity.

— This statement is from a release by the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) expressing opposition to Leo Brent Bozell's appointment as US ambassador to South Africa.