The United States has called on South Africa to desist from sitting on the fence and name the aggressor in the war in Ukraine.

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4 March 2022

The embassy’s call for South Africa to take a stronger stance comes as high-level engagements between US President Joe Biden and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Mary Catherine Fee continue with President Cyril Ramaphosa and International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor. Addressing the media from Pretoria, US Embassy chargé d’affaires Todd Haskell said the US is rigorously engaging South Africa to sway it into taking a tougher stance against Russia.

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Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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